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FLPanhandle

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17. I grew up in New Zealand, and the ecologists there would disagree with you

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 07:18 PM

Aug 2016

Cats are devastating to island ecosystems.

It's more than just birds, it's small animals, reptiles, etc.

I agree humans are far worse than cats, but that doesn't mean cats are benign.

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A New Book Called �Cat Wars� Calls For Killing Free-Ranging Cats [View all] KamaAina Aug 2016 OP

!!! sarae Aug 2016 #1

I agree Feral cats have to live a really terrible life. If the book is what you say or you are EV_Ares Aug 2016 #2

Cats are a hammer on birds, reptiles, invertebrates, native pollinators and more critters Botany Aug 2016 #3

so all those dead birds were not "sentient beings" who hads no "emotional lives"? nt msongs Aug 2016 #4

Good. All cats are evil. Glassunion Aug 2016 #5

Good idea but people will react like you have. FLPanhandle Aug 2016 #6

when someone comes out w a level headed evaluation mopinko Aug 2016 #7

I'm with you! hamsterjill Sep 2016 #38

I'm all for keeping domesticated kitties indoors Warpy Aug 2016 #8

Great points! get the red out Aug 2016 #10

Some cats Egnever Sep 2016 #30

Istanbul knows how to treat street cats---they are loved and cared for. virgogal Aug 2016 #9

Istanbul has a long memory Warpy Aug 2016 #14

This subthread is useless without pictures KamaAina Aug 2016 #18

Thank you! Warpy Aug 2016 #20

De nada. KamaAina Aug 2016 #21

Cats are a drop in the ocean comparted to human impact. KittyWampus Aug 2016 #11

I'm a professional ecologist with nearly 25 years experience in post-doctoral academic science... mike_c Aug 2016 #12

Let the cats kill as many birds as they want because birds are also dying of other causes? Doremus Aug 2016 #16

Totally agree GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #19

use a cat flap.... mike_c Aug 2016 #24

Birds are prey of opportunity, not of choice - rodents are their primary prey REP Sep 2016 #29

University of Georgia and National Geographic disagree with you. Doremus Sep 2016 #32

I grew up in New Zealand, and the ecologists there would disagree with you FLPanhandle Aug 2016 #17

in New Zealand I would disagree with me.... mike_c Aug 2016 #23

Feral Cats Kill Billions of Small Critters Each Year Botany Sep 2016 #31

Cats need to stay inside. And I say that as a cat lover, owner of 2 nt Doremus Aug 2016 #13

When you take in stray (not feral) cats, it is almost... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #15

No more so than a 2yr old -- you wouldn't let your child go play in traffic would you? Doremus Sep 2016 #33

Cats know how to handle themselves on a level far advanced than a toddler ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2016 #40

Outdoor Cats Blamed in Otter Deaths hunter Aug 2016 #22

Wait...so humans, made some sort of preference on the value of life flvegan Sep 2016 #25

Whether or not the poster eats meat is irrevelant to the fact that it's wrong to let cats roam. Doremus Sep 2016 #34

I have often wondered how vegans relate to cats. KamaAina Sep 2016 #36

I can't speak for all vegans but I can tell you about myself and how I relate to cats Doremus Sep 2016 #39

We get along okay except the cat who keeps digging her claws in my tits. LeftyMom Sep 2016 #43

I was wondering more about how you felt about feeding them meat. KamaAina Sep 2016 #44

I'd reread the response. flvegan Sep 2016 #48

we took one 1 homeless cat off the street MFM008 Sep 2016 #26

i have cats, i love cats, but cats must be under control dembotoz Sep 2016 #27

Noooooooo Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #28

9 out of 10 rats agree. nt killbotfactory Sep 2016 #35

Cruel and unworkable tapper Sep 2016 #37

Feral cats are not at the top of the food chain here in MI. roamer65 Sep 2016 #41

I absolutely agree TransitJohn Sep 2016 #42

Cat licensing and leash laws are less common than those for dogs. KamaAina Sep 2016 #46

leash and license laws are identical, selfish cat owners are just scofflaws eom TransitJohn Sep 2016 #47

I'm all for TNR TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #45

Looks like this dystopian fantasy is coming true, in Australia. KamaAina Sep 2016 #49