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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

Animal Person

When taking the issue to simplest common denominator, spaying/neutering is essentially exercising human dominance over non-human animals. But my stance is also categorized under Gray Matters because, in my perfect world, we wouldn't be spaying or neutering anybody. And this is one of them. But who cares about me?

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… someone who is feeding feral cats would trap them, get them neutered or spayed, and possibly vaccinated against rabies and other diseases, and return them to the outdoors. Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. Health Director Daniel B.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

It started with donation requests for spay and neutering cats but then quickly transferred to a trap, neuter and release organization. I have mixed feelings about TNR. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. I don’t think feral cat people see birds the way a birder does.