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Our
vision is to have a community where no
kittens are born
wild on the street, where no cat capable of living in a home is lacking
one, and where no adult feral cats go wanting for food, water, and
appropriate care and concern.
 CATS
INDOORS
A WORD OF CAUTION ABOUT "CATS INDOORS" CAMPAIGNS In 1997, the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a well financed special interest group, fired the first shot in the war against felines with their "Cats Indoors!" campaign. After a slow start, the effort generated substantial results in 2003. The primary purpose of their lobbying campaign is the elimination of all outdoorcats- strays, ferals and pets. Indeed, they specifically recommend that homeless and lost cats should be captured and sent to local shelters, knowing full well that most will be killed. The Feline Resistance PRBO,
(Point
Reyes Bird Observatory) is
a nonprofit organization dedicated to
advancing conservation through bird and ecosystem research. It was
founded in 1965 as Point Reyes Bird Observatory in Marin County,
California. PRBO relocated
their main office into the Petaluma, California Wetlands,
between Shollenberger Park and
Petaluma Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility.
Here
is
what PRBO
urge ranchers and farmers do to "control predators and pests:"
"Use
traps, not cats, to control
rodents
in hay barns and tack rooms. Keep cats indoors. Bells
on the
collar are not enough. "
"Control mice and rodent populations by the methods suggested above eliminating the need for stable cats." "Reduce feral cat populations, don't feed strays and spay and neuter all house cats." "In other words, ABC and PRBO wants cats to disappear from the face of the earth. And in Petaluma, California they are trying to do just that." "I would never, ever, donate to an organization that promotes the killing of animals."  Select
carefully the
organizations you
donate to. Beware of
organizations that promote "Cats Indoors." The primary purpose of
their lobbying campaign is the elimination of all outdoor cats -
strays, feral and pets. An example of these organizations are:
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Point Reyes Bird Observatory
(PRBO.)
PRBO main office
is located into the
Petaluma Wetlands between Ellis Creek and Shollenberger Park.
City of Petaluma, California animal shelter management followed ABC and
PRBO recommendations to draft an ordinance in 2004 and since then they
have been killing thousands of
innocent and homeless cats.
BEWARE, this can
happen in your
city. I
ask that you not give to organizations that call for "Cats
Indoors" - until they unite with others and adopt a humane
solution for
all homeless cats in America.
A
Home for Every Cat
Is our vision realistic? Our
vision is to have a
community where no kittens are born
wild on the street, where no cat capable of living in a home is lacking
one, and where no adult feral cats go wanting for food, water, and
appropriate care and concern.
Is our vision
realistic? Even in a perfect world it would take a long
time. Cities all around America are working at reducing the
homeless cat populations. Millions cats are homeless in America
and each city, county, state has
an obligation to treat these cats humanely while working together to
reducing the population. Killing cats year
after year is cruel and does not make common sense while they continue
to breed. Petaluma needs to join other cities across America and
endorse a trap, neuter, return program. (TNR)
Some organizations compaign for "Cats Indoors" is unrealistic, radical and cruel to all homeless and lost cats. These cats have been victimized already by being lost or abandoned and to call for all homeless cats to be trapped or left to die is appalling and distressing. I ask that you not give to organizations that call for "Cats Indoors only" - until they unite with others and adopt a humane solution for all homeless cats in America. Cats are
banned from most areas of the City of Petaluma by an ordinance modeled
after "Cats Indoors" organizations such as PRBO and ABC
 A
feral cat is a
descendent
of a family pet who became homeless by abandonment or being lost.
They should be trapped,
spay/neutered,
released (TNR) and
a person assigned to their well-being until they die a natural death.
These
cats are our failure to control the population and they deserve humane
treatment.
Cats under
my care were protected from busy streets by installing a
"cat fence." The cats had access to outdoors but could not get
out of the yard and could not climb trees. The cat fence also
kept other cats from entering the yard. I recommend a cat fence
for homes with cats.
Beware of
organizations that promote "cats-Indoors only"
Before you donate to an organization, read carefully what they stand for. If they promote the Cats-Indoors only, think twice before sending them a donation. "Cats-Indoors"
propaganda is meant to kill all cats found
outside. Don't buy into it. Fight this aggressively or soon
we will have laws, "Cats Indoors Only" and rats and mice all over the
place.
Cats have
rights, too! They have a place in our ecosystem.
Be their voices and speak up for them.
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City
of Petaluma Animal Services
Advisory Committee
Meeting: Wednesday August 6, 2008 7:00pm Lucchesi Center 320 No. McDowell Blvd Petaluma, California 94954 707-778-4396 Update: August 10, 2008 The
subcommittee submitted their recommendations to Petaluma City
Council.
They recommend to remove 1/2 mile around the wetlands and one block around city parks. It is a small victory and now it is up to Petaluma City Council. August 27, 2008 According
to Mayor Pamela Torliatt, the ordinance is not
scheduled for consideration, and will not be on the
Council agenda for September or October. So we are looking for a
November or December and could even be a January 2009 decision
with new council in place.
Attention: Feral cat ordinance will be decided by Petaluma City Council, Monday May 18, 2009 7:00 P.M. Petaluma City Hall Come and speak for these homeless cats. 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 phone: 707.778.4360 fax: 707.778.4554 email: cityclerk@ci.petaluma.ca.us Please spread the Little
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Petaluma Feral Cats Tribute to Max, Petaluma Police K-9 Officer My Rescued Kittens  A Little Tabby speaks for the feral cats of the world Trap Spay Neuter A Family and their Pet Potbellied Pigs The Northern California Bulletin Board A voice for our companion animals Prayers
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that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to
protection by man from the cruelty of man."
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Memory of Damini
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