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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-16-09 12:58 AM
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27. domestic cats are NOT part of North American nature, and when they're fed by humans
and given vet care, and then allowed to hunt extra for fun, it's not a natural predator-prey interaction.
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                    - Yes, humans are the biggest threat, and humans excusing...  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 01:55 PM   #64 
                       - Honestly, I think you have more of an issue with cats than anything else  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 01:58 PM   #65 
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  - One really has to wonder, though  suninvited   Apr-29-09 02:02 PM   #66 
  - Shhh...don't say that  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 02:32 PM   #67 
  - I would ask why you choose to ignore it? I can't.  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 02:57 PM   #70 
     - Apparently, so are cats  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 02:58 PM   #72 
        - Why would I raise feral kittens in my house and find them homes...  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 03:05 PM   #74 
           - You've posted before that you think they should be euthanized instead of TNR  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 03:09 PM   #76 
              - Not to mention this and other obsessive threads about it.  PeaceNikki   Apr-29-09 03:10 PM   #77 
              - I am trying to prevent the extinction of more species of our fauna.  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 03:20 PM   #80 
                 - What about the bigger issues of habitat loss and pollution?  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 03:22 PM   #82 
                 - While SPAMMING DU is commendable and valient, I doubt it's real effective.  PeaceNikki   Apr-29-09 03:27 PM   #84 
                    - +1  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 03:36 PM   #85 
                    - Despite your responses, some have agreed with me.  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 03:38 PM   #86 
              - TNR doesn't work. It doesn't stop the killing! The bird killing goes on,  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 03:15 PM   #78 
                 - You keep ignoring the bigger issue  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 03:21 PM   #81 
                    - You choose to ignore the cats killing the birds, why?  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 03:42 PM   #88 
                       - Because I think the bigger issues of habitat destruction and pollution are where to focus  HarukaTheTrophyWife   Apr-29-09 03:49 PM   #89 
                          - Please explain how that makes you right and me wrong?  BikeWriter   Apr-29-09 04:04 PM   #90 
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