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AMONG THE PIGEONS IBD

WAKEFIELD PRESS
03 / 2019
9781743056141
Inglés

Sinopsis

During the last century, global domestic cat numbers rocketed past 200ámillion, along with a surge in cat diseases and numbers of feral cats andásick, injured and malnourished cats. Cat shelters are overflowing. Hundredsáof thousands of cats are euthanised every year by despondent animaláwelfare workers. Misplaced sentimentality, sometimes promoted byácorporate greed of cat food companies, has exacerbated this situationthrough promoting irresponsible feeding of strays.Ecologist and author John Read has travelled the world consulting catáexperts and collating the most recent science. In Among the Pigeons heábalances the allure of indoor cats with the animal welfare, human health,áand conservation issues they create when allowed to roam. But he alsoápresents solutions, from breeding ideal indoor pet cats to development ofáhumane and targeted tools to control feral cats.In striking parallel to the repercussions of human-induced climate change,áwarnings about the damage wrought by free-ranging cats have been largelyádenied or overlooked. But we ignore these issues at our peril. For our ownámental health and endangered wildlife worldwide, time is running out.