PowerPoint Presentation re: Feral Cat Project

1. Feral Cat Project
Presentation By Danielle Schwarz

2. Don't Believe Everything You Hear
Port Authority quot;Liesquot;:
The cats were attracting birds to
the airport
The cats will go onto runways and
cause the planes to crash
The cats were able to be adopted
Feral cat to good homes

3. Don't Believe Everything You Hear
PETA quot;Liesquot;:
In 2006, PETA actually only placed
12 pets in its care for adoption
PETA actually killed 97.4% of the
animals held in its care
PETA employees were convicted of
illegally dumping animal bodies in a
dumpster in North Carolina

4. Community Involvement at JFK
Animal activist groups rallied to
stop the trapping and killing of
feral cats at JFK airport
Protests were held - the press
was present and got the story out
to the community
JFK Airport E-mails, phone calls and letters to
the Port Authority Commissioners
helped stop the killing

5. Community Involvement at JFK
Community involvement made the
Commissioners LISTEN to no-kill
alternatives
Polls show that people prefer and
support TNR (Trap-Neuter-
Return) programs
Feral cat trapped
The results prove that community
at JFK Airport
involvement can make a
difference

6. Other Options - Natural Instincts
Farmers have utilized cats
in barns for decades
Now colonies of feral cats
have successfully been
placed in urban
environments to manage
rodent problems
Cat colonies can live
peacefully with humans