I cant post in the Debate section, so hopefully it's ok here.
This debate is over Bird lovers who think all except indoor cats should be killed.
I belong to a nature site and I read a debate going on over someone who found an injured bird that was attacked by a feral cat.
Some bird lover who works for Audubon society (which is all about birds) made a remark that all indoor cats should be declawed and all wild cats should be trapped and euthanized. He said cats are an invasive species and kill multiple species all over the World and hunt birds and dont eat them they just kill for fun. We know this is not true, they hunt to survive and eat. The issue is like so many other invasive species, people brought them, and they will never be eradicated, especially cats, they are here to stay.
Because cats are so sucessful and thrive in all climates people have a hatred for them over most invasive species due to them being everywhere.
But in areas like the US (where this person lives) most people are cat lovers/owners and if your not your used to seeing cats. Of course this person lives in Montana and I bet laws there are probably not like in the city, where you can kill animals on your property. Sure there are some people who hate cats just for being cats, but now bird lovers hate cats becuase they eat birds. I dont see them complain about eating mice, only because birds are "pretty" so these bird lovers care if they die. Meanwhile pigeons and sparrows are considered pests, and dogs kill as much wildlife, but no, dont go and trap them and kill them, only cats need to die. i've seen dogs eat rabbits,squirrels,chipmunks,snakes, and some slow moving birds they can be just as deadly.
Yet this person has the nerve to say "killing as many cats as possible is the only way to save the birds".
It's people like this that make others think killing cats is ok when it's not. We should not "play god" and decide what species die or live, especially when people keep those animals as pets and god knows you could catch someones pet by mistake and sent it to death if the pounds dont check for microchips.
This sickens me, I would never kill any animal, when clearly cats catch birds to eat, it's that simple. Birds arent going extinct in most areas, clearly nature balances itself out.
Here is the debate you can reads yourself, at least some cat lovers tried to help. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7384322
This debate is over Bird lovers who think all except indoor cats should be killed.
I belong to a nature site and I read a debate going on over someone who found an injured bird that was attacked by a feral cat.
Some bird lover who works for Audubon society (which is all about birds) made a remark that all indoor cats should be declawed and all wild cats should be trapped and euthanized. He said cats are an invasive species and kill multiple species all over the World and hunt birds and dont eat them they just kill for fun. We know this is not true, they hunt to survive and eat. The issue is like so many other invasive species, people brought them, and they will never be eradicated, especially cats, they are here to stay.
Because cats are so sucessful and thrive in all climates people have a hatred for them over most invasive species due to them being everywhere.
But in areas like the US (where this person lives) most people are cat lovers/owners and if your not your used to seeing cats. Of course this person lives in Montana and I bet laws there are probably not like in the city, where you can kill animals on your property. Sure there are some people who hate cats just for being cats, but now bird lovers hate cats becuase they eat birds. I dont see them complain about eating mice, only because birds are "pretty" so these bird lovers care if they die. Meanwhile pigeons and sparrows are considered pests, and dogs kill as much wildlife, but no, dont go and trap them and kill them, only cats need to die. i've seen dogs eat rabbits,squirrels,chipmunks,snakes, and some slow moving birds they can be just as deadly.
Yet this person has the nerve to say "killing as many cats as possible is the only way to save the birds".
It's people like this that make others think killing cats is ok when it's not. We should not "play god" and decide what species die or live, especially when people keep those animals as pets and god knows you could catch someones pet by mistake and sent it to death if the pounds dont check for microchips.
This sickens me, I would never kill any animal, when clearly cats catch birds to eat, it's that simple. Birds arent going extinct in most areas, clearly nature balances itself out.
Here is the debate you can reads yourself, at least some cat lovers tried to help. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7384322