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Hi Randy & All, Jan 26, 2016
Good grief; TNR. Another example of the lunatics running the asylum. =
And of an unnecessary problem dressed up as a solution.=20
As the politician says shortly after being elected "Is is worse than =
I imagined."
yt, DW
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From: Randy Lauff=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Re: star-nosed moles
I've just been asked, "What is TNR?" Sorry for the undefined term.
TNR stands for "Trap, Neuter, Release (or Return)". This is a program =
that catches feral cats, sterilizes them (and often gives them =
vaccinations for some diseases) and releases them into colonies. The =
false idea being that over time, the colonies will get smaller and =
smaller because individuals can't reproduce. This is a myth, since (a) =
it is rare to catch all the cats, and reproduction therefore occurs (our =
local group admits its failure by offering kittens from these colonies =
for adoption) and (b) the colonies act as a dumping ground for others' =
unwanted cats...the dumpers know the colony cats will be fed.
The cats are still a problem.
For those who don't seem to care about the negative repercussions of =
free-roaming cats...how many unnecessary dead birds, moles, voles, =
snakes, weasels, young rabbits....would it take for you to say, "Now =
there is a problem." How many?
Remember that for every vole, sparrow, robin, snake...a free-roaming =
cat unnecessarily kills, that's one less vole, sparrow, robin, snake =
available as food to our own raptors, foxes, bobcats and more.
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
On 25 January 2016 at 09:12, Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com> =
wrote:
Wholeheartedly agree.
Angus
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From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: star-nosed moles
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 03:26:05 +0000
For some reason, cats will kill star-nosed moles and plenty of them =
but they won't eat them. I wonder why, there must be a reason, maybe a =
scent gland.
I'm not sure why people think that keeping cats in at night will =
cure the problem, maybe lessen it by 1/4. The true cure is to not allow =
housecats to roam free, (same law as for dogs) they must be in a pen, =
leash or under control, the same as any other pet. This will near =
totally cure the problem.
Coyotes love the taste of cats, our DNR found 3 cat collars in one =
coyote stomach. I think that if people really do love their cats, they =
would contain them so not to get run over or ate. I don't believe people =
think about them be eaten though.
Housecats are a problem in the rural areas, the same as they are =
anywhere else. A roaming cat kills no matter where it resides. I know =
of two different houses that have about 15 cats each, lovely, just =
xxxxxxx lovely. The best way to get rid of mice is to trap them, rats =
too. Cats will not tacke full grown rats, seen them run from them, baby =
rats maybe. Education and law is what is needed. It seems there is some =
sort of left over scare from the black plague to allow cats to roam and =
kill at will. Be known that the cats just spread the plague further by =
hosting fleas.
It is past time to make it law to contain your pets, all pets, no =
exceptions. Only then will this problem be solved and not until.
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:27:59 -0400, David Currie =
<david_currie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
Hi All
We sometimes get caught up with the estimated numbers quoted from =
EC or others as being totally accurate for some reason, though always =
expressed in an estimate or within a certain range. I don=E2=80=99t have =
to tell this group that science is based on fact with those facts =
extrapolated to give us some idea. Cod numbers, seal numbers, feral cat =
numbers etc. to make a comparison. Is the number of birds really that =
important other than it=E2=80=99 a lot and getting worse as free-roaming =
cats increase? Don=E2=80=99t we think that if we lose 350 million or =
100 or 70 million land birds/small animals to cats in Canada a year, =
it=E2=80=99s too many when we can avoid it? Do we always have to =
complain about collisions, habitat destruction etc. to lessen the guilt =
we have about our pet cat?
This is a human issue of attitude and it is important that we =
become more responsible for our cats as we have with dogs. Cats are =
doing what they are built to hunt extremely effectively and we are =
contributing to aiding an invasive species that has a direct impact on =
our natural wildlife. Relegating our pet cats to the house =
doesn=E2=80=99t mean a life in the closet, and from what I understand =
from my friends, it develops a better =E2=80=9Cpet experience=E2=80=9D =
where they are not killed, shot at, poisoned, scarred or lost. On the =
wildlife side, we humans need to take some responsibility here and quit =
hiding behind the , my cat is =E2=80=9Ctoo old=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Ctoo =
fat=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cdoesn=E2=80=99t climb trees=E2=80=9D, is a =
=E2=80=9Cbush cat=E2=80=9D, (I=E2=80=99ve heard that one) and =
=E2=80=9Cnever brings anything home=E2=80=9D attitude that relieves them =
of the guilt they have.
If we talk to the trap and neuter people, which I have, they are =
experiencing a huge growth of unwanted cats in NS, there are no =
resources to