Subject: Re: FWD>Feral cats and Quail (f
Date: Aug 2 11:20:09 1994
From: Sharon Talbert - stalbert at u.washington.edu


Chuck, I agree up to a point about the impact cats have had on quail,
which are a favorite bird of mine. Loss of habitat and small boys are
another large factor, however.

As for those who regularly feed, Friends of Campus Cats at least is
spaying and neutering those we feed. Others have done the same. (In
fact, I only know of two "problem feeders" who feed regularly and messily
and have not spayed or neutered other than those they have taken home.)

The mission of Friends of Campus Cats is to reduce the population of feral
cats on campus, not add to their numbers. We are doing this in a
practical and humane manner, by testing for lethal disease,
spaying/neutering, giving rabies injections, and releasing. We are now
marking those animals we release with a "tipped" ear and hope that the
University will see clear to release those processed animals if they are
trapped.

On 2 Aug 1994, Isabel Landsberg wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 09:23:40 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Charles Easterberg <easterbg at u.washington.edu>
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> When I first came to Seattle 25 years ago, california quail were common in
> the city and at the University. Over about 5 years, we trapped and
> removed over 100 feral cats from campus, including several road kills.
> However, several people feed cats regularly and systematically, and in the
> period of time this has gotten well under way, quail have disappeared from
> campus; I haven't heard one for years. Simililarly, I rarely hear a quail
> on the way to work along the Burke Gilman trail or in my neighborhood
> anymore. I suspect a big boom in cats as pets today vs two-three decades
> ago. Dogs are almost invariably confined to urban yards unless the owner
> wants to lose them, and could not be a significant cause of urban quail
> mortality. Cats, however, due to their independent and roving nature,
> rarely seem to do well confined to homes, although I know a couple which
> won't set paw 1 outdoors.
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> I am concluding that where man goes with his cats, the quail is a certain
> casualty.
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