10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2014

Be careful if you cross the feral cat freaks – they might protest your business, sue you, and drive you to suicide. Such was the sad fate of a New York City veterinarian who refused to release a stray cat she treated back to a feral cat freak who planned to release the cat back into a feral cat colony.

Feral Cats 233

Feral Cats Feral New York City Cats 233

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While cats do not fill a specific niche normally held by a native carnivore, there are reasons to believe that some of those birds would have been eaten by a wild predator had the cats not been in play. In other words, cats may be a very severe problem in some places, but in other places not a factor at all.

Killing 274

Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

I’m not writing this to rant against PETA (god knows enough people do that), in fact their stance on feral cats is comparatively progressive compared to some of their counterparts, although they aren’t exactly on the anti-cat train most birders are on. there is actually a group dedicated to saving lobsters!),

Animal Rights Movement 203

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

She’s had an enduring love for animals and nature, but it wasn’t until she volunteered at a wildlife hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area that her passion for photography merged with her environmental advocacy. She could look, but she could not touch the birds who were now safe at a distance from her claws. See her website here.

Cats 205

Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 205