HERE is film of the problem. And a little more info about what is going on there. Some more googling led me to Operation Island Cat, HERE, led by Ms. Danielle Coogan who is trapping and spay/neutering these animals and returning the ones she can't find homes for to live out their cat lives on their cat island. In time, they will die out naturally which is the way it should be. Every dollar raised there goes directly to the cats for food, meds, spaying, etc. It costs $25 bucks to spay one cat. It might be fun to say you had a hand in this, or to get a kid involved in raising money for this. I'm going to ask Lissa if she wants to adopt an island cat to spay. We can raise the money by small donations. She can use her powers for good for once.
Shame on the reporters at the different articles I read for making me find all this information on my own. It should have been their job. Animals in need of help are not a novelty filler item in their dumb newspapers and websites.
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We have a forested area here, behind a shopping center that has a HUGE feral cat population. Someone feeds them, you always see bowls of food just at the forest's edge. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Seems like it just adds to the problem, but on the other hand...starving cats. :(
Jerk owners dumping their cats. Makes me so angry.
Thanks for doing the research and posting here what we can do to make the relief efforts more successful. I think I may be adopting a cat to spay or neuter.
Around here there is a grassy area that is gated off, about 4 blocks down the road from us. It used to be a junk yard, then it was just overgrown, after they hauled the cars away. Then it was cut way back, and kept sort-of under control. I've seen people there, just outside the gates, leaving trays of food for the feral kitties that live in the area. Last night, coming home, I had to pause at the light right next to it, and saw two lovely little stinkies (the name I give to skunks when I talk to Harley about them) feasting on the feral kitty food. No point, really, I just saw them, and watched for a few minutes while they ran around (graceful, really) and then they ate. This post about the cat island made me think of that area. We really do have a fair amount of wildlife around, considering that we
are in the city. About three nights ago, I saw a fox at close range (10-15 feet away) just outside the chain link fence. No doubt about what it was. I think Harley startled it when we went out late, to take care of the ducks. It bounded away from the fence, and then turned sideways, stopped and just stared at us. I had on my headlamp (dork helmet as it's known here) and could see it very clearly. It just tickles me to see something like that. First time in almost 20 years, living here.
Christina
Briezy, WE are the cat dumping place here. This is the first time in 20 years my mom has it under control. Only 4 cats left. Over the 6 years I've been here we have spayed or nuetered over 50 of them. Treated them for disease and pests. Fed them. Tamed them. Found homes. Right now I am so happy you wouldn't believe it. It's such a drain on me to haul all that food and the endless hauling of cats to the vet and back. I can't even imagine what the old lady spends on them, even with a senior discount. I know there will be more, but, right now, things are finally under control. I HATE people that dump animals.
Christina, you just described my yard at night. I love feeding the skunks, nothing is cuter than a baby skunk. Ours are tame and eat with the cats and coons. You can sit out on the steps, right next to the food pans and watch them. The animals are so used to having enough food here, they never sqabble at all. I haven't seen a fox in the yard yet, but, other people have. Lucky you to see that! Last night I heard the coyotes out at the edge of the back yard at the new place. It's even wilder over there.
I grew up around that area. We'll, around WNY/Buffalo and this sounds like something that would happen there. I would say the people in that area are not exactly animal lovers and are pretty backwards even though it is considered a medium sized city. This sickens me that this happens and I am disgusted that I grew up in a place that is like this. There are many things wrong with this area and this is just the tip of it. Poverty, unemployment, crime, bitterness and and a school system that is pretty bad is only part of the problems there. No one wants to change there and it is destroying a once good area. The people should be ashamed of this. Done ranting.
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