Richard Guthrie and many others have been leading the charge on social media
via the NY Birders group on FB. There is another group specific to the issue,
"Cats Kill Wildlife." A search should get the desired result.
What is not clear <for me at least>, is how much our local bird clubs,
conservation organizations etc have been involved in writing letters and
getting members to call in regarding this latest issue.
It seems we get very little to no correspondence on issues like this to the
list-serves unless it is reactionary. The cat folks are a well oiled machine.
We birders/naturalists have a lot of work to do in putting up any semblance of
a fight.
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Jun 26, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Bert Harris <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Is there a Facebook group that opposes this? I couldn't find one after a
> quick look. It would be good to get the message out on social media.
>
> Thanks,
> Bert Harris, Princeton, NJ
>
>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Kathryn Schneider <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> The New York State Ornithological Association also has a long history of
>> opposition to feral cat colonies. See nybirds.org for our stand on this
>> conservation issue.
>>
>> Kathryn Schneider
>> President
>>
>>>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Michael Galas <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Forwarding this message for Gerry Rising <[email protected]>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The bill that establishes support for feral cat colonies passed the NY
>>>> Senate. Please use the address below to urge the governor to veto this
>>>> bill. Here is the vote tabulation:
>>>>
>>>> <https://www.governor.ny.gov/contact>
>>>>
>>>> Below is how the Senate voted for 1081...
>>>>
>>>> VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 24, 2015
>>>>
>>>> Ayes (48): Amedore, Boyle, Breslin, Comrie, Croci, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat,
>>>> Farley, Felder, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Hamilton, Hannon, Hoylman,
>>>> Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, Latimer, LaValle, Marchione,
>>>> Martins, Montgomery, Murphy, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Ortt, Panepinto, Parker,
>>>> Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Sanders, Savino,
>>>> Serino, Serrano, Skelos, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Venditto,
>>>> Young
>>>>
>>>> Nays (12): Avella, Bonacic, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Funke,
>>>> Griffo, Hassell-Thomps, Little, Marcellino, Seward, Valesky
>>>>
>>>> Absent (1): Sampson
>>>>
>>>> Excused (2): Addabbo, Libous
>>>>
>>>> Final attempt for NY. Contact the Governor and tell him to veto the bill.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.governor.ny.gov/contact
>>>>
>>>> This is despite the fact that all these organizations oppose the process
>>>> this bill supports:
>>>>
>>>> American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
>>>> American Ornithologists Union
>>>> National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
>>>> American Bird Conservancy
>>>> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
>>>> Committee on Environmental Issues of the American Veterinarian Medical
>>>> Association
>>>> New York Chapter of the Audubon Society
>>> Mike & Sylvia Galas
>>> [email protected]
>>> 716-345-5419 cell
>>>
>>>
>>>
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