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Eradicat in New Zealand
Eradicat? Eradicate cats? In New Zealand? In one sense this fellow is right. Cats are hard wired to hunt and kill anything furry or feathery thing they can get their paws on. And they are very good at it. This can and does harm wildlife. While all of this is true, it still does not follow that the solution is to eradicate cats. Clearly this fellow likes a good suck-up pet like a dog, but that's on him. The Phactors have a wildlife friendly yard: plant cover, water, food, and yes, every now and then some wildlife must be relocated because in general woodchucks exceed our yard's carrying capacity. But our kitty girls don't harm any wildlife even though they dearly would like to. The reason cats harm wildlife is because of irresponsible owners. One, cats are pets, and all the best people have them. Two, as pets as opposed to purposeful breeding stock, they should be neutered. Three, cats should be indoor animals unless supervised. The idea that it's cruel or mean to keep cats inside (incarcerate?) is pure BS. Our kitties only venture out of doors when harnessed and attached to a long lead, or like the F1 who has a tall fenced yard and a lazy cat. Let's face it, you really can't walk a cat, but you can let a cat prowl around, explore, and get some exercise without turning them loose. Would you turn a 5 year old loose in a big box store? Of course not, to do so is irresponsible. Even still every so often a squirrel with lower IQ or a less attentive attitude, neither good for survival, has come close to letting our mightiest hunter get her paws on them and improve the local gene pool. So far it's only been good clean fun allowing both parties some exercise. We can agree with the concept of eradicat by eliminating the circumstances that allow them to go feral.
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A little insight from the oatmeal on this topic.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill
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