Name:
Spookyluv

Name:
Spookyluv
I agree with these comments. Feral cats are doing what cats do -- killing to survive. Feral cats are, because cats were domesticated, a HUMan problem and we cannot just ignore it and think it will go away on its own. The proper response to ferals is to feed them and NEUTER AND SPAY THEM. I also had the experience of caring for ferals in my neighborhood that despicable people in the apartments next door abandoned, and I spayed and neutered everybody I could catch. After two years there were NO MORE NEW KITTENS. If I had ignored them, there would be three times the ferals there that now exist. It's ridiculous for people to just not feed them, what do you expecty them to do -- slowly starve to death? That law in Clovis is a travesty -- it makes my blood boil. I will go sign your petition and do whatever else it takes. You should get testimonials from people like me who did the right thing and REDUCED THE FERAL CAT POPULATION through responsible action. Get people together and appeal that stupid law with FACTS, NOT EMOTION -- you can find plenty of support that responsible feral cat management works and IGNORING THE ISSUE WON'T MAKE IT BETTER -- if I lived in your town we'd make this happen, I can assure you. I am not afraid of speaking up at city council meetings, I have done it before trying to help chained dogs and found that you cannot do anything alone, you must have a large group in order to be effective.
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Having had a lot of experience with feral cats taking care of the ones the people who come and go from the apartments next door dump, I can say that the destruction of birds is regrettable, however, these cats are doing what cats do, killing to survive. The problem always comes back to people -- cats are overpopulated because of human intervention. The only answer is SPAY AND NUETER. It really works. I had several batches of kittens early on before I realized the cats were even here. I started spaying & neutering EVERYBODY utilizing a program where I paid anywhere from $15 to $35. This is the first year of 3 years there are no new kittens. I can tell you that spay & neuter and live and let live the ones that are here really works. A comprehensive program is what is needed, city-wide, state wide. People doing that, over time the numbers could be drastically reduced. It is an issue that cannot continue to be ignored. Then the birds killed would also be reduced. Everybody wins.