Domestic Cats Fair Game in Wisconsin

[Desert Arabian]

Originally posted by moosmom
Not sure where you got your information, but I think you need to do your homework.

I have done plenty of homework, it's not like I am speaking out of my toosh.

Rodents do pose a threat. It is a fact that rodents can and have bitten children and adults. Feral cats will not bite due to the fact that they would NEVER go near a human. They are terrified of them. Rodents feces contain a toxic ingredient that can be deadly to any human by simply sweeping up their droppings.

Yes, they do pose a slight threat, when it comes to rabies they pose nearly no threat. Rodent populations are a little heavy in some places and it would be nice if they were thinned out; however, for the most part their population is healthy. Rabbits are probably at the top of the list for "overpopulated" and they do a fair amount of damage.

Nature is cruel. That is also a fact. Cats kill birds for food when they are forced to fend for themselves.

Cats are not part of "nature", they are an invasive specie and are messing up the local ecosystem because it wasn't formed to support feral cats in the niche. Nature wasn’t set up to support feral cats. They are becoming an invasive species in Wisconsin just like zebra mussels, carp, Asian lady beetles, gypsy moths, wolf-hybrids, etc.

Killing domestic cats is not the answer. Better Legislation is! [/B]

We are not talking about domestic cats, we are talking about feral cats- there is a drastic difference.