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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. ” Wait, what?

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia dom. Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo. Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra. Eurasian Nightjar – Caprimulgus europaeus.

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