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Are feral cats protected by law?

PoC avatarPosted on March 10, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 19, 2021

Are feral cats protected under the law? The critical factor is that it depends where you live. There is a huge variation geographically. For instance, in some countries feral cats will have no protection under the law. They can be … Continue reading →

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Contracting out stray cat control is cheaper than a county doing it themselves

PoC avatarPosted on October 27, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada (adjacent to the capital city, Edmonton) do not have bylaws or rules concerning stray cats. This bothers the citizens of the county and as a consequence they complain. One of the council … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged animal control, animal law, animal shelters, canada, stray cats | 2 Replies

City legislators encounter the problem of differentiating between feral and domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on July 26, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 26, 2020

This little feral cat story, from Philip Joens of the Des Moines Register, highlights a problem which is at the root of many attempts by city legislators/administrators to better manage the feral cat population in their jurisdiction. Jefferson City in … Continue reading →

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3 steps to reducing feral cat numbers in the USA

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2019

The harsh reality is that the only way to reduce feral cat numbers in the US is through properly enforced legislation. No one wants it. People don’t like their freedoms curtailed. And state and federal governments in the US are … Continue reading →

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Senior citizen has made it his life’s mission to care for feral and stray cats

PoC avatarPosted on December 10, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 10, 2019

This is the feel-good story of Willie Ortez, a senior citizen approaching 80 years old (different sources give different ages) who has made it his life’s mission to care for several colonies of feral and stray cats in the Hartford, … Continue reading →

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Hilliard Council rethinking proposed law to ban feeding feral cats after many objections

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 27, 2019

HILLIARD, Ohio: I don’t have access to any of the American websites reporting this story which is of interest to me because these websites do not comply with European Union regulations on privacy and rather than complying they simply make … Continue reading →

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You can’t make laws to stop people feeding feral cats

PoC avatarPosted on October 13, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 13, 2019

It is impractical, for two reasons, to make laws which stop people feeding feral cats. Firstly, it is almost impossible to enforce such a law bearing in mind the manpower available in a police department to do the job and … Continue reading →

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When it comes to the law, feral cats are like marginalised women, often prostitutes and drug users

PoC avatarPosted on October 9, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 9, 2019

Today, I was reading a story about Samuel Little who confessed last year to a 4-decade murder rampage across America in which 93 murders took place and of which 50 have been verified by the FBI who believe that all … Continue reading →

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A person who regularly feeds a cat on their property is presumed to be the owner

PoC avatarPosted on September 25, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 25, 2019

The title to this post is very similar to the words used in an updated law concerning Plattsburgh, New York. The existing law is called Dogs and Cats at Large. The updating, carried out by an amendment to the law, … Continue reading →

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Australia’s deliberate poisoning of feral cats is essentially a crime

PoC avatarPosted on February 20, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 20, 2019

Elisa has written about the planned attempt to exterminate feral cats on the Dudley Peninsular on Kangaroo Island which my research tells me is in the Australian state of South Australia (link to article). The authorities of that state have … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged 1080 poison, animal law, australia, australia feral cat, cat poison, killing cats | 6 Replies

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