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Hunters claim cats are killing birds.

There is not a bird that cannot fly away before a cat reaches it.

Birds are faster than cats.

Cats are killing rats, mice and other vermin.

If there are too many cats, it is the fault of people who let their cats multiply and then discard the young to fend for themselves.

Farmers, who are also hunters, are notorious for having unaltered barn cats that reproduce all year long.

People who think they are doing good deeds by feeding these feral cats are only compounding the trouble.

Feeding without surgery only exacerbates the problem.

Many animal-rights organizations promote the concept of TNR, which means “trap, neuter, release.” Instead of killing these poor, homeless, hungry cats, it is time we educated the public to spay and neuter their animals.