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Control  Tony LaCroix  Animal Legal and Historical Center
Publish Date: Place of Publication: Michigan State University
College of Law Printable Version  Overview of Feral Cat
Population Control   Return to Topic Page        Controversy has
arisen over how best to deal with populations of feral cats
across the country. While cat advocates work to end kill
policies, bird advocates and others see feral cats as a threat
to protected species. The population dynamics of feral cats make
the problem particularly difficult to deal with, while the
effects of predation by cats and the spread of disease affect
all of us to some extent. The difficulty of the problem requires
comprehensive and intelligent policy-making with a focus on