DON' T KILL NEW BALTIMORE CATS
Do NOT kill New Baltimore catsThe hamlet of New Baltimore decided to kill all the stray and feral cats, starting May 12th 2002. The reasons given are: overpopulation, health and safety issues and "the... continue reading »
"There is always an alternative to killing"
""Nature fills a void""
"There is no reason to kill all these poor creatures. It is not there fault that people did not get their cats spayed or neutered and these poor animals just reproduced and reproduced. Something should be done about the people who do not spay or neuter the"
"To kill stray cats is definately a lazy decision that reflects poorly on the New Baltimore community. There are other successful programs to learn from. How can anyone believe killing is the best option! Educate yourselves!"
"Have local vets spay/neuter feral cats and release them. This has worked very well here. Do not kill them!"
"Spay, Neuter, Release... Think about it for the animals' sake. These animals depend upon us to do the right thing by them; not to dishonor them, and ourselves, by considering them disposable."
"I have used the trap/neuter/return method to totally control feral cat overpopulation in my area. There is absolutely no reason to kill feral cats. Furthermore, as nature abhors a vacuum, this will not solve your problem."
"Please don't do that to those innocent cats. Remember it's the human beings ' fault."
"there ARE better more humane options"
"Spaying and neutering the cats will eventually stop the problem. What is needed is for people to stop letting animals breed uncontrolled. The answer is to prevent people from adopting cats that are unaltered."
"trap/neuter/release Please!"
"I support this cause - please let me know if there is anything I can do to help."
"Trap and Kill has repeatedly been proven to not work at all -- the only real long term solution is trap-neuter-&-release, more commonly refered to as TNR. Not only is TNR more effective, ecconomical, it is also FAR more humane, and if free/low cost sp"
"UNESCO Manifesto 2000 - Code of Ethics http://www.unesco.org/manifesto2000/default.asp?part=ind/usa/369/uxu"
"pLEASE CONSIDER WHAT HARM YOUR DOING BY DESTROYING THESES BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS, WE THE PEOPLE EXPECT MORE COMPASSION AND THIS ACT OF DISTRUCTION WILL NOT GO UN-NOTICED, THEIR SURLEY IS A BETTER SOLUTION TO UN-WANTED CATS AND KITTENS yOU THE ELECTED OFFICIALS"
"Please contact Alley Cat Allies (202-667-3630) and Alley Cat Rescue (301-699-3946) to learn how to permanently and humanely mitigate this problem."
"This is an outdated, heinous and inhumane way to deal with ferals and strays. PLEASE contact Alley Cat Allies. They will TEACH you and your community about trap-neuter-return policies and why they work in the long term. They can also give you numerous exa"
