Gerald Miller wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:47:51 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:03:39 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:49:59 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

Read about how some people feel about them. Word to the wise,
don't shoot the wrong person's cat.

There's a big hoo-ha going on in Wisconsin right now about shooting
cats.

In MN, feral cats have the same status as gophers and weasels: it's
OK to shoot them if they're a problem. Cats that are companions and
pets should be treated as such rather than allowed to roam at will
and lurk near bird feeders.

I prefer a CATapult to discourage ****tycats.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
Feral (domestic) cats are an 'introduced' predator in North America.
http://www.nationalreview.com/goldbe...0503160743.asp

Australia
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/i...cat/index.html
"There is clear evidence that feral cats have had a heavy impact on island
fauna. On Macquarie Island, for example, feral cats caused the extinction of
a subspecies of the red-fronted parakeet. On the mainland, they have
probably contributed to the extinction of many small to medium sized mammals
and ground-nesting birds in the arid zone, and seriously affected bilby,
mala and numbat populations. In some instances, feral cats have directly
threatened the success of recovery programs for endangered species.

Feral cats carry infectious diseases such as toxoplasmosis and
sarcosporidiosis, which can be transmitted to native animals, domestic
livestock and humans. If rabies were to be accidentally introduced into
Australia, there is a high risk that feral cats would act as carriers of the
disease."



For my money feral cats = target practice.



Regards.

Ken.









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