Tony Chavarria
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3920 posts
Mar 14, 2010
6:29 AM
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After reading the article, tell me, just WHO exactly is the special interest group with an agenda that should not have any "standing" in this manner?
"Animal groups: Could ruling lead to hunters shooting cats?
The cat: Common, popular house pet or exotic, dangerous animal?
A number of animal activists have contacted state officials in an effort to head off a potential reclassification of feral cats, which could end the growing number of programs that trap, neuter and return them back into neighborhoods or the wild, and allow them to be hunted.
The state Fish and Game Council has condemned the idea of leaving cats in the wild and now another committee that reports to the state Department of Environmental Protection is studying the issue of TNR programs.
"Nothing has happened or been proposed so far,'' said Michelle Lerner, who works with the Animal Protection League of New Jersey and helped start a TNR program in Mount Olive last summer. "We are trying to work with state agencies to make sure this ridiculous proposal does not see the light of day.''
In a letter sent earlier this month to DEP officials, the APL and seven other groups, including the Humane Society of the United States and the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, protested any effort to reclassify cats.
Such a reclassification could bring an end to TNR programs like those in Morristown, Mount Olive, Netcong, Boonton and Randolph, and could allow hunters to shoot cats.
Some members of the state Fish and Game Council have brought up the issue of feral cats at several meetings, dating back to May 2007, when the council voted unanimously on a resolution stating that feral cats do not belong in the wild.
Council member Leonard Wolgast was the sponsor of the resolution and has brought the issue of feral cats up at several council meetings. Some animal activists have questioned whether he should be allowed to participate in such discussions at all because he is listed as owner of the East Brunswick property where Blumig Kennel, which they say is owned and operated by his wife's family, is located. That kennel contracts with several communities in Central Jersey to pick up and euthanize cats..."
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Last Edited by on Mar 14, 2010 6:30 AM
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donnie james
969 posts
Mar 14, 2010
4:40 PM
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hay tony and list
i hope this law don't come into law........but here in ferron and i think in the state of utah if any animal is on build or in building or chasing the animal on land you got a right to kill that animal and no questions ask about .............and i think that's a fair law here...............
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JMUrbon
980 posts
Mar 14, 2010
5:31 PM
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I am certainly not a cat person but I dont see how if this law were to take affect how you would determine between a feral cat and a persons pet. Now myself I dont care if its a pet or not if it is in my yard or after my birds its gonna get a red ars. Joe
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Scott
2919 posts
Mar 14, 2010
6:48 PM
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Around here Coyotes keep the cats cleaned up.. both pet and feral.. I have yet to have a cat die of old age... feral cats are a real problem on song birds and should be elimated.
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Last Edited by on Mar 14, 2010 9:22 PM
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viper
86 posts
Mar 14, 2010
7:27 PM
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Donny I would think the mt. lions would take care of the cats and stay dogs in ferron some towns like yours don't have animal control because of that.Blake
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donnie james
970 posts
Mar 14, 2010
7:33 PM
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hay blake,
yeah we got animal control here in ferron because i talk to the animal control officer and the secretary of the city back him up that's what they told me
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Donny James
"Fly The Best And Cull The Rest"
"Saying One Thing;Doing Its Another"
"Keep Your Head Planted In The Sky And Wings Spanned Wide"
1996 Piedmont Roller Club Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Portsmouth Roller Club Participation Award System Recipient 1994 '96 '97 And 2000
2001 Limestone,Ohio Sportsman's Club Lifetime Member Recipient
2002Portsmouth Roller Club Certified Judge
2004Portsmouth Roller Club Lifetime Member Recipient
"Miss Portsmouth"NBRC/90/J311 Rusty Dun Check Self Hen First Bird To Get Certified In Portsmouth Roller Club History With A Score Of 53 Judge By Joe Roe The 1993 World Cup Winner And John Bender The 1994 World Cup Winner
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Squabby*32
238 posts
Mar 14, 2010
10:41 PM
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Pardon my ignorance but what does "TNR" stand for?
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Tony Chavarria
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3922 posts
Mar 15, 2010
6:15 AM
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TNR, is spelled out in the caption for the photograph that accompanies the article. Trap - Neuter - Release
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