Organikos posted: " We have Jonathan Franzen to thank for some of the best writing on caring more about birds, and he helps close out 2023 with a detailed look at the implications and complications of a cat population explosion: How the "No Kill" Movement Betrays Its Na" Organikos Franzen, In The Interest Of Birds, Debunks The No Kill Myth Organikos Dec 30 A long-serving animal-control officer described a system intensely pressured to keep animals moving through it. "No Kill sounds great," the officer said. "But it's a myth."Illustration by Antoine Maillard We have Jonathan Franzen to thank for some of the best writing on caring more about birds, and he helps close out 2023 with a detailed look at the implications and complications of a cat population explosion: How the "No Kill" Movement Betrays Its Name By keeping cats outdoors, trap-neuter-release policies have troubling consequences for city residents, local wildlife—and even the cats themselves. This past June, at the height of kitten season in Los Angeles, Gail Raff got a call for help from the neighborhood of Valley Glen, where a young woman had trapped a cat that needed fixing. Although the City of Los Angeles subsidizes the sterilization of unowned cats, appointments at clinics are hard to come by, and Raff was known in the animal-rescue world as a trapper who secures as many appointments as she can. Continue reading Franzen, In The Interest Of Birds, Debunks The No Kill Myth Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Manage your email settings or unsubscribe.

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