07-29-2017, 08:29 AM
"There are cities and states the actually have decided to import unwanted animals for adoption because their programs are so successful and all their shelters are no-kill."
This is true for dogs. Not so much for cats. Most of the dogs adopted by the Oregon Humane Society are imported from other states, including Hawaii. Unvaccinated (feral) dogs in these locations have an extremely high mortality rate, but feral cats do much better. Oregon experimented with coyote culling around urban areas and when they did the feral cat population exploded. In the end they determined that leaving the coyotes alone as much as possible was the preferred solution.
This is true for dogs. Not so much for cats. Most of the dogs adopted by the Oregon Humane Society are imported from other states, including Hawaii. Unvaccinated (feral) dogs in these locations have an extremely high mortality rate, but feral cats do much better. Oregon experimented with coyote culling around urban areas and when they did the feral cat population exploded. In the end they determined that leaving the coyotes alone as much as possible was the preferred solution.