Re: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Robert Taylor 
I called voicing my opinion that I oppose this bill - cats should be
treated same as dogs or any loose pet - makes no sense to release them back
into the wild to harm native wildlife.

Rob in Massapequa

On Thursday, June 11, 2015, Glenn Wilson  wrote:

> Thank you for this email. My favorite cat came to us as a ferrel cat. He
> has now been neutered and is well fed with purchased cat good.
>
> Simply neutering ferrel cats instead of killing them will achieve the se
> goal in an average of 6 or 7 years. During this time, I personally think
> they eat many more rodents than birds. Yes! I LOVE birds
>
> Glenn Wilson
> Endicott, NY
> www.WilsonsWarbler.com
>
> On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Jane Ross  > wrote:
>
> In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic
> state legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it
> possible for feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment,
> cats fall in a grey area in New York State where they cannot legally be
> "removed", and most animal shelters or rescue organizations will not accept
> them because they cannot be adopted.  "Feral dogs" are of course removed to
> pounds where they are either destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are
> destroyed, but cats are both protected and abandoned under current state
> laws.
>
>
>
> Jane F. Ross
>
> ---
> Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:
>
> The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority
> leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose
> Senate 1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill
> is VERY important to birds and other wildlife.
>
> Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself,
> but I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my
> message. I said that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to
> pass my message on to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was
> it.
>
> Numbers count in this world. Please help.
>
> Gerry Rising
> insr...@buffalo.edu 
>
> Thank You
> Mike & Sylvia Galas
> michael.gal...@gmail.com
> 
> 716-345-5419 cell
>
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RE: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread McIntyre, Annie (PARKS) 
There’s quite a bit of peer reviewed literature that finds that, although 
counterintuitive, TNR is rarely successful at decreasing feral cat populations. 
This is going to start a firestorm on the ebird list. I suggest further 
conversation be off the list.

From: bounce-119370553-10774...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-119370553-10774...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Glenn Wilson
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:23 PM
To: Jane Ross
Cc: nysbirds cornell
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

Thank you for this email. My favorite cat came to us as a ferrel cat. He has 
now been neutered and is well fed with purchased cat good.

Simply neutering ferrel cats instead of killing them will achieve the se goal 
in an average of 6 or 7 years. During this time, I personally think they eat 
many more rodents than birds. Yes! I LOVE birds
Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com<http://www.WilsonsWarbler.com>

On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Jane Ross 
mailto:janefr...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic state 
legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it possible for 
feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment, cats fall in a grey 
area in New York State where they cannot legally be "removed", and most animal 
shelters or rescue organizations will not accept them because they cannot be 
adopted.  "Feral dogs" are of course removed to pounds where they are either 
destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are destroyed, but cats are both 
protected and abandoned under current state laws.



Jane F. Ross
---
Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:

The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority 
leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose Senate 
1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill is VERY 
important to birds and other wildlife.

Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself, but 
I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my message. I said 
that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to pass my message on 
to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was it.

Numbers count in this world. Please help.

Gerry Rising
insr...@buffalo.edu<mailto:insr...@buffalo.edu>

Thank You
Mike & Sylvia Galas
michael.gal...@gmail.com<mailto:michael.gal...@gmail.com>
716-345-5419 cell


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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Isis Erb 
Please forgive my ignorance of this bill, but on the surface
(after scanning it while in a moving car) it looks OK to me. It could
easily be that I'm missing the crucial piece. Would someone kindly explain
to me the reason for opposing this bill?

Thanks & Happy Birding,
Isis Erb
Burlington, VT (wishing we got even 1/2 the unusual visitors that you
all seem to have on a continuous, rotating basis!)

-- Forwarded message --
From: *Jane Ross* 
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015
Subject: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany
To: nysbirds cornell 


In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic
state legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it
possible for feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment,
cats fall in a grey area in New York State where they cannot legally be
"removed", and most animal shelters or rescue organizations will not accept
them because they cannot be adopted.  "Feral dogs" are of course removed to
pounds where they are either destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are
destroyed, but cats are both protected and abandoned under current state
laws.



Jane F. Ross

---
Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:

The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority
leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose
Senate 1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill
is VERY important to birds and other wildlife.

Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself,
but I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my
message. I said that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to
pass my message on to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was
it.

Numbers count in this world. Please help.

Gerry Rising
insr...@buffalo.edu 

Thank You
Mike & Sylvia Galas
michael.gal...@gmail.com

716-345-5419 cell



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Re: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Glenn Wilson 
Thank you for this email. My favorite cat came to us as a ferrel cat. He has 
now been neutered and is well fed with purchased cat good. 

Simply neutering ferrel cats instead of killing them will achieve the se goal 
in an average of 6 or 7 years. During this time, I personally think they eat 
many more rodents than birds. Yes! I LOVE birds  

Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com

On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Jane Ross  wrote:

In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic state 
legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it possible for 
feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment, cats fall in a grey 
area in New York State where they cannot legally be "removed", and most animal 
shelters or rescue organizations will not accept them because they cannot be 
adopted.  "Feral dogs" are of course removed to pounds where they are either 
destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are destroyed, but cats are both 
protected and abandoned under current state laws. 



Jane F. Ross 

---
Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:

The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority 
leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose Senate 
1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill is VERY 
important to birds and other wildlife.

Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself, but 
I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my message. I said 
that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to pass my message on 
to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was it.

Numbers count in this world. Please help.

Gerry Rising
insr...@buffalo.edu

Thank You
Mike & Sylvia Galas
michael.gal...@gmail.com
716-345-5419 cell



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[nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Jane Ross 
In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic state 
legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it possible for 
feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment, cats fall in a grey 
area in New York State where they cannot legally be "removed", and most animal 
shelters or rescue organizations will not accept them because they cannot be 
adopted.  "Feral dogs" are of course removed to pounds where they are either 
destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are destroyed, but cats are both 
protected and abandoned under current state laws. 


Jane F. Ross 
---Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:The 
feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority leader 
John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose Senate 1081. It 
will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill is VERY important to 
birds and other wildlife.Having never made such a call before, I was very 
hesitant to do so myself, but I found it very simple. A young woman answered 
and asked for my message. I said that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and 
promised to pass my message on to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. 
That was it.Numbers count in this world. Please help.Gerry 
Risinginsrisg@buffalo.eduThank YouMike & Sylvia 
Galasmichael.galas6@gmail.com716-345-5419 cell


  
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[nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Jane Ross 
In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic state 
legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it possible for 
feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment, cats fall in a grey 
area in New York State where they cannot legally be removed, and most animal 
shelters or rescue organizations will not accept them because they cannot be 
adopted.  Feral dogs are of course removed to pounds where they are either 
destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are destroyed, but cats are both 
protected and abandoned under current state laws. 


Jane F. Ross 
---Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:The 
feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority leader 
John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose Senate 1081. It 
will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill is VERY important to 
birds and other wildlife.Having never made such a call before, I was very 
hesitant to do so myself, but I found it very simple. A young woman answered 
and asked for my message. I said that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and 
promised to pass my message on to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. 
That was it.Numbers count in this world. Please help.Gerry 
Risinginsrisg@buffalo.eduThank YouMike  Sylvia 
Galasmichael.galas6@gmail.com716-345-5419 cell


  
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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Isis Erb 
Please forgive my ignorance of this bill, but on the surface
(after scanning it while in a moving car) it looks OK to me. It could
easily be that I'm missing the crucial piece. Would someone kindly explain
to me the reason for opposing this bill?

Thanks  Happy Birding,
Isis Erb
Burlington, VT (wishing we got even 1/2 the unusual visitors that you
all seem to have on a continuous, rotating basis!)

-- Forwarded message --
From: *Jane Ross* janefr...@hotmail.com
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015
Subject: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany
To: nysbirds cornell nysbirds-l@cornell.edu


In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic
state legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it
possible for feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment,
cats fall in a grey area in New York State where they cannot legally be
removed, and most animal shelters or rescue organizations will not accept
them because they cannot be adopted.  Feral dogs are of course removed to
pounds where they are either destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are
destroyed, but cats are both protected and abandoned under current state
laws.



Jane F. Ross

---
Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:

The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority
leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose
Senate 1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill
is VERY important to birds and other wildlife.

Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself,
but I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my
message. I said that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to
pass my message on to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was
it.

Numbers count in this world. Please help.

Gerry Rising
insr...@buffalo.edu javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','insr...@buffalo.edu');

Thank You
Mike  Sylvia Galas
michael.gal...@gmail.com
javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michael.gal...@gmail.com');
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RE: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread McIntyre, Annie (PARKS) 
There’s quite a bit of peer reviewed literature that finds that, although 
counterintuitive, TNR is rarely successful at decreasing feral cat populations. 
This is going to start a firestorm on the ebird list. I suggest further 
conversation be off the list.

From: bounce-119370553-10774...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-119370553-10774...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Glenn Wilson
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:23 PM
To: Jane Ross
Cc: nysbirds cornell
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

Thank you for this email. My favorite cat came to us as a ferrel cat. He has 
now been neutered and is well fed with purchased cat good.

Simply neutering ferrel cats instead of killing them will achieve the se goal 
in an average of 6 or 7 years. During this time, I personally think they eat 
many more rodents than birds. Yes! I LOVE birds
Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.comhttp://www.WilsonsWarbler.com

On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Jane Ross 
janefr...@hotmail.commailto:janefr...@hotmail.com wrote:
In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic state 
legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it possible for 
feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment, cats fall in a grey 
area in New York State where they cannot legally be removed, and most animal 
shelters or rescue organizations will not accept them because they cannot be 
adopted.  Feral dogs are of course removed to pounds where they are either 
destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are destroyed, but cats are both 
protected and abandoned under current state laws.



Jane F. Ross
---
Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:

The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority 
leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose Senate 
1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill is VERY 
important to birds and other wildlife.

Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself, but 
I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my message. I said 
that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to pass my message on 
to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was it.

Numbers count in this world. Please help.

Gerry Rising
insr...@buffalo.edumailto:insr...@buffalo.edu

Thank You
Mike  Sylvia Galas
michael.gal...@gmail.commailto:michael.gal...@gmail.com
716-345-5419 cell


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Re: [nysbirds-l] feral cat bill in Albany

2015-06-11 Thread Robert Taylor 
I called voicing my opinion that I oppose this bill - cats should be
treated same as dogs or any loose pet - makes no sense to release them back
into the wild to harm native wildlife.

Rob in Massapequa

On Thursday, June 11, 2015, Glenn Wilson wil...@stny.rr.com wrote:

 Thank you for this email. My favorite cat came to us as a ferrel cat. He
 has now been neutered and is well fed with purchased cat good.

 Simply neutering ferrel cats instead of killing them will achieve the se
 goal in an average of 6 or 7 years. During this time, I personally think
 they eat many more rodents than birds. Yes! I LOVE birds

 Glenn Wilson
 Endicott, NY
 www.WilsonsWarbler.com

 On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Jane Ross janefr...@hotmail.com
 javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','janefr...@hotmail.com'); wrote:

 In addition to opposing this bill, it would be good to find a sympathetic
 state legislator (or two) who could propose a bill that would make it
 possible for feral cats to be taken to animal shelters.  At the moment,
 cats fall in a grey area in New York State where they cannot legally be
 removed, and most animal shelters or rescue organizations will not accept
 them because they cannot be adopted.  Feral dogs are of course removed to
 pounds where they are either destroyed or  put up for adoption, raccoon are
 destroyed, but cats are both protected and abandoned under current state
 laws.



 Jane F. Ross

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 Forwarding  for Gerry Rising:

 The feral cat bill is to come up within hours. Please call Senate majority
 leader John Flanagan at 518-455-2071 to oppose it. Just say you oppose
 Senate 1081. It will take a few seconds to do this and opposing this bill
 is VERY important to birds and other wildlife.

 Having never made such a call before, I was very hesitant to do so myself,
 but I found it very simple. A young woman answered and asked for my
 message. I said that I opposed Senate 1081. She thanked me and promised to
 pass my message on to the senator. I thanked her and we hung up. That was
 it.

 Numbers count in this world. Please help.

 Gerry Rising
 insr...@buffalo.edu javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','insr...@buffalo.edu');

 Thank You
 Mike  Sylvia Galas
 michael.gal...@gmail.com
 javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michael.gal...@gmail.com');
 716-345-5419 cell



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