Sentences with phrase «wrought by feral cats»

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No pit bulls died, no old dogs died, no feral cats died... We know that it isn't enough to sport the name unless we are taking responsibility for our neighbors who have not developed similar resources, but it's silly for those neighbors to feel burdened by the killing if they too aren't developing resources that are available and seem to work.

The morning's general session will feature a keynote address by Jane Hoffman, Founder and President of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals; a report on non-surgical sterilization research by the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs (ACC&D); an update on the TNR study being conducted in Alachua County and funded by Maddie's Fund, a demonstration of the Feral Cat Colony Online Database; a screening of The Humane Society of the United States» new film, «Trap - Neuter - Return: Fixing Feral Cat Overpopulation,» and a Regional Roundtable discussion on «Building Working TNR Coalitions» sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society.

There are now programs to help feral cat colonies use that skill in exchange for regular feeding and vet care, and that is by having them work in businesses and farms to keep their areas free of rats and mice.

I can supply any number of citations to correct your misunderstandings — as to why Marzluff's work does not support TNR at all, why coyotes are better for birds than cats, and much more — but nearly every TNR supporter with whom I've conversed has been too blinded by their emotional attachment to feral cats to accept scientific reality....

Of course, the very fact that the debate over «the feral cat problem» persists illustrates the point: if trap - and - kill worked, the evidence would be plentiful by now, and the debate would have ended.

Feral Cat Colonies in Florida: The Fur and the Feathers Are Flying (2003) It's no surprise that HAHF would embrace the work of Pamela Jo Hatley, whose 2003 report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (written while Hatley was a law student, and part of the University of Florida Conservation Clinic) is often cited by TNR opponents.

South County Cats works to save lives by placing feral and unadoptable cats in suitable barn hoCats works to save lives by placing feral and unadoptable cats in suitable barn hocats in suitable barn homes.

Our skills working with feral cats and kittens are specialised and were originally developed by Celia about 40 years ago at a time when pest control firms were the normal way to deal with feral cats which were considered vermin in those days.

Trap, Neuter, Return groups are also working tirelessly all over the world to end future feral colonies by spaying and neutering local stray and feral cats.

Ear - tipping is a standard practice used by all animal rescue organisations working with feral cats.

As recently as last year, Longcore et al. cited the work in their essay «Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap — Neuter — Return.»

We're helping our community by providing spay / neuter services for feral cats and working with local Trap / Neuter / Return (TNR) groups.

You must be a Certified TNR Caretaker if you are working with feral and stray cats to qualify for the free and low - cost clinic services offered by the ASPCA, The Toby Project, and The Humane Society of New York.

The Clinic Services Department is working to help the community manage outdoor (feral, stray and barn) cat populations by practicing TNVR.

Annie finds her work with the feral cats to be deeply gratifying, but she is saddened when she realizes that she is viewed by people in her community as an eccentric, troublesome old lady.

The problem also includes cities that do not participate in Trap / neuter / release programs and actually make it illegal for people to properly care for feral cat colonies (the only solution has proven to work) by using cat leash laws, licensing laws, abandonment laws or pet limit laws to make TNR illegal — and thus, leading cities to kill every feral cat that comes into their shelter.

For example, barn cats are often feral, but share qualities of pet cats because they're essentially owned by the farmers working the land on which the cats live.

Traditionally, the approach used by Animal Control agencies to manage the feral cat population did not work.

By working together to spay / neuter all pets and feral cats, we will end pet overpopulation and reduce the killing of unwanted animals in our city or county animal shelters.

We reduce the deaths of unwanted pets at local shelters by working together with the community to reduce the feral cat population.

Add to that $ 72 million per year billed by USDA Wildlife Services, which works mainly for other public agencies and also kills feral cats.

We work with feral cat colonies, neutering and returning colonies that are in safe locations and well fed, bringing into our care those that are threatened by humans, suffering due to lack of regular food or were living in an unsuitable place, such as a site due for demolition and redevelopment.

RCHS works to reduce the feral cat population in Routt County by trapping and neutering animals at the request of citizens.

* Providing lifetime care for 300 animals * Conducts an intensive adoption program for homeless dogs and cats * Works directly with county animal services in saving lives of animals * Manages a feral cat colony providing a tree house, food, & daily care * Conducts a public feral cat trapping program under the trap / neuter / return policy * Networks with 42 organizations across the U. S. in placing wild & exotic animals * Distributes educational materials * Conducts peaceful public demonstrations to call attention to animal exploitation * Makes presentations at public hearing and forums * Promoting A Cruelty - Free Lifestyle by sponsoring public events and education * Conducts telephone and letter - writing campaigns

For more, read, «Why Feral Eradication Won't Work», by Sarah Hartwell; Zaunbrecher, K., & R. Smith, «Neutering of Feral Cats as an Alternative to Eradication Programs,» Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association, 203, No 3, 8/1/93, 449 - 452;  «A Model for Humane Reduction of Feral Cat Populations», by Michelle S. Chappell, DVM, published in the California Veterinarian September / October 1999, about the use of TNR in San Diego; and this report by the National Pet Alliance and Cat Fanciers» Association, Inc. calling for funding of TNR programs in Santa Clara.Â

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In addition to obtaining information from resources such as Web sites, videos, books, workshops, and conferences, veterinary professionals can get practical experience by working with veterinarians and staff who provide services for feral cats or by participating in a feral cat clinic.

Not when all of them work basically under the jurisdiction of Australian threatened species commissioner Gregory Andrews and environment minister Greg Hunt, who in July 2015 committed themselves to killing two million feral cats by 2020.

Compassionate caregivers work diligently to care for TNR cats and feral cat colonies by providing food, water and some type of shelter.

It has a toxin which simply works by putting the animal to sleep, and the way it operates if it is seeded and placed on a very large scale in those areas where the cats congregate, then we will be able to begin a pathway to eradicating feral cats in significant areas and then to thinning them out in other areas.

If you would like to volunteer by providing hands - on animal care, helping feral and stray community cats, or working at Alliance events, visit our Volunteer with the Alliance page.

On Monday, President and CEO Wayne Pacelle, waded into the feral cat / wildlife debate on his blog (brought to my attention by a helpful reader), noting that HSUS «work [s] for the protection of both feral cats and wildlife.»

Relocating feral cats can work if carefully planned and methodically executed, but suitable places for relocation are hard to come by.

The ASPCA has been working with feral cat caretakers to reduce the number of feral births by providing free spay / neuter services, such as this Mass Spay Day clinic on September 7, 2008.