On Mon, 25 Sep 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

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It does you no harm whatsoever if I "control" a cat in my neighborhood,
but it does me a great deal of personal harm when that cat continues
to kill the very animals that I encourage to live in my yard. It seems to
me I have more at stake here, and perhaps more responsibility.
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Dennis--

Thanks for, yet again, being the voice of reason in this thread.
It boggles my mind that people can ignore the incredible damage
done by domestic cats...a few years ago, my neighbor trapped a
feral cat..I wish i had photographed it..dirty, scrawny male about
2/3 size who was on the cage with all four feet spitting and
snarling at anyone/anything that came near..needless to say he
was dropped off at animal control and eased over the great divide.
My neighbor got home to find 3 *harmless* tabbies working over
his yard and a robin. He's getting a puppy next week and fencing his
yard..hallelujah! that'll be the end of his private hunting preserve.


I think we're all well advised to trap out the trespassing cats..
This cat business is coming to a head here in Olympia as the
City Council (as opposed to Thurston County, Herb..I'm not
sure what's happening at the county level) is considering a
cat control ordinance..rumor has it that animal control is not
in favor as it will be difficult for them to enforce..
Eric Larsen is lurking on this list and perhaps he could tell us
the status of that ordinance, as he made a presentation on cat
predation to the Ciy Council..
Scott Richardson--is a status report on this ordinance forthcoming
in WOS newsletter?


Dennis---borrow a Hav-a-Hart and trap those dang bird-eaters out
of your yard

A guy I knew who just retired out of Lewis & Clark, used to teach
Biology there. He had a GHO nest in a towering fir near his
office window. During nesting season, he reported that one or the
other of the adults consistently brought in a full grown cat about
once a week..I think we need more owls.

Tom

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