[QUOTE]
Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
You have to be a big macho manly hot stud with a big penis to kill a cat. 
By ERIN CRAWFORD
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
March 29, 2005
In neighboring Iowa, cats kill some birds, but loss of habitat is the bigger problem, said Doug Harr, wildlife diversity program coordinator at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"We actually have a large number of species of birds in decline in Iowa," Harr said. "Birds have one of the greatest number of declining species of all the forms of wildlife in Iowa . . . We have reason to be concerned about our bird populations, and feral cats are one of the reasons."
"We're never going to get the ferals out," said Ted O'Donnell, a Madison pet store owner who runs an opposition group and maintains the Web site www.DontShootTheCat.com. O'Donnell would like to see cat populations controlled through spaying and neutering.
"Short of genocide, you won't get them all. You'll be perpetually shooting cats . . . and I'm not sure how that would affect our image" as a state.
"Cats are the No. 1 killer of songbirds," said Linda Thomas, president of the Big Bluestem chapter of the National Audubon Society in Ames. "That's above running into glass and power lines."
"It's unfortunate the bird died . . . but it's not hurting the population." [/QUOTE/]
Actually, humans are probably the biggest problem for all animals, including birds-destruction of habitat has caused many animals to become extinct or endangered. Also, over hunting by people (think of the American Buffalo). Saying cats are the number one killer of songbirds is not accurate IMO-but, we as human beings, don't want to admit that we are the ultimate ones that screw up the environment-whether it is through destruction of habitat or not neutering or own pet and letting it roam to create more babies. Of course we can't declare an open season on human beings so we need to take it out on the 4 legged creatures who can't defend themselves
. Human beings are such hypocrites.
There is a problem with cats attacking birds but we created the problem and I believe we need to fix it in a better way than this.
Threaded Mode