The following is taken from a blog about the situation. The link is at the bottom of this excerpt. This truly disgusts me. It seems the Mayor is refusing to consider life saving options. Why would a person choose killing these cats when there are other options? I would say a person who does this has a deep disregard for animals or is incapable of solving problems in constructive ways.Why is it that the weak, the innocent, those without power are the ones people like this Mayor and the people in city government don't think twice about killing or in the case of people stopping food stamps like they did or are doing to the disabled and seniors in New Mexico(vulnerable populations) ? If these cats had a Union or connections or money she maybe would think twice. It does not speak well of a person or society that tries to solve problems by taking the lives (or effecting adversely- talking starvation or malnutrition in N.M.) of those who did not create the problem. Our government officials on all levels do not seem to know how to solve problems. These cats are victims of a city whose officials think killing is the answer. You tell me, would you want to live in a place like that? Read the rest and decide.
"Save the cats of Monessen!
I read this letter today in the Washington Observer Reporter.Killing cats not a good solution
Since the time of the pre-Socratic Pythagoras, prominent figures in the Western intellectual tradition have noted the relationship between our treatment of animals and our moral development. That wisdom appears to be lost on the city of Monessen as the city council has decided to promote the indiscriminate killing of homeless and owned cats who have the misfortune to be lured by baited traps.Why are they killing cats in Monessen? Because some people have complained that they are using their yards as litterboxes. The mayor boasts she has the support of PETA.
Two questions need to be answered. Why are there homeless cats in Monessen? The answer is because irresponsible owners fail to spay or neuter their pets and keep them on their property. The second question is: Why does PETA support killing while inaccurately calling it euthanasia? The answer is because they claim that homeless cats lead horrible lives and are better off dead. While that may be true, without human intervention, it flies in the face of the facts. Homeless cats that are spayed or neutered and vaccinated (TNR) and cared for in a managed colony do very well and have the same disease rates as their owned counterparts and about the same life expectancy. Just ask Homeless Cats Management Team in Pittsburgh. They have spayed or neutered over 12,200 homeless cats.
It seems to me that the city council of Monessen has two options. The first is to continue on its current course and become known as "the cat-killing capitol of Pennsylvania." The outcome of which as predicted based on the vaccum theory is that once the cats are removed, the vacuum left will refill in no time. The second option is to sit down with feral cat experts and divise a compassionate, humane solution and become known as "the city were justice and reason prevailed." The choice is theirs to make, but it will be interesting to see if this small mill town secluded along the river has the moral fortitude to stay the course of justice.
Monessen, not only the lives of the cats but your reputation is at stake.
Faith BjalobokMcMurray
I am asking all of the people who love cats, who care for cats, and who are sickened by cat killing to please call the Mayor of Monessen and tell her just what you think about her cat murdering policy.
DOX on Mayor of Monessen
Mary Jo Smith, Mayor.
Phone:(724) 684-5011
Address:100 3rd St, #3, Monessen, PA 15062"
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