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| Why Do Cats Hate Us Pt 3-Wisc. Hunter Wants Open Season for Cats |
| 2005-03-07 |
| Wisc. Hunter Wants Open Season for Cats MADISON, Wis. Mar 7, 2005 — Hunter Mark Smith welcomes wild birds on to his property, but if he sees a cat, he thinks the "invasive" animal should be considered fair game. Me 'n the boyz. Wez goot pay this fella a visit tonight. He dunt have sucha good at-e-tude! The 48-year-old firefighter from La Crosse has proposed that hunters in Wisconsin make free-roaming domestic cats an "unprotected species" that could be shot at will by anyone with a small-game license. Da shhootin' can go bo't wayz His proposal will be placed before hunters on April 11 at the Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring hearings in each of the state's 72 counties. "I get up in the morning and if there's new snow, there's cat tracks under my bird feeder 
I look at them as an invasive species, plain and simple," Smith said. Wez got to make him an offa he cant refooz Smith's proposal has horrified cat lovers, but is seen by others as a way to stop cats from killing wild birds. Da man don' undastand the flavor of sparrow sushi. University of Wisconsin-Madison wildlife ecology professor Stanley Temple, who trapped more than 100 cats and analyzed their stomach contents during a four-year study, has estimated that between 7.8 million and 219 million birds are killed by rural cats in Wisconsin each year. Wez cats. we killz boydz. "It's obviously a very controversial proposal," Temple said, but added, "I think there really is a basis for having a debate about it." Derez anodda one. He needz a visit too. The Conservation Congress is a five-member elected body whose duty is to advise the Department of Natural Resources and the Legislature on natural resources issues. DNR attorney Tim Andryk said the vote would simply be "an advisory recommendation" to state lawmakers. My clients are concerned about "advisory votes" taken by humans on issues concerning cats. "We (the DNR) don't have authority to regulate domestic animals. Legislation would have to be passed to accomplish this," Andryk said. "You might also have to amend laws relating to abuse of domestic animals." Amend at your owen risk. There are claws on the prowl. But Temple said he thinks legislation is not needed. He said the department does have the authority to declare rural cats an unprotected species because unclaimed cats can be considered nonnative wildlife species like house mice, Norway rats, pigeons and starlings. Da man jus' dun't get it!! "If they are not a pet, if somebody doesn't claim ownership, they become a nonnative wildlife species and not entitled to protection by the state," he said. Wez got our own meanz of da protection too! |
| Posted by:Don Furleone and Consigliere Mr. Tinkles |
| #3 Atomic Conspiracy : Figures lie & Liars figure (A. Lincoln?) |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-07 5:36:46 PM |
| #2 "University of Wisconsin-Madison wildlife ecology professor Stanley Temple, who trapped more than 100 cats and analyzed their stomach contents during a four-year study, has estimated that between 7.8 million and 219 million birds are killed by rural cats in Wisconsin each year." Roman soothsayers also read entrails, but they could produce more precise figures. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2005-03-07 5:26:32 PM |
| #1 Here in Western Australia we poison them. Much more effective. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-03-07 5:23:06 PM |