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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

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. What would success look like?

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City of Albuquerque Being Sued for Trap-Neuter-Release Program

10,000 Birds

From the American Bird Conservancy : The mayor of Albuquerque and the director of the city’s animal welfare department have been named in a lawsuit alleging that the officials have committed animal cruelty by allowing certain illegal and improper animal management practices to occur related to abandonment of stray cats.

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No-Kill Conference Already Sold Out

Critter News

Tags: spay and neuter feral cats animal welfare us.

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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style

Animal Person

Project Treadstone If anyone in Palm Beach County wants to get involved in the Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) of feral cats, now is the time, as the county's Spay Shuttle is back in business (but for a whopping $40/cat rather than the original $15), and Pahokee ($25/cat) is open as well. worldes welfare and my goddesse.

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Lessons Learned From 4 Years of Animal Person, Part 2

Animal Person

And people who say they want us to stop using animals, yet whose tactics appear to be in the service of the welfare of animals, can be called "new welfarists." In terms of language, people who eat dead bodies can be called "corpse munchers." I'm not saying there's anything incorrect about the verbiage. they already agree with you.

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Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat

10,000 Birds

As anyone who follows this blog knows, outdoor cats are a veritable holocaust for wild birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and even insects. Almost every single outdoor pet cat, feral cat, or stray kills other animals , no matter how well fed the cat is through other sources.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. but for animal rights groups to claim to be dedicated to animal welfare and practically ignore the most serious issues wildlife face is blatantly hypocritical. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e.