30 000 feral cats

[35wailin]

I came across this article on my local newspaper website.

http://www.thesudburystar.com/2016/0...000-feral-cats

After reading the article, I was angered by the "solutions" offered to correct this problem.

The animal welfare freaks have decided that spay/neuter and release the feral cats is a viable solution. Feral cats are a known and major predator of songbirds and small animals.

The article states that getting these cats fixed costs $60. i can't understand why, after being tapped, thy don't euthenize them? The cost would probably be less, and there would be one less cat to be fed and to kill birds and small animals in the wild. Why not encourage local hunters and shooters to kill them on sight? It would cost less than a buck per cat and the hunters get some target practice.

Dont get me wrong, I do not condone abuse of animals in any way, but when you are dealing with an invasive species, handling the problem with a soft hand will not work in the long term. Corrective actions need to be swift and severe if we want to get on top of the problem and solve it once and for all.

[MikePal]

I'm surprised no one has came forward publicly to offer a euthanasia service. I'm sure an organized crowd funding program could enthusiastically raise enough to exterminate them.

I wonder if the health department is monitoring them to ensure they don't pose a danger to public health.

People have to get past the fact that they are cute...if they are feral, they are a public health menace.

[finsfurfeathers]

OK here is my winning submission.
They estimate 30 000 cats and they have a $50 000 for a solution to the problem. Here we go $1 bounty for every cat tail you bring in. Problem solved. So you guys in Norfolk keep your reward for the bounty all I ask for just send me a pheasant permit for this fall.

[Snowwalker]

In New Zealand hunters target feral cats, hedgehogs, and a whole list of invasive species. Just YouTube feral cat hunt. Biggest problem is in most places around here small game other then cats is very very rare, but shooting them on crown land can lead to more problems then you want.

I am sure I could find a few farmers to take fixed feral to control birds, but maybe not too many.

[Bandwagon]

They had 12 presentations from all points of view. I felt the same way initially but in order to not euthanize someone's pet who is on a subsidized income and feedback from experts this was the only realistic solution.

[MikePal]

Why would anyone think investing to 'fix' feral cats is the best solution; because they are still looking at them as 'cute' pets and not as a health problem.

The issue of folks on subsidized income feeding cats and then allowing them to wander freely around the neighbourhood is a whole other issue.

A cat with no tag, wandering freely is a public nuisance.

[terrym]

$60 to spay or nueter a cat? What this is is nothing but the Bambi syndrome. They are cute so they have more value than an ugly animal. If baby seals were ugly and smelled bad nobody would care if they were hunted. Certainly tells you how shallow our society is. If they want to get rid of the problem they should just give the cats to PETA. They kill most everything they get.

[SongDog]

There won't be any small game pretty soon. I hope everyone around there shoots every cat they see

[rippin_355]

$1.8 million, Who is going to pay for that? 😮 Oh right, us!

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[sawbill]

Why would anyone think investing to 'fix' feral cats is the best solution
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Define "fix".