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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

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I’ve rescued field mice to horses, and everything in between. I have received countless numbers of wild birds mangled and/or killed by outdoor/feral cats, such as the Orange-crowned Warbler pictured here. Dear Outdoor Cat Owners/Feral Cat Supporters, Does the photo above sicken you? It sickens me.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Rather more are killed in collisions with cars. He complained they were eating the grass he wanted for his horses. As a result, Nightingales have completely disappeared from many woods where they were once found, and the population continues to decline as numbers of Muntjac rise.

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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. The homeowners were trying to catch mice. Here’s why. I receive 2-3 birds each summer caught in fly strips.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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It seems that these people, who purport to claim to care so much about animals, are completely ignorant of the existence of any animal life beyond horses, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Yes, of course it is too bad that so many animals (most often rats, mice and rabbits) have to be killed. The logic of this is ridiculous.