Did you guys see this thing about Wisconsin trying to pass legislation to hunt wild cats? Feral cat whatever you want to call them. This is from the article:
"At least two other upper Midwestern states, South Dakota and Minnesota, allow wild cats to be shot -- and have for decades. Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior, said Kevin Kyle with that state's Department of Natural Resources."
"Every year in Wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials. Despite the astounding numbers, Smith's plan has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers."
A radio talk show host I listen to (Tammy Bruce) was blowing a gasket about this. A guy called in and told her of the damage to wildlife that even the common house cat makes, let alone wild cats. She went on to blast people for hunting morning doves. She said "Ohh how hard is that, shooting a dove." (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA) Well, as mush as I enjoy listening to her show, and agree with her about 70% of the time...sometimes she is just off base.
She went on to say "how would you feel if it was an open season on stray dogs?'' Well, if the stray dog was obviously wild and chasing deer, I would blast it. I have never seen this and don't hope to, but the law allows it. I do know one thing, this will pizz off PETA, and that is always a good thing. If you don't want your cat shot, keep it inside and put a freaking collar in it. I don't think it is that hard if you love your cat.
"At least two other upper Midwestern states, South Dakota and Minnesota, allow wild cats to be shot -- and have for decades. Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior, said Kevin Kyle with that state's Department of Natural Resources."
"Every year in Wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials. Despite the astounding numbers, Smith's plan has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers."
A radio talk show host I listen to (Tammy Bruce) was blowing a gasket about this. A guy called in and told her of the damage to wildlife that even the common house cat makes, let alone wild cats. She went on to blast people for hunting morning doves. She said "Ohh how hard is that, shooting a dove." (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA) Well, as mush as I enjoy listening to her show, and agree with her about 70% of the time...sometimes she is just off base.
She went on to say "how would you feel if it was an open season on stray dogs?'' Well, if the stray dog was obviously wild and chasing deer, I would blast it. I have never seen this and don't hope to, but the law allows it. I do know one thing, this will pizz off PETA, and that is always a good thing. If you don't want your cat shot, keep it inside and put a freaking collar in it. I don't think it is that hard if you love your cat.
issed: Maybe we should put a season on the those kitty owners, like $1,000 fine if you allow your cat to roam. The primary reason to lack of song birds in the US is cats, habitat loss is right behind it. In the Twin cities the lack of song birds is startling. A big metro area where the discharge of guns is verbotum. I remember reading about the WI cat controversy a while back--and a DNR report, if I remember correctly it said some like 400+ million birds are killed in WI alone by cats. 
