aboutsider t1_iwz90y9 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 2:44 PM

Reply to comment by natureboi143 in Allentown becomes 2nd city in Pa. to make declawing cats illegal by fireside_blather

So, unless I have an easy solution that will fix everything immediately then it's worthless? And, do you have any proof that killing feral cats would be a silver bullet? How would that be carried out, by the way? Do you imagine this to be a governmental operation that goes around picking up and picking off ferals? Or, volunteer run? And, do you actually imagine that there are as many cowardly sociopathic cat killers to take out ferals as there are cat loving volunteers to do TNR who aren't afraid of a ten pound animal like you apparently are? And, what's the longevity of such a plan? Do you imagine that you'd just create a kitty genocide and never have to do it again? Let me ask you this, has anyone else ever tried killing ferals in order to reduce the population, and how well has that worked?

Not all animals are equal. Fucking duh.

natureboi143 t1_ix000n8 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 6:04 PM

If you kill feral cats, less feral cats can call wildlife.

How would that be carried out? Many states have programs to reduce nucence wildlife. Like wild hog control programs. Pennsylvania had dog wardens that round up stray dogs. People are also required to get dogs licensed (but not cats, unfortunately). Contractors are also contracted to do that.

I'm not afraid of cats, using names and insults are not making your argument valid. TNR doesn't reduce the problem.

The longevity would be ongoing. You can't just ignore the problem. It requires proper management until people don't let their cats outside.

And yes, feral cats have been eradicated in some places. Specifically on islands where they were decimating wildlife populations. The same has been done with rats.

I hope that answers your qlquestions and soothes whatever anger you have to use all those insults.