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c This message is in MIME format. --=_5yqffkbep3pi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Content-Description: Plaintext Version of Message Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All cats found in the wild or loose should be killed, a law should be made that no pet must be allowed to roam free, which is so for all except cats now I believe. =C2=A0 Any animal or insect can become a pest and=C2=A0has to be dealt with acco= rdingly. =C2=A0 Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. =C2=A0 Darrell =C2=A0 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 10:16:37 -0300, James Churchill wrote: hi folks,=C2=A0 Here is third attempt at sending this. First two attempts did not make it through, maybe related to links I had included. I've taken those out and described how to get to links by Google search terms (sorry that's inconvenient, and apologies if this gets posted multiple times) --- Hi folks, On information morning,=C2=A0cape Breton,=C2=A0this morning there was a n= ews story about the number of domestic=C2=A0cats in Kings County, NS,=C2=A0that= are impounded and the proportion of those that is=C2=A0subsequently=C2=A0euthanized. (Google:"Euthanized cats in Kings Cou= nty upset animal activists") At the end of the article above there is a statement suggesting that money should be invested in trap, neuter, release programs and education about benefits of spaying/neutering.=C2=A0 This story=C2=A0comes on the heels of a=C2=A0recent article released in t= he Canadian=C2=A0journal Avian Conservation and Ecology estimating that the number of birds=C2=A0killed annually in Canada=C2=A0by owned and feral=C2= =A0cats is probably=C2=A0somewhere around 196 Million (Google:=C2=A0=C2=A0"Estimated N= umber of Birds Killed by House Cats (Felis catus) in Canada") - a number that puts mortality by cats far above=C2=A0any other anthropogenic source of bird mortality. For=C2=A0some=C2=A0context on how many birds this represents=C2=A0see=C2= =A0Partners In Flight=C2=A0estimates of bird species=C2=A0populations in Canada (Google= : "PIF Population Estimates Database welcome" and click on "To begin querying the database, click=C2=A0here" halfway down the page).=C2=A0For example, there are estimated to be approximately 20 million Black-capped Chickadees,=C2=A0140 million American Robins, and 13 million Chestnut-sided Warblers=C2=A0in Canada. Given that the negative=C2=A0impact of cats on bird populations is becoming= increasingly measurable=C2=A0and NS's cat overpopulation crisis is receiving more and more attention (is it), the search for solutions to both is not that far off (is it?) As a resident=C2=A0of Kings County, myself, i am=C2=A0concerned that if t= here is not attention brought to the plight of birds (and other wildlife) at the hands of cats, then we will soon begin to see support sneak in for initiatives that attempt to improve welfare of cats but without consideration for the well being of our native bird (and other wildlife)=C2=A0populations.=C2=A0 This is not=C2=A0a=C2=A0call to arms against cats or those who devote themselves to cat welfare;=C2=A0=C2=A0animal welfare is paramount to any naturalist.=C2=A0Just a call to arms about promoting fact-=C2=A0and science-based decision making and doing our best to make sure that the nature story=C2=A0makes the news too (how?). I imagine that the above news article on cat euthanasia will spark a significant amount of opinion and anger - and maybe prompt a change in where those cats end up. What would be our position? Cheers, James -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com (902) 681-2374 =C2=A0 --=_5yqffkbep3pi Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="=_64nzw8rbhqti"; start="64osyn1ebd3a@webcentremail.webcentre.ca" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This message is in MIME format. --=_64nzw8rbhqti Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Description: HTML Version of Message Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-ID: 64osyn1ebd3a@webcentremail.webcentre.ca <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3DUTF-8" data-hsystem=3D"true"></head><body><style>p{margin: 0;padding: 0;}</style><= p>All cats found in the wild or loose should be killed, a law should be made that= no pet must be allowed to roam free, which is so for all except cats now I believe.</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>Any animal or insect can become a pest and=C2=A0has to be dealt with accordingly.</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>Darrell</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 10:16:37 -0300, James Churchill <jameslchurchill@gmail.com> wrote:<br></p> <blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(= 0,0,0) 2px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=3D"ltr" _mce_style=3D"border-left: 2px solid #000000; padding-right: 0px; padding-l= eft: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div id=3D"html-message"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-se= rif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hi folks,=C2= =A0</span> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Here is thir= d attempt at sending this. First two attempts did not make it through, maybe related to links I had included. I've taken those out and described how to = get to links by Google search terms (sorry that's inconvenient, and apologies i= f this gets posted multiple times)</div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">---</div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br></div> <div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Hi folks,</font> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" _mce_style=3D"font-family: arial,sans-se