Fixing 66 cats in 2008 could have fixed the problem. Feeding stations put three times that many at risk. WASHINGTON D.C.––Pending possible further appeals, U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss on May 20, 2026 appears to have ended the Battle of the Cats at the historic El Morro castle in San Juan, Puerto Rico, […]
Why is the Battle of the Cats the longest in the 436-year history of El Morro?
Losing patience with cat-feeders, the National Park Service wants 200 cats gone SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico; WARREN, Vermont; NEW YORK CITY––El Morro, formally the Castillo de San Felipe, guarding the entrance to San Juan harbor, Puerto Rico since 1589, has survived at least seven sieges, from a 1595 British attack by Francis Drake to the […]
Shooting war: cats win, feeders lose in East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District agrees to ceasefire if cat rescuers remove cats from sensitive wildlife areas OAKLAND, California––Histrionic headlines and activist alerts aside, what the East Bay Regional Park District board of directors really did at a heated June 15, 2021 meeting over cat policy was to: Permanently reassign staff biologist David “Doctor […]
Was shooting cat with arrow prelude to a “Texas no-kill massacre”?
Bowhunter vet’s defense includes claim that shooting strays is Texas rural tradition AUSTIN, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO––Veterinarian Kristen Lindsey, of Brenham, Texas, who allegedly shot a cat through the head with an arrow in April 2015 and posted a photo of herself holding the cat up by the arrow, is still licensed to practice for […]