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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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By the way, and for point of reference) there are some 47 million active American birders. The traditional, supposedly humane answer to the glut of feral cats has been institution of “TNR” programs – trap, neuter, return. million metric tons per year in the United States alone; and. (By

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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. Feeding bans don’t stop cats from “multiplying”; neutering does.