Cats are among the most effective predators in the animal kingdom and the fact people like to cuddle with them changes it no more than Washington's cuddling changes the fact the Saudis are terrorists. (Mail: Why we should KILL every stray cat in Britain)
Note: London does it too but they're even more crooked than Washington. They also have a preternatural fascination with cat cuddling so apparently there's an association.
The author has a fair point since cats are one of the most destructive creatures on the planet and that wouldn't be such a terrible thing if their destructiveness were treated with respect but cat owners typically take no responsibility for their pets and let them reproduce at will.
There's a TNR approach (i.e. Trap-Neuter-Release) but that has no more chance of success than bringing back commercial airships or trickle-down economics. When there are millions of animals in question, trapping them becomes as practical as training mosquitos for an aerial circus.
Likely not much will come as a result of the book since dealing with human irresponsibility is just one more area in which humans are entirely irresponsible.
This situation isn't the same on a farm versus the city since people on farms know their cat populations and keep track of them whereas people in the city couldn't care less. That sort of thing is typical of humans too since relatively few good human attributes are retained by the ones who sell their souls for the city ... and for feral cats.
Note: London does it too but they're even more crooked than Washington. They also have a preternatural fascination with cat cuddling so apparently there's an association.
The author has a fair point since cats are one of the most destructive creatures on the planet and that wouldn't be such a terrible thing if their destructiveness were treated with respect but cat owners typically take no responsibility for their pets and let them reproduce at will.
There's a TNR approach (i.e. Trap-Neuter-Release) but that has no more chance of success than bringing back commercial airships or trickle-down economics. When there are millions of animals in question, trapping them becomes as practical as training mosquitos for an aerial circus.
Likely not much will come as a result of the book since dealing with human irresponsibility is just one more area in which humans are entirely irresponsible.
This situation isn't the same on a farm versus the city since people on farms know their cat populations and keep track of them whereas people in the city couldn't care less. That sort of thing is typical of humans too since relatively few good human attributes are retained by the ones who sell their souls for the city ... and for feral cats.
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Survival of the fittest controls cat populations in the country.
The still breed quickly but the offspring rarely make it to adulthood. They have no predators eating them in the city.
The same is true of the dogs brought out to the country by the owners who grow tired of them. The dogs usaully starve unless found first. The offspring are usauly dinner for a hawk etc.
Survival of the fittest always works unless it is interferred with by an outside source.
In the city we call that Government
Your main point is the last one with survival of the fittest works until something interferes with it. The biggest problem comes when cats are introduced in a place where the residents have no experience with them and those residents are going to get eaten. In the city is where things mostly go out to lunch since dogs won't get away with forming packs in the city but solo cats can slink around anywhere they like.
The book author's reaction is mostly to sell books but there's still a substantial problem with feral felines so instead Brits cull badgers. Whew.
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