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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Arriving in North America around the time of Columbus, they have become “one of the most successful invasive species on earth.”. There is evidence that toxoplasma leads, in humans, to an elevated risk of mental illness and depression. It’s not just the effect of cats on wildlife that should be alarming, “Cat Wars” says.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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. … The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease. Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America.