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["Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Cats aren't considered as much of a problem because they don't attack 
people, usually. A scratch from a cat can cause an infection, but you rarely 
die from it, and most stray cats will run away. Same can't be said about dogs. 
However, I also think that police, etc... care ONLY when human life is at risk 
and often couldn't care LESS if it is otherwise. Think how times people have 
warned about pollution and its effects on wildlife over the years. It wasn't 
until rivers caught on fire and entire towns (such as LoveCanal) had to be 
relocated that anyone in authority began to take these issues seriously. It's 
part of the NIMBY Syndrome - "if it's Not In My BackYard, I couldn't care less 
about it/if it doesn't affect me directly/won't cost me my job, why should I 
care?" 

Michael

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: IE Ries 
  To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:08 AM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: stray cats



  >Irene now wonders if we could also make an appointment for all the
  irresponsible owners, too!<

  Yeah, I know about the humane traps...our property manager is already
  working on that.  I did try to contact the local animal control office, but
  they were useless.  They stated they loaned all their traps out and never
  got them back, and they can't come and collect the cats, just problem dogs
  or wildlife.

  I find that completely ridiculous because cats are FAR more of a problem
  around here then dogs ever could be, and we've got dwindling wildlife as it
  is (I refuse to ever consider wildlife a "nuisance" since it's supposed to
  be here and cats are an invasive, introduced species).

  I'm hoping the humane traps our property management company is going to use
  will work.  I'm tired of cats constantly hanging around, and jumping THROUGH
  my kitchen window to come after birds.

  Irene Ries
  Southside Richmond



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 8:11 AM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: stray cats


  >     A shot gun works wonders for strays. I'm kidding! Stray cats are a
  major peeve of mine, though the problem is the owners. It's not the cat's
  fault. Humane traps can be set and the animal taken to a local Humane
  Society or Pet Rescue organization. Contact either the police or a pet store
  that works with a  pet rescue group (or the group themselves). They might be
  able to help you.
  >
  > Michael Shapiro
  > sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: IE Ries
  >   To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  >   Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 11:45 PM
  >   Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Ginter today
  >
  >
  >
  >   There's one along the throughway at the back of my townhouse (we don't
  have
  >   separate yards).  Every spring and summer, the birds and I enter into an
  >   agreement:  I get whatever I can reach and they get the rest!  I have
  seen
  >   birds really shake that tree down for berries, too, but I didn't realize
  >   that ST's like it so much.
  >
  >   Unfortunately, we have so many stray cats running loose around here, I
  >   wonder if any birds will hang around it.  Anyone have ideas on how to
  >   permanently rid an area of stray cats?
  >
  >   Frustrated Irene
  >   Southside Richmond
  >
  >
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: "Al Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  >   To: "Audubon Listserve" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  >   Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:12 PM
  >   Subject: [va-richmond-general] Ginter today
  >
  >
  >   > At Ginter Bot Gardens today we walked around the main pond and the
  >   Children's Garden toward the upper pond, and there is a large mulberry
  tree
  >   full of ripe mulberries there on the left side of the gravel road. We
  were
  >   under it and noticed a Scarlet Tanager about 8 feet away, only about 8
  feet
  >   off the ground. That was the closest we had ever been to a Scarlet
  Tanager.
  >   Before I could gather my senses and lift the camera, which had a 400 mm
  lens
  >   attached, the bird was out of that tree and into a nearby oak. Then we
  saw
  >   the female in the oak as well. Later we saw them again several times,
  but
  >   never that close again. If you know of a mulberry tree that is ripe you
  can
  >   use it to your advantage. They are very good at attracting all sorts of
  >   birds this time of year.
  >   >
  >   > Al Warfield
  >   >
  >   >
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