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National Feral Cat Day Didn’t Go As Planned

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Fort Myers, Florida, where the feral cats have gotten so bad that people are moving out of their neighborhoods. Residents point to what the cats are leaving behind as a big component of their frustration – as it draws flies, causes foul odor, kills plants and grass and frequently gets trampled on. Example one?

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Glue Trapped

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Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. Here’s why. The Carolina Wren pictured above was caught in a Walmart in a trap set for rodents.