FLORIDA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION OK'S KILLING CATS

On May 30th, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted
a policy to REMOVE AND KILL ALL FERAL CATS AND KITTENS on any land where
the commission deems the cats to be a threat of any kind to native
wildlife.

A 30 page Feral Cat Issue Assessment prepared by commission staff, and
used as a basis of this policy, states that "...poisoning is not an option
in Florida for numerous reasons. However, cats can be eradicated through
shooting or trapping and euthanasia."

The commission adopted this policy without even considering a large body
of sound scientific evidence refuting the biased and incomplete research
that the commission used to base its decision, and despite the testimony
of Alley Cat Allies, other feral cat experts, and Floridians from
throughout the state.

Alley Cat Allies is now endeavoring not only to fight Florida's decision,
but to educate policy makers about Trap-Neuter-Return programs so that
policies like this will not be passed in other states.

Please visit

http://www.alleycat.org

Click on "Action Center." From there you'll be able to send emails
directly to Florida's policy makers and state tourism agency.

Thanks,

Dee