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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

Still, with the help of various sources, the authors have a try: Ninety million cats live in 46 million American homes; There are 100 million feral cats that live outside and eat mostly wildlife, and 50 million owned cats (i.e., Header image of feral cat with a Golden-crowned Kinglet by Isaac Grant. By Peter P.

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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

Animal Person

We are a far bigger problem on this planet than the (over)population of feral cats, elephants, Canada geese, or any other creature we "manage" or want to manage, "humanely" or otherwise. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. But who cares about me? What do you all t hink?

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Yet More Good News for Project Treadstone

Animal Person

They have this particular package in rural and urban low-income areas and will allow people to bring ferals from not-so-low-income areas because they're providing a much-needed service to the community. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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Pahokee Opens for Project Treadstone

Animal Person

Here's the biggest feral cat I've ever seen, who looks like somebody's house cat. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Last night one was trapped in 10 minutes but the other took one hour. There are likely 30 unsterilized cats remaining, but they're doing a very good job of avoiding yours truly. Big Tom is what they call him.

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Powder Puff, RIP, and More

Animal Person

And last night, a veterinary surgeon-friend of mine asked for help regarding ferals, and I believe today we are signing up a colony about five miles from me with 50 (!) Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. I haven't scanned the pictures from the week before last yet, but there were three pregnant females and a male.

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On Ducks and Geese

Animal Person

Now I have the drama of the feral cats and of course the greyhounds. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. I've written about the much-maligned Muscovy ducks before , and at our old house this time of year I was usually inundated with rescue situations and of course my patio often had images like this.

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ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida

10,000 Birds

Here are the basic contents for each state guide: a flexibound cover, the ABA Mission Statement and Code of Ethics (I like that this is the first thing you see when you start perusing the books), Foreward by Jeffrey A. From the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Colorado. Any more species, and I think beginners would be overwhemed and confused.

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