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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01CED7C6.AB92BCA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, I have been on this forum for 14 years and have endured the anti-cat and = anti-dog manias in silence. They occur from time to time fostered by = insensitive and ignorant people who have no understanding of the = problems. I've also awaited an intelligent response to this issue and it = finally came from Ian Woodman. Thank you, Ian. The article in discussion is titled, "Quantifying Human-related = Mortality of Birds in Canada". Place the emphasis on, "Human-related". = Like so many things we witness on media, facts are taken out of context = to fit an agenda. This is clearly the case with Mr. "All cats found in = the wild or loose should be killed". I expect Mr. "All cats found in the = wild or loose should be killed" also means we should be gunning down = loose dogs. Feral cats have a life expectancy estimated at 3-4 years whereas an = indoor cat can live a long and happy life for up to 20 years. Clearly if = education of cat owners can show success then house cats will cease to = be a major problem. Feral cats will die off naturally in time if their = numbers are not replenished and they are captured and neutered. The = problem is replenishment of the feral cat population by irresponsible = people aka monsters. These are students who have cats as pets during a = semester because they are so cute but when they leave for home during = the break or at the conclusion of their studies the cat is redundant so = it gets dumped in a field or left to die slowly in an abandoned = apartment. The home owner discovers to her horror that cats scratch = furniture so out it goes into a local wood to fend for itself. The = couple that wants to go on a holiday in their motorhome can't find a = home for their cats so out go the cats to try and survive as feral cats. = This new supply of abandoned cats comes from numerous sources and = continues to replenish the population of feral cats. It is probable that = more birds are killed naturally by avian predators such as raptors and = corvids, snakes, lizards and squirrels, especially during nesting time = when entire broods are wiped out. The mass die offs of birds during = migration should also be quantified and compared to human-related = mortality of birds to put things into a balanced perspective. = Unfortunately, a balanced perspective will compromise the agenda. Humans = are the problem and have always been the problem, not cats. I have an empathy and respect for all living things including cats. = Indeed I have three cats, all rescued as kittens(see monsters above). = They don't go out and never want to go out. It's a myth that cats need = to roam.=20 Please provide humane solutions to the cat problem not suggesting a = genocide of cats like during the Black Death even though the cats were = innocent of spreading the plague. Hans _________________________________________________________________________= _______________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.hanstoom.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01CED7C6.AB92BCA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23532"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I have been on this forum for 14 years = and have=20 endured the anti-cat and anti-dog manias in silence. They occur from = time to=20 time fostered by insensitive and ignorant people who have no = understanding of=20 the problems. I've also awaited an intelligent response to this issue = and it=20 finally came from Ian Woodman. Thank you, Ian.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>The article in discussion is = titled,=20 "Quantifying Human-related Mortality of Birds in Canada". Place the = emphasis on,=20 "<STRONG>Human-related</STRONG>". Like so many things we witness on = media, facts=20 are taken out of context to fit an agenda. This is clearly the case with = Mr.=20 "All cats found in the wild or loose should be killed". I expect Mr. = "All cats=20 found in the wild or loose should be killed" also means we should be = gunning=20 down loose dogs.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>Feral cats have a life expectancy = estimated=20 at 3-4 years whereas an indoor cat can live a long and happy life for up = to 20=20 years. Clearly if education of cat owners can show = success then house=20 cats will cease to be a major problem. Feral cats will die off naturally = in time=20 if their numbers are not replenished and they are captured and neutered. = The=20 problem is replenishment of the feral cat population by irresponsible = people aka=20 monsters. These are students who have cats as pets during a = semester=20 because they are so cute but when they leave for home during the break = or at the=20 conclusion of their studies the cat is redundant so it gets dumped in a = field or=20 left to die slowly in an abandoned apartment. The home owner discovers = to her=20 horror that cats scratch furniture so out it goes into a local wood to = fend for=20 itself. The couple that wants to go on a holiday in their motorhome = can't find a=20 home for their cats so out go the cats to try and survive as = feral=20 cats. This new supply of abandoned cats comes from numerous sources = and=20 continues to replenish the population of feral cats. It is probable that = more=20 birds are killed naturally by avian predators such as raptors and = corvids,=20 snakes, lizards and squirrels, especially during nesting time when = entire broods=20 are wiped out. The mass die offs of birds during migration should also = be=20 quantified and compared to human-related mortality of birds to put = things into a=20 balanced perspective. Unfortunately, a balanced perspective will = compromise the=20 agenda. <FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Humans are the problem and have = always been the=20 problem, not cats.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I have an empathy and respect for all = living things=20 including cats. Indeed I have three cats, all rescued as kittens(see = monsters=20 above). They don't go out and never want to go out. It's a myth that = cats need=20 to roam. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><