This thread is sure to be cut off soon as it it far from the original topic. I would like to make a few points.
The cats in the managed colony at Field 10 are under the care of volunteer caretakers. These people do not add to the population of the colony. Their sole concern is the care of already existing populations. What is and should be against the law is the abandonment of the cats and it is that continuing abandonment which is the original and sustaining cause of the colony. A neutered cat cannot reproduce, and in the course of the TNR process many friendly adoptable cats and kittens are removed from the colony. TNR is a method of reducing the suffering of feral cats and is not touted as a method of eliminating feral colonies. The paper cited by Peter correctly identifies that as a problem of education for the larger community so that unwanted animals are not simply thrown away as happens all to often today. Rob Bate Brooklyn, NY - Hide quoted text - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Doherty <[email protected]> Date: 2009/11/18 Subject: [nysbirds-l] MBTA and Feral Cat Facilities---[was: Fresh loon carcass Tobay Beach, Suffolk County, possible Arctic‏] To: new york birdlist <[email protected]>, [email protected] Greetings. John has a strong point. A USFWS-commissioned paper from the Univ of Florida, School of Law shares his view of the legality of feral cat facilities: http://www.law.ufl.edu/conservation/pdf/feralcat.pdf Peter Doherty [email protected] 214-B 84th Street Virginia Beach, VA 23451 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
