[RP TownTalk] This N That

[Dannielle Glaros]

Friends,

I must admit I have found this dialogue interesting.  When I  
forwarded the post from a neighbor, I did so with no opinion in  
support or opposed to her actions.  She requested assistance and I  
forwarded it along.  I will, however, mention that I have a cat whose  
mom was a feral cat.  I adopted one of several kittens from a friend  
who took the pregnant cat in.  My cat spends part of the day in and  
out.  I will admit that I believe there are more feral or abandoned  
cats in the area than when I first moved here.  I also happened to be  
bit by a rabied raccoon while protecting my daughter 1 block from my  
house 2 years ago.  Apparently, I was the second victim.  The raccoon  
was immediately caught after biting me and yes, I did have to have a  
lot of shots.  I do not feed cats who are not mine (old lesson from  
when I was little) unless I plan on keeping them and getting them  
shots.  All my cats as a child were strays who just happened to find  
our house and were adopted.

Dannielle
4800 Sheridan St

Dannielle Glaros
dmglaros at gmail.com



On Nov 13, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Cranky old Coot wrote:

> Yes Sarah, that is a poetic description of the state of things. But  
> you may have missed my point.
>
> Domestic cats are not a natural part of the local environment, they  
> are an invasive species. As such they do not have a natural  
> predator to control their numbers nor their predation of local  
> species. In fact they have an other "invasive species" adding and  
> abetting them!
>
> Yes the local hawks, I have seen several variates, do make their  
> "living" at the expense of others, yet a hawk in a stoop is a  
> beautiful thing to watch. The feral domestic cat causes the same  
> damage to the local fauna as kudzu has causes to the southern flora  
> and for the same reason, no natural control.
>
> Introducing one invasive species, the feral cat, to control an  
> other, the Norwegian rat, that has become a nuance because of poor  
> hygiene of a third, us - is a course of action that has gotten  
> civilization in trouble more than once.
>
> Using "rat control" as a justification for feral cats instead of  
> insisting on stringent enforcement of the health code (and control  
> of garbage) is truly an example of treating the symptom and not the  
> disease. Just gives me a headache.
>
> -- 
> I'm the Cranky Old Coot's keeper, and I approve this message
>
> Lou King
>
> Sarah Wayland wrote, On 11/12/2010 1:31 PM:
>>
>> Cranky Old Coot - I really understand the issue about the birds, and
>> feel bad about it. But I eat chicken for dinner sometimes too. Nature
>> is red in tooth and claw.
>>
>> -Sarah
>
>
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