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D.C. Cat Count confirms low feral cat population, lots of free-roaming pets

September 26, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Birder claims about feral cats hugely exaggerated             WASHINGTON D.C.––Three years & expenditure of $1.5 million after it started,  the D.C. Cat Count results are in,  if not yet formally published in scientific media. The D.C. Cat Count findings demonstrate chiefly what ANIMALS 24-7 has argued for decades:  both birder and cat advocacy organization claims […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Alley Cat Rescue, George Fenwick, John Marbanks, Merritt Clifton, Nico Dauphine, Tyler Flockhart

Audubon writer allegedly recommended poisoning cats

September 17, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Editor-at-large Ted Williams suspended, then reinstated WASHINGTON D.C.––National Audubon Society president David Yarnold on March 26,  2013 announced that Audubon magazine editor-at-large Ted Williams had been reinstated after a 10-day suspension for allegedly urging the use of the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen to poison feral cats. Though the alleged recommendation was later withdrawn,  it received […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: David Yarnold, George Fenwick, John Marbanks, Merritt Clifton, Mike Lafferty, Peter Wolf, Ted Williams

$1.5 million DC Cat Count: useful, make-work, or compiling a hit list?

July 27, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Counting cats in Washington D.C. & how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall             WASHINGTON D.C.––For $1.5 million,  one could catch,  sterilize,  and microchip all of the approximately 7,000 free-roaming,  not-yet-fixed cats who may be at large in the 68.34 square miles of Washington D.C.,  at an average cost per cat of […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Andrew Rowan, Becky Robinson, Edward Howe Forbush, George Fenwick, Howard & Clara Trumbull, John Marbanks, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Nico Dauphine, Peter Marra, Tyler Flockhart

“Vagrant” or “feral” cats: part 2 of What to Call Cats & why it matters

June 18, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Part 2 of a four-part series.  See also:   What to call cats,  & why it matters: evolving terms;  Feral cats & street dogs;  and “Community cats” vs. community health. Krazy Kat,  alley cats,  & strays In the beginning of the mass media era,  before George Herriman introduced the 1913-1944 Krazy Kat cartoon series,  depicting a much-abused […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Beliefs, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alley cat, Becky Robinson, Ellen Perry Berkeley, feral cat, Howard & Clara Trumbull, John Marbanks, Louise Holton, Maverick Cats, Merritt Clifton

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