| CATS, DOGS FRUSTRATE OUTDOORSMEN - OUTDOORS WITH DON COLUMN |
| Written by Don Mulligan |
| Wednesday, November 28, 2012 4:54 PM |
|
CENTRAL INDIANA - Domestic cats and dogs kill and maim more than a billion birds and mammals in the United States every year. Despite several studies outlining the wanton destruction our pets inflict on indigenous species year-round, frustrated outdoorsmen, farmers, educators and environmentalists have few choices to remedy the problem legally. A 1990 University of Wisconsin study revealed that a single free-ranging domestic cat could kill over 1,000 wild animals per year. Nationwide, there are over 60 million rural cats. To read the rest of this article please subscribe or sign in |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:16 PM |