feral cats

  • The deadly domestic cat

    Ralph Maughan

    Study: “The impact of free-ranging cats on wildlife in the United States-“ The Wildlife News has reported earlier on the large number of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibian, the common cat, felis domesticus, kills. Because cats are so highly regarded by many as pets, a look at their side effects on wildlife makes for  intense…

  • “No-kill” movement for feral animals a grave danger to wildlife and even people? (updated)

    Ralph Maughan

    Growing movement said not to work, resulting in disappearance of wildlife and spread of disease- There is a new movement of sorts that does not believe that feral animals, primarily feral domestic cats and dogs should not be killed . . . at all. The “no-kill” movement has made surprising advances in cities and towns.…

  • Domestic cats are a huge destroyer of wildlife

    Ralph Maughan

    Our popular, small, non-native predator kills billions of small animals a year directly and indirectly by disease- There are close to 80-million pet cats in the United States and over 50-million feral cats — felis domesticus.  Unlike other pets that eat meat, cats are pure carnivores.  Fortunately, the meat for most the pets comes from…

  • The kind of “wildlife” that does need to be trapped and eliminated

    Ralph Maughan

    Huge Gambian rats trapped in Florida Keys. The kind of animals that do need to be eliminated- Given the huge controversy over trapping our native wildlife, there are many animals that need to be trapped, shot, fished out, etc.,  and it largely is not native wildlife.  Here is one example from one of the most…

  • Caturday Big Cat Blog

    Ralph Maughan

    An interesting blog in Backpacker- One especially relevant passage . . . “When you feed pets outside in a rural setting, other things often show up for dinner.” Caturday Big Cat Blog. By Steve Howe. Backpacker.

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