Comments for Save DUMBO's Feral Colony http://savedumbo.com Help Brooklyn's Cats Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by vickie nealis http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-38 vickie nealis Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:51:00 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-38 Feral cats have as much right to life as anyone else. The ladies who are feeding them are doing a great service. How can anyone think that cats are bringing rats? It's in a cat's nature to kill rats and mice - that's how they came to be domesticated in the first place thousands of years ago. To keep the rat and mice population down. Do not refuse permission for the ladies to feed them. Please. Feral cats have as much right to life as anyone else. The ladies who are feeding them are doing a great service. How can anyone think that cats are bringing rats? It’s in a cat’s nature to kill rats and mice - that’s how they came to be domesticated in the first place thousands of years ago. To keep the rat and mice population down.
Do not refuse permission for the ladies to feed them. Please.

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by Basia http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Basia Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:00:59 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-37 @debera I would love to relocate them to a barn or elsewhere but I don't at the moment know anyone who can take them. Relocating ferals is a very delicate process that takes months and it would have to be somehere that one of us can get to easily to check on them. It would be a wonderful miracle if someone stepped forward and offered their property for us. If we fail to be granted permission to continue feeding them, we will remove them. Its not by choice, beleieve me, that we will have to put them in cages, its because both Elizabeth and I have too many cats at home already and can't just let them intergrate immediately without being tested twice. Dr Pierson has commented that relocation is not a humane option, and I agree. JT and his babes are happy there; its all they know. I mean, they do roly polys for me. I can't bear to think of them without me or E to take proper care of them. @debera

I would love to relocate them to a barn or elsewhere but I don’t at the moment know anyone who can take them. Relocating ferals is a very delicate process that takes months and it would have to be somehere that one of us can get to easily to check on them. It would be a wonderful miracle if someone stepped forward and offered their property for us.

If we fail to be granted permission to continue feeding them, we will remove them. Its not by choice, beleieve me, that we will have to put them in cages, its because both Elizabeth and I have too many cats at home already and can’t just let them intergrate immediately without being tested twice.

Dr Pierson has commented that relocation is not a humane option, and I agree. JT and his babes are happy there; its all they know. I mean, they do roly polys for me. I can’t bear to think of them without me or E to take proper care of them.

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by sabrina http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-36 sabrina Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:54:36 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-36 please help these innocent creatures from harm!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please help these innocent creatures from harm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by debera http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-35 debera Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:27:41 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-35 if u get threatened by anyone for feeding your neutered cats...that is a crime...also, post signs all around stating if anyone poisons or harms these neutered cats...that is a crime with a fine.... if u get threatened by anyone for feeding your neutered cats…that is a crime…also, post signs all around stating if anyone poisons or harms these neutered cats…that is a crime with a fine….

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by debera http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-34 debera Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:23:52 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-34 i looked at the photos and thought since there were only 7 cats left there, why wouldn't you relocate them to a barn or sanctuary. . do you have winter shelters there for them? i looked at the photos and thought since there were only 7 cats left there, why wouldn’t you relocate them to a barn or sanctuary. . do you have winter shelters there for them?

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by Marian Hussenbux http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Marian Hussenbux Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:35:17 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-33 We should be applauding and thanking these people for their compassion towards vulnerable creatures. We wish you all the best. We should be applauding and thanking these people for their compassion towards vulnerable creatures. We wish you all the best.

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by Joan Bonanno http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Joan Bonanno Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:44:19 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-32 I also do rescue work in East Harlem and have numerous problems with the tenants in re to feeding my colonies. THe people have threatened me and also threatened to hurt the cats or remove them. There needs to be a law protecting these colonies or what good is TNR if at some point the people want the cats removed or won't let us feed. I informed Neighborhood Cats about my problem and would you believe no one can help. Why can't the Mayor's Office do something since the TNR program is associated with them. I also do rescue work in East Harlem and have numerous problems with the tenants in re to feeding my colonies. THe people have threatened me and also threatened to hurt the cats or remove them. There needs to be a law protecting these colonies or what good is TNR if at some point the people want the cats removed or won’t let us feed. I informed Neighborhood Cats about my problem and would you believe no one can help.

Why can’t the Mayor’s Office do something since the TNR program is associated with them.

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by Jane http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Jane Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:37:10 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-31 This colony of cats is neutered and well cared for. To stop caring for them is cruel and will result in an increase in the number of rats in the area. Please allow Basiz and Elizabeth to continue their work. This colony of cats is neutered and well cared for. To stop caring for them is cruel and will result in an increase in the number of rats in the area. Please allow Basiz and Elizabeth to continue their work.

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by Pam Fioretti http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Pam Fioretti Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:56:32 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-30 I'm gobsmacked! Here we have 2 responsible citizens performing a priceless service - and mindless bureaucracy tries to stop them. Of course rats are not encouraged by the presence of cats - just the contrary! And a colony of neutered , cared-for cats will prevent others from moving in, which is what WILL happen if these moggies are .......well, what,exactly? To expect good people to simply allow any animal to starve is inhumane and despicable. I’m gobsmacked! Here we have 2 responsible citizens performing a priceless service - and mindless bureaucracy tries to stop them.
Of course rats are not encouraged by the presence of cats - just the contrary! And a colony of neutered , cared-for cats will prevent others from moving in, which is what WILL happen if these moggies are …….well, what,exactly? To expect good people to simply allow any animal to starve is inhumane and despicable.

]]> Comment on Please Sign Our Petition! by Lara Jordan http://savedumbo.com/2009/03/please-sign-our-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Lara Jordan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:39:49 +0000 http://savedumbo.com/?p=17#comment-29 In inner cities the presence of cats discourages the presence of rats. Please allow Basia & Elizabeth to continue their stirling work. In inner cities the presence of cats discourages the presence of rats. Please allow Basia & Elizabeth to continue their stirling work.

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