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» Migisi - Reasons why

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I'm just a sucker for a furry or feathered face, Dar. Always have been.
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I've operated a private wildlife rehab center specializing in birds of prey for twenty years. Who knew I'd be taking in needy cats too when I moved to the country five years ago. I reckon ~somebody's~ gotta do it.
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I hooked up with a humane society manager who developed a feral cat catch/spay/release program. She explained that when breeders are removed from their territory, other breeders simply move in. So, to control feral populations in her town, her center captures the cats, spays/neuters them, marks them to ID them, and returns them to their original territory. They'll defend their territory against interlopers, but they won't breed. She's been doing this program for five years, and it's had a remarkable impact on reducing feral populations. The benefit is far fewer kitten admissions to her center. For lack of homes, she's had to euthanize many (she cried when she told me this).
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She also got her city to enact a 'cat at large' ordinance prohibiting free-roaming pets. She did this to reduce the risk that pets would be captured in her program, and pets would be admitted to her center as strays.
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What do you think about her ideas? Pros? Cons?

-- posted by Migisi