Sterilizing the male cats is a nice* idea*. Good luck catching them. We tried that in our neighborhood and the wisest, most prolific Toms always avoided the traps. As did a few of the wisest, she-cats. We did catch a lot of raccoons and a skunk, along with the younger, dumber cats, however.
Not so nice is that even after sterilization, once returned outside, the cats keep on killing. And they will live on for several years before something does them in. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ---- On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Janice Bergstrom <[email protected]>wrote: > The post about sterilizing the males makes sense. Is that the intent of > the ordinance? Are the females territorial also, or would it be best to > euthanize them? > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Jim Williams <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yes, it's a people problem first. > > > > Jim Williams > > Orono > > birding blog at > > www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/blogs/Wingnut.html > > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 2013, at 11:37 AM, peter schmidt < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I know many responsible cat owners. Unfortunately they are the > minority. > > Further education is obviously still needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Schmidt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Cleone Stewart <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:09 AM > > > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Cats and birds articles > > > > > > A program that would immensely help would be to make spay/neuter > > affordable. > > > I know people in our area who cannot afford to do this and so the > problem > > > exponentially increases. Some people also think that they don't need to > > get > > > a male cat fixed as they won't end up with kittens (someone else does). > > We > > > live in area where cats are frequently dumped to "survive on their > own." > > > We enjoy our cats in the house and watching the birds come to our > outdoor > > > feeders. > > > C. Stewart > > > Frazee > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > peter > > > schmidt > > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:55 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Cats and birds articles > > > > > > Denial of their own incorrect and irresponsible behavior is what is at > > the > > > heart of this. In addition it is illegal in Mpls. for one's cat to be > > free > > > roaming. I wonder how many of those peoples cats are even licensed. > > Really > > > sick of the subject as it has been proven in many research articles > that > > the > > > damage caused by free roaming cats is immense. The stronger the denial > > and > > > the so called ignorance by cat owners, the more I think we should push > > for > > > tougher enforcement and penalties. I do not blame the cats, the > ignorant > > and > > > selfish cat owners carry 100% of the blame. > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Schmidt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Liz Stanley <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:12 AM > > > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Cats and birds articles > > > > > > It's exactly this sort of ignorance that perpetuates the problem, and > > it's > > > unfortunate that these members of the media are participants in that. > All > > > they need to do is spend some time with any local wildlife rehab > > > organization to see the reality of the situation first hand. > > > > > >> Kare 11 news team members commented after reporting the cats and birds > > >> story at 5 p.m. One of the team advised that she lets her cats roam > > >> and that neighbors sometimes objected. The other noted that he had > > >> never seen a cat kill a bird. Both speculated that most of the > > >> killing is probably being done by feral cats and that in the absence > > >> of cat predation, birds might become overabundant. One also mentioned > > >> that some people believe the study and its numbers are biased in the > > > birds' favor. > > >> > > >> Bob Bystrom > > >> > > >> > > >> Test Your Nature Knowledge: > > >> nature puzzles http://robertbystrom.com > > >> > > >> ---- > > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Liz Stanley > > > Bloomington, MN > > > [email protected] > > > Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo > > > gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites > > > Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley > > > > > > ---- > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > ---- > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > ---- > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > ---- > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
