Now the Germans want to kill all the stray cats because of the bird flu!!!!

[kimlovescats]

This is very sad, and VERY scary!!!

[Laura's Babies]

PANIC TIME!

Kill the BIRDS, not the CATS!

[K & L]

I've been having this same fear for our park cats. I sure hope it doesn't come to this drastic measure anywhere!

[smokey the elder]

Hello?? It's BIRD flu, not CAT flu!! Duh!

[catmandu]

I Am Vulnerable As Well,as They Might Think That The Porch Cats Are My Cats,and That I Am An Irrepsonsible Guardian That Lets His Cats Roam Free.
And That Would Impact On My Found Cats As By Law I Have Far Too Many.
This Are Going To Be Scary Times For Stray Cats.

[barncat]

Not that talking sense often stops panic, but you might remind those panicing about the birdflu that when the Black Plague hit, stray and pet cats were killed to prevent the spread and ALMOST CERTAINLY THIS MADE THE SPREAD WORSE!!!!!

Strays kill the sick birds, preventing them from spreading the disease, just as cats killed the rats that harbored the infected fleas. Yes, cats may get the disease (though they may well not die of it as each species reacts differently) but they very well could prevent the disease from spreading to the poultry farms as they presumeably will not fly over the fences and share food leave droppings to infect the flocks as infected crows or sparrows easily could...unless some predator (like a cat!) killed the sick bird and kept it from going for an easy food source.

Hope this logic gives you some arguement that they can understand.... like the stray cat may just be SAVING them MONEY and perhaps their lives.

[jenluckenbach]

To me it sounds like just another reason to destroy stray cats. Just like the recent petition here in the USA to allow hunters to shoot any cat seen out of doors. Thankfully that was overthrown and hopefully the areas where bird flu is causing the most panic will also realize that it is totally unnecessary.

[icedtea]

OMG!!!! like OMG!! IDIOTS! This could be one of them "idiots" threads. i bet them peoplethat said that have never owned a cat, otherwise they wouldnt be so cruel. is it the kitties fault that their owners let them go?yell at the people!