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Cats Vs. Birds? It Shouldn’t Be One Or The Other
1+ day, 50+ min ago (845+ words) After 23 years in animal welfare, I think we’re asking the wrong question. For years, Hawaiʻi has been having the same argument about cats. One side talks about protecting native birds. The other talks about protecting cats. Everyone retreats to their…...
How Experts Know When It's The Cats Killing Hawaiʻi's Seabirds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1460+ words) Cat lovers often sow doubt when felines are found to be the culprit, especially in mass slaughters like the one recently on Kaua‘i. But every predator leaves behind evidence. First come the killings. Then, inevitably, the comments. Whenever feral…...
Cats, Birds And The Path Forward: A Response And An Invitation
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) By Keith Swindle, Makaʻala Kaʻaumoana, André Raine, Hob Osterlund The authors of this response welcome dialogue on solving the issue of outdoor cats killing our native wildlife. Native species in Hawaiʻi evolved without predatory mammals. Cats are known to directly…...
New Approach To Free-Roaming Cat Management Urgently Needed
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (680+ words) We’re more than half way to our campaign goal of $100,000! Give now and your donation will be DOUBLED thanks to the George Mason Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation. Mahalo your continued support! By Kathy Carroll, Stephanie Kendrick, Mary Ann…...
‘Absolute Carnage’: Feral Cats Kill 168 Native Seabirds On Kaua‘i
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1330+ words) The island’s latest massacre of endemic shearwaters brings the state’s feline problem to the forefront. Andre Raine arrived at the grisly scene about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday: Scores of dead wedge-tailed shearwaters, or ʻuaʻu kani, were scattered across 1,000 yards of sand…...
Packed Maui Animal Shelter Makes Desperate Plea For Help
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (1055+ words) The 2023 wildfires exacerbated the housing shortage on an island that’s already one of the hardest places to find a place to live with a dog or cat. Volunteers and employees at the Maui Humane Society thought that they had reached…...