The Evil of the Outdoor Cat

[countryjake]

20. Richard Conniff sounds like a fine steward of our planet...

and, thank you, XemaSab, for posting this article. I'd like to say that as someone who spent years working with a TNR program and eventually finally myself at odds with the block-headed ignorance of a few in the Humane Society, Mr. Conniff is correct in questioning the policy of going to all of the trouble of trapping a feral (an often painful and dangerous undertaking), only to send such cats right back out on their mission of destroying indigenous wildlife (and at the mercy of said wildlife). It's simply irresponsible; once you've got hands-on these unwanted, unloved creatures, if a proper, conscientious home cannot be found for them, they are better off dead.

I won't say anymore, except that I heartily agree with this piece. I have no wish to spark yet another conflict today and that often happens with this particular topic.