Domestic Cats Fair Game in Wisconsin

[Barbara]

In nature there is no predator whose killings lead to the extinction of the prey. Because then the predator would also be threatened by extinction.

So feral cats- and Donna is right: feral cats are domestic cats -they are not an extra species- are not the reason why birds are threatened by extinction. The main reason are humans: they seal more and more territorries by concrete and asphalte. They have been killing bigger predators for sports- so everything is out of balance.

The answer for feral cats is known and many people at PT do it: TNR!

And of course it may happen that a coyote kills a cat- this is the way of nature.

[moosmom]

Thank you Barbara!! TNR IS the best solution to an overwhelming feral population. But I also believe that changing the laws by requiring people to spay/neuter their animals in addition to TNR would definitely help.

[Pit Chick]

AMEN!

[IRescue452]

Changing the laws won't help because nobody will get their cats licensed, and who could possible enforce cats spays/neuters on all the cats owned in Wisconsin? Sometimes you don't even know that a person has a cat because they don't take them to the vet and they let them run around outside most of the day. Personally I've seen a lot of feral cats that are starving or have been hit by a car and are dragging legs but won't come near people for help. I'd rather see that cat put out of its misery than to live like that. BTW how many people do you think that are voting for this don't shoot the cats already?

[LKPike]

I signed .meow.

[Pit Chick]

Originally posted by IRescue452
Changing the laws won't help because nobody will get their cats licensed, and who could possible enforce cats spays/neuters on all the cats owned in Wisconsin? Sometimes you don't even know that a person has a cat because they don't take them to the vet and they let them run around outside most of the day. Personally I've seen a lot of feral cats that are starving or have been hit by a car and are dragging legs but won't come near people for help. I'd rather see that cat put out of its misery than to live like that. BTW how many people do you think that are voting for this don't shoot the cats already?

So changing the laws to enforce responsible pet ownership won't work, but changing the laws to allow knuckle dragging, trigger happy barbarians to hunt domestic animals will? I can see the logic in that since unaltered cats will continue to reproduce which will keep the cycle going. And how many of these morons are crack shots that will hit their target everytime? How do you know those ferals dragging their legs were hit by a car and not a bullet? What a great idea it is to let people start shooting stray cats, that may actually be someone's pet and God forbid a bullet misses a cat and hits a kid.

[moosmom]

So changing the laws to enforce responsible pet ownership won't work, but changing the laws to allow knuckle dragging, trigger happy barbarians to hunt domestic animals will? I can see the logic in that since unaltered cats will continue to reproduce which will keep the cycle going. And how many of these morons are crack shots that will hit their target everytime? How do you know those ferals dragging their legs were hit by a car and not a bullet? What a great idea it is to let people start shooting stray cats, that may actually be someone's pet and God forbid a bullet misses a cat and hits a kid.

VERY well said Pit Chick!!!