The Hunting of Feral Cats should not be allowed in Wisconsin. Although they may cause harm to other small birds and wild life but their hunting is very extreme.
Introduction
Feral cats are the 'wild' offspring of domestic cats and are primarily the result of pet owners' abandonment or failure to spay and neuter their animals, allowing them to breed uncontrolled. Feral cat 'colonies' can be found behind shopping areas or businesses, in alleys, parks, abandoned buildings, and rural areas. They are elusive and do not trust humans.
Many people assume their animals will survive when they move away and leave them behind. Contrary to popular belief, domestic animals do not automatically return to their "natural" instincts and cannot fend for themselves! Already, U.S. animal shelters are forced to kill an estimated 15 million homeless cats and dogs annually. The alternative to humane euthanasia for almost every stray is a violent end or slow, painful death. Many "throwaways" die mercilessly outdoors from starvation, disease, abuse --- or as food to a predator.
The Humane Society of Pierce and St. Croix disagrees with the DNR Conservation Congress Question 62, which would list free roaming domestic feral cats as an unprotected species.
By defining free roaming feral domestic cats as unprotected, it would become legal to hunt cats the year around, with no bag limit. Free roaming feral domestic cats would be defined as: "any domestic type cat which is not under the owner’s direct control, or whose owner has not put a collar on such cat, showing it to be their property". This means that any cat that is outside, unattended, with no collar could be hunted.
Shooting cats is not the answer. Not all free roaming cats are feral. Free roaming cats may be tame or lost either with no........
