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data on one single village study in Felmersham. This This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01D156CC.91DC5C30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All We sometimes get caught up with the estimated numbers quoted from EC or = others as being totally accurate for some reason, though always = expressed in an estimate or within a certain range. I don=E2=80=99t have = to tell this group that science is based on fact with those facts = extrapolated to give us some idea. Cod numbers, seal numbers, feral cat = numbers etc. to make a comparison. Is the number of birds really that = important other than it=E2=80=99 a lot and getting worse as free-roaming = cats increase? Don=E2=80=99t we think that if we lose 350 million or = 100 or 70 million land birds/small animals to cats in Canada a year, = it=E2=80=99s too many when we can avoid it? Do we always have to = complain about collisions, habitat destruction etc. to lessen the guilt = we have about our pet cat? This is a human issue of attitude and it is important that we become = more responsible for our cats as we have with dogs. Cats are doing what = they are built to hunt extremely effectively and we are contributing to = aiding an invasive species that has a direct impact on our natural = wildlife. Relegating our pet cats to the house doesn=E2=80=99t mean a = life in the closet, and from what I understand from my friends, it = develops a better =E2=80=9Cpet experience=E2=80=9D where they are not = killed, shot at, poisoned, scarred or lost. On the wildlife side, we = humans need to take some responsibility here and quit hiding behind the = , my cat is =E2=80=9Ctoo old=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Ctoo fat=E2=80=9D, = =E2=80=9Cdoesn=E2=80=99t climb trees=E2=80=9D, is a =E2=80=9Cbush = cat=E2=80=9D, (I=E2=80=99ve heard that one) and =E2=80=9Cnever brings = anything home=E2=80=9D attitude that relieves them of the guilt they = have. If we talk to the trap and neuter people, which I have, they are = experiencing a huge growth of unwanted cats in NS, there are no = resources to deal with it and a public attitude that pretty much = encourages dumping them. Burnside Park in Dartmouth, the TN people say, = has 1000 feral cats at a minimum as the SPCA (located there) has no room = so the people open the car door and abandon them right there. They told = me you could set a trap anywhere there and catch animals daily. I suppose some roaming cats may very well develop a taste for rodents, = and I guess selective enough to not include, chipmunks, young hare, = meadow voles, Star-nosed Moles, amphibians or birds given the = opportunity but we humans seem to believe that cats, in order to enjoy = their lives, need to be outdoors. I am encouraged to see Vancouver take = a stand. ps...can someone tell me why keeping cats inside at night is an answer = to the problem or is that point so the cat doesn=E2=80=99t get hurt as = easily? =20 David Currie=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01D156CC.91DC5C30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV>Hi All</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We sometimes get caught up with the estimated numbers quoted from = EC or=20 others as being totally accurate for some reason, though always = expressed in an=20 estimate or within a certain range. I don=E2=80=99t have to tell this = group that science=20 is based on fact with those facts extrapolated to give us some idea. Cod = numbers, seal numbers, feral cat numbers etc. to make a = comparison. Is the=20 number of birds really that important other than it=E2=80=99 a lot and = getting worse as=20 free-roaming cats increase? Don=E2=80=99t we think that if we lose = 350 million or=20 100 or 70 million land birds/small animals to cats in Canada a year, = it=E2=80=99s too=20 many when we can avoid it? Do we always have to complain about = collisions,=20 habitat destruction etc. to lessen the guilt we have about our pet = cat?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This is a human issue of attitude and it is important that we = become more=20 responsible for our cats as we have with dogs. Cats are doing what they = are=20 built to hunt extremely effectively and we are contributing to aiding an = invasive species that has a direct impact on our natural wildlife. = Relegating our pet cats to the house doesn=E2=80=99t mean a life in the = closet, and from=20 what I understand from my friends, it develops a better =E2=80=9Cpet = experience=E2=80=9D where=20 they are not killed, shot at, poisoned, scarred or lost. On the wildlife = side,=20 we humans need to take some responsibility here and quit hiding behind = the , my=20 cat is =E2=80=9Ctoo old=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Ctoo fat=E2=80=9D, = =E2=80=9Cdoesn=E2=80=99t climb trees=E2=80=9D, is a =E2=80=9Cbush = cat=E2=80=9D, (I=E2=80=99ve heard=20 that one) and =E2=80=9Cnever brings anything home=E2=80=9D attitude that = relieves them of the=20 guilt they have.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If we talk to the trap and neuter people, which I have, they are=20 experiencing a huge growth of unwanted cats in NS, there are no = resources to=20 deal with it and a public attitude that pretty much encourages dumping = them.=20 Burnside Park in Dartmouth, the TN people say, has 1000 feral cats at a = minimum=20 as the SPCA (located there) has no room so the people open the car door = and=20 abandon them right there. They told me you could set a trap anywhere = there and=20 catch animals daily.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I suppose some roaming cats may very well develop a taste for = rodents, and=20 I guess selective enough to not include, chipmunks, young hare, meadow = voles,=20 Star-nosed Moles, amphibians or birds given the opportunity but we = humans seem=20 to believe that cats, in order to enjoy their lives, need to be = outdoors. I am=20 encouraged to see Vancouver take a stand.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ps...can someone tell me why keeping cats inside at night is an = answer to=20 the problem or is that point so the cat doesn=E2=80=99t get hurt as = easily? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David Currie=20 <DIV=20 style=3D'FON