A fundamental truth about living with cats.....
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
wild cats
I read this in our local paper today:
Airport cats set for departure
5:00AM Wednesday October 31, 2007
NEW YORK - Authorities at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport began rounding up wild cats and kittens yesterday as part of a plan to get rid of them, despite an outcry by animal rights groups.
Professional animal handlers started to trap cats living near the airport's cargo area, said the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. The cats will then be handed over to Animal Care & Control, a city agency that has put to sleep nearly 12,000 unwanted cats in the past year.
An estimated 75 cats live at the airport, feeding on rats and scraps of food provided by airport workers. The food attracts a variety of animals including birds, which create a hazard for jet engines, the Port Authority says.
Animal rights advocates called the safety hazard claims exaggerated and said the captured cats most likely would be euthanised.
The Port Authority said if animal rights groups adopted the cats, it would agree to pay for their neutering.
It saddens me that the only way some of these issues can be dealt with is be such severe means. Having said that - don't the animal rights groups need to do more than just complain and make sure those cats get adopted!
Airport cats set for departure
5:00AM Wednesday October 31, 2007
NEW YORK - Authorities at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport began rounding up wild cats and kittens yesterday as part of a plan to get rid of them, despite an outcry by animal rights groups.
Professional animal handlers started to trap cats living near the airport's cargo area, said the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. The cats will then be handed over to Animal Care & Control, a city agency that has put to sleep nearly 12,000 unwanted cats in the past year.
An estimated 75 cats live at the airport, feeding on rats and scraps of food provided by airport workers. The food attracts a variety of animals including birds, which create a hazard for jet engines, the Port Authority says.
Animal rights advocates called the safety hazard claims exaggerated and said the captured cats most likely would be euthanised.
The Port Authority said if animal rights groups adopted the cats, it would agree to pay for their neutering.
It saddens me that the only way some of these issues can be dealt with is be such severe means. Having said that - don't the animal rights groups need to do more than just complain and make sure those cats get adopted!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The start
Well, I'm new to all things blog, but I thought I'd give this a try.
About the only things that gets me passionate these days is my beloved moggy and the thought that thousands of other cats out there don't have the love that she does.
I am quite obsessed with my wee girl, so let's see whether I actually have anything to say that anyone else will find interesting.
Catch you later....
About the only things that gets me passionate these days is my beloved moggy and the thought that thousands of other cats out there don't have the love that she does.
I am quite obsessed with my wee girl, so let's see whether I actually have anything to say that anyone else will find interesting.
Catch you later....
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