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First, they are prowling the area looking for any young birds, possibly some from my purple martin colony that may have left the nest before they are fully able to fly and are near the ground. I have found the remnants of more than one bird that was captured, killed and eaten by these prowlers.
Secondly, they are looking for a “dumping ground” for their waste and find that in my flower gardens.
And third, there is the midnight serenade by a couple that either don’t get along with each other or are getting along too well.
In an article published in the Outdoor News, a study by Dr. Stanley Temple of Wisconsin stated it is estimated that cats kill between 8 million and 200 million birds a year in that state alone. Why are these cats allowed to run outdoors and kill wildlife?
If there was a pack of dogs with the numbers equal to those of cats running loose, there would be a public uprising to get rid of them.
The Winona Area Humane Society will no longer accept any more captured cats, so what are we to do with them? For the Humane Society to neuter and release them still puts a bird killing, garden “dumping,” ecological polluting critter running around my neighborhood. It is time
to start reducing that population when they are not adopted within a certain time frame at the Humane Society.
Editor’s note: The Winona Area Humane Society does not accept feral cats into the shelter but does assist Winona County residents with a trap, neuter and release program. Feral cats are then released because a feral cat, by definition, is one not socialized and adoptable. If Winona County residents are having a problem with nuisance animals, they are urged to call local law enforcement.
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