Not exact matches
A 2007 graduate
of Indiana University, with a Bachelor's in Elementary Education and a minor in
Outdoor Recreation and Resource
Management, Liz hails from Indianapolis, Indiana and currently resides in Saint Petersburg, Florida with her husband, baby boy, and 3
cats.
Shelter workers and
management believed that
cats who were not social with people were like fish out
of water, and that they were better off dead than «abandoned»
outdoors.
Witness, for example,
Cats, Birds, and People: The Consequences
of Outdoor Cats and the Need for Effective
Management (PDF), a presentation by Grant Sizemore — who may or may not be the American Bird Conservancy's Director
of Invasive Species Programs.
Darin Schroeder, ABC's Vice President for Conservation Advocacy In October, Schroeder sent a letter (PDF) to the mayors
of the 50 largest cities in the country, urging them «to oppose Trap - Neuter - Re-abandon (TNR) programs and the
outdoor feeding
of cats as a feral
cat management option.»
«It goes beyond the common perception that
outdoor, free - roaming
cats just attack mice and rats,» said David McRuer, the director
of veterinary services at the center and the lead author
of a note on the records that was published last week in the Journal
of Wildlife
Management.
Related Animal Abuse and Neglect, Bear Trophy Hunting, Biomedical Research, Captive Hunts, Captive Marine Mammals, Carriage Horses, Chaining and Tethering Dogs, Chimpanzees Used in Research, Circuses, Animals in Entertainment, Cockfighting, Wildlife Killing Contests, Cruel Confinement
of Farm Animals, Cruel Slaughter Practices, Dangerous Exotic Pets, Dissection, Dogfighting, Dogs and
Cats in the Fur Trade, Dove Shooting, Environmental Impact,
Outdoor Cats, Fisheries and Marine Life, Force - Fed Animals, Fox Penning, Fur Production: Caged & Trapped Animals, Fur Used in Fashion, Greyhound Racing, Habitat Loss and Fragmentation, Hog - Dog Fighting, Homeless Horses, Horse Slaughter, Internet Hunting, Lethal Wildlife
Management, Marine Mammal Stranding, Marine Pollution and Noise, Medical Training Using Animals, Pain and Distress in Research Animals, Pet Overpopulation, Pets Used in Experiments, Pheasant Stocking, Poaching, Puppy Mills, Rattlesnake Roundups, Shark Tournaments, World Spay Day, Tennessee Walking Horses, Threatened and Endangered Species, Wild Horses, Wildlife and Roads, Wildlife Overpopulation, Wildlife Trade, Zoos and Exhibitors
Charlie Potter, host
of Chicago radio station WGN's Great
Outdoors program («dedicated to bringing to WGN listeners
outdoor information in an honest and entertaining format») and president
of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation (whose mission involves «actively creating solutions through programs
of management, education, research and communications that strongly enhance the conservation
of fish, game, wildlife and their habitats»), is blaming declining Northern bobwhite numbers on feral
cats.
Signatories to the letter «urge [d] the development
of a Department - wide policy opposing Trap - Neuter - Release and the
outdoor feeding
of cats as a feral
cat management option, coupled with a plan
of action to address existing infestations affecting lands managed by the Department
of the Interior.»
The issue
of cat overpopulation and
outdoor colony
management is complex, but those dedicated to the cause are working tirelessly to change misconceptions and provide educational tools that help both
cats and the community.
The HSUS supports strategic, non-lethal
management of community
cats who already exist
outdoors through sterilization and vaccination efforts, such as trap - neuter - return.
And in October, ABC sent a letter to mayors
of the 50 largest cities in the country «urg [ing them] to oppose Trap - Neuter - Re-abandon (TNR) programs and the
outdoor feeding
of cats as a feral
cat management option.»
(ABC and TWS were among the signatories to a letter sent earlier this year to Department
of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, «urg [ing] the development
of a Department - wide policy opposing Trap - Neuter - Release and the
outdoor feeding
of cats as a feral
cat management option, coupled with a plan
of action to address existing infestations affecting lands managed by the Department
of the Interior.»)