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mchambers
at Sat May 13 08:05:48 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mchambers ]
on this and MY take, knowledge ( what i think is my knowledge ), my local area and abroad, and my later in life feeling of feral cats, to name a few.
Animal control agencies and shelters : by sheer numbers > my local shelters has more cats than dogs and other animals that they can handle ! They say it has been this way for the past few years. My local animal control agency says that they get more cat calls than any other animal calls in a area of 50 square miles of my county. Of country > there is significant proof that cats are exceeding any other animal numbers of population whether wild ( feral ) or not ) domestic as well ? ). Watch the animal planet of animal cops. See the homes or what ever with HUNDREDS of cats compared to dogs. I know personally of several people that had the same scenario of cats in home as the televised program.
Since living out here in Boonie Town USA > when going down the road at night including my little berg of township, other than opossums, cats are the number one animal seen. Even more so in the township at night.
Problems that I have encountered with feral cats : of the past 6 years living here and dealing or trying to deal with feral cats : my starter vegetables plants have had their leaves chewed/eaten off by cats, my reptile room in an out building has had multiple problems by cats getting into the upper roof space and having kittens that has caused damage to my sheet rock, i have had a close fire from adult cats peeing and or chewing on electric wires above my reptile room, I've had kittens drop or got into the walls of my reptile room in between some how and died with the smell lasting for weeks.
Property problems and death toll of my road in front on cats: while I don't really care of the predation of birds and mammals that much of cats, it is the predation of the killing of my on property of snakes that bothers me of these freaking cats. And the bodies of hit cats by vehicles ( yes, I've had no choice as well as the dang cat run out in front of me ) strewn on the road where I live and right in front of my home.
My thoughts of cats whether feral or not : I USE to be a cat lover and even breeder of kinds of cats like Burmese, Siamese, tonkanese, Balinese to name a few. But with all of the above, I am becoming a hater of cats. I have tried the live trap method. Never worked very good. I have tried contact with absolutely no way and or results including the kittens of as these cats are extremely elusive. I have not even considered poisoning since repercussions of other wildlife eating it. I will soon employ extermination by firearm of any seen as I CAN legally do that where I live with permission from my county law enforcement. Except for the possibility of a animal humane chapter ( OH YES, people have tried to be convicted of this ) in which there IS no local chapter, I feel I have no recourse in this matter ! Any thoughts or arguments or debates on my situation or plans ?
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