[BCNnet] Feral Cats
Donald R. Dann
donniebird@yahoo.com
Wed, 7 May 2003 16:38:17 -0500
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Hi BCN Friends –
Here is the headline from a recent edition of Alley Cat Allies News:
“Help Feral Cats
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to kill hundreds of
thousands of cats!
Act now to protect the five million cats in jeopardy as a result of this
misguided proposed policy.”
As I’m sure most of you know, feral and other free-roaming cats are
responsible for the annual killing of hundreds of millions of native birds
and small mammals. To reign in this serious problem, Florida F&W has
proposed a very strong policy "to protect native wildlife from predation,
disease, and other impacts presented by feral and free-ranging cats" in
their state.
In their newsletter Alley Cat Allies are asking their members to write the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Service to express their outrage at this proposal.
It’s really essential that birders and others in the conservation community
counter the effort by what will be thousands of free-roaming cat defenders.
Recently Judy Pollock sent out a request that you email Brad Gruver at
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Service indicating your strong support for their
proposal. Here’s how to reach him. Please do so.
Brad.Gruver@fwc.state.fl.us <mailto:Brad.Gruver@fwc.state.fl.us>
As Judy wrote, “If the Florida FWCC passes a strong policy, it would serve
as a model for other state wildlife agencies to follow when dealing with the
tremendous toll that domestic cats have on wildlife across the country. For
more information on the many problems with TNR, click on the "Managed
Colonies and Trap/Neuter/Release" button at:
http://www.abcbirds.org/cats>www.abcbirds.org/cats
<http://www.abcbirds.org/cats%3Ewww.abcbirds.org/cats> .”
Many thanks for your help.
Donald R. Dann
Highland Park/Lake County
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span =
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News:<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
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color:black'>“Help Feral Cats</span></font><font size=3D1 =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D4 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to =
kill
hundreds of thousands of cats! =
<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D4 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>Act now to protect the five million cats in jeopardy as a result =
of
this misguided proposed =
policy.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D4 =
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>As I’m sure most of you know, feral and other free-roaming =
cats are
responsible for the annual killing of hundreds of millions of native =
birds and
small mammals.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To reign =
in this
serious problem, Florida F&W has proposed a very strong policy =
</span></span></font></span><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>"to
protect native wildlife from predation, disease, and other impacts =
presented by
feral and free-ranging cats" in their state.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span></span></font><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font =
color=3Dblack><o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>In =
their newsletter
Alley Cat Allies are asking their members to write the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Service to express their outrage at this proposal.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s really essential =
that birders and
others in the conservation community counter the effort by what will be
thousands of free-roaming cat =
defenders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D4 =
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>Recently Judy Pollock sent out a request that you email Brad =
Gruver at
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Service indicating your strong support =
for their
proposal.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here’s =
how to reach
him.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please do =
so.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
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href=3D"mailto:Brad.Gruver@fwc.state.fl.us">Brad.Gruver@fwc.state.fl.us</=
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>As Judy wrote, “If the =
Florida FWCC
passes a strong policy, it would serve as a model for other state =
wildlife
agencies to follow when dealing with the tremendous toll that domestic =
cats
have on wildlife across the country. For more information on the many =
problems
with TNR, click on the "Managed Colonies and =
Trap/Neuter/Release"
button at: </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
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mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Many thanks for your =
help.</span></font><font
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12.0pt'>Donald R. Dann<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>
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