Animals
This is TERRIBLE!
You can contact New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife by mail to let them know you object to feral cats being reclassified as an exotic or dangerous animal.
N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife
P.O. Box 400
Trenton, NJ 08625-0400
or click here to go to their website.
The man behind this awful legislation benefits from killing cats.
Thankfully TNR has a lot of supporters
Read the whole article Animal groups: Could ruling lead to hunters shooting cats?
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A number of animal activists have contacted state officials in an effort to head off a potential reclassification of feral cats, which could end the growing number of programs that trap, neuter and return them back into neighborhoods or the wild, and allow them to be hunted.
This is TERRIBLE!
You can contact New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife by mail to let them know you object to feral cats being reclassified as an exotic or dangerous animal.
N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife
P.O. Box 400
Trenton, NJ 08625-0400
or click here to go to their website.
Council member Leonard Wolgast was the sponsor of the resolution and has brought the issue of feral cats up at several council meetings. Some animal activists have questioned whether he should be allowed to participate in such discussions at all because he is listed as owner of the East Brunswick property where Blumig Kennel, which they say is owned and operated by his wife's family, is located. That kennel contracts with several communities in Central Jersey to pick up and euthanize cats.
The man behind this awful legislation benefits from killing cats.
Thankfully TNR has a lot of supporters
TNR programs, bolstered by the 2004 report of the New Jersey Animal Welfare Task Force, have a lot of support.
The state Department of Health and Senior Services has jurisdiction over animal control issues, including stray cats. It has not taken a position on TNR but does talk about managed cat colonies as one solution.
The Sheriffs' Association of New Jersey discussed the issue this week and plans to join the animal activists in opposing any reclassification of cats that would allow them to be hunted and is asking Wolgast to recuse himself from the issue.
The groups say the Fish and Game Council should back off and not try to fix what isn't broken."We've seen TNR reduce feral cat numbers and reduce the numbers of complaints,'' Lerner said. "This is really inappropriate for the council.''
Read the whole article Animal groups: Could ruling lead to hunters shooting cats?
- Yin & Yang (national Feral Cat Day)
As you can imagine this is a cause very dear to our hearts. Feral cats are not socialized to people. And therefore, they are not adoptable. Feral cats don’t belong indoors and are typically wary of us. However, as members of the domestic cat species...
- Photo Hunt : Miniature & National Feral Cat Day
We call Artemisia Mini Meow because she is smaller then the rest of us and she has a tiny meow you can barely hear. You might say she is a MINIATURE kitty. While she may be a MINIATURE kitty she has a big mission today. She wants to tell you about National...
- Michelin Wants To Dump Cats To A Kill Shelter
We just read some horrible news over at Forever Homes For Everyone. Michelin North America has their U.S. headquarters in South Carolina. Many employees there have been taking care of the strays and the feral cats for years. No longer. Employees at the...
- October 16 Is National Feral Cat Day
October 16 is National Feral Cat Day—a day for us to think about the outdoor cats in our neighborhood. Feral cats exist in every community. These cats are the same species as domestic cats, but are not socialized to humans and can’t be adopted into...
- We Are Enraged At This Heartless Blogger
We all have tears in our eyes after reading Podunk Wisconsinites and the Feral Cat. In April 2005, my fine state supported a proposal to make feral cats an unprotected species, a classification that would allow them to be hunted and killed. Despite the...