05-03-2024, 10:50 AM
You guys seem to be having so much fun, I hate to interrupt but I have a few questions about this.
What is the desired result of not feeding the cats? Are we expecting that the cats will all die of starvation and the nene will live happily ever after? Aside from not sounding very humane, I doubt that it will work that way. More likely, the cats will just be hungrier, more aggressive, and less healthy from having to forage for garbage, rats, birds and perhaps a few nene eggs or chicks.
Also, the article says the infection is “spread only in the feces of feral cats”. Why not domestic cats? Could it be the better quality of food and care that they get? Hmmm.
Don’t get me wrong. I care about the nene. I care about all animals, even cats, although I’m more of a dog person. I hope there is a solution, I’m just not sure that this is it. But I guess I should just believe that the DLNR knows what they’re doing. Their track record speaks for itself.
What is the desired result of not feeding the cats? Are we expecting that the cats will all die of starvation and the nene will live happily ever after? Aside from not sounding very humane, I doubt that it will work that way. More likely, the cats will just be hungrier, more aggressive, and less healthy from having to forage for garbage, rats, birds and perhaps a few nene eggs or chicks.
Also, the article says the infection is “spread only in the feces of feral cats”. Why not domestic cats? Could it be the better quality of food and care that they get? Hmmm.
Don’t get me wrong. I care about the nene. I care about all animals, even cats, although I’m more of a dog person. I hope there is a solution, I’m just not sure that this is it. But I guess I should just believe that the DLNR knows what they’re doing. Their track record speaks for itself.