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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. This got me wondering what other cities were doing. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

A hungry feral Cat in Minnesota goes and finds new prey in an area it previously had not explored, leaving the last few of one or another bird species alone for a while. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. On an island, the feral Cat eats all of those birds. billion birds and 6.9–20.7