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While reading the feature about feral cats in the city, Gothamist started to have visions (frightening ones, at that) of a cat version of The Warriors or Gangs of New York. One particularly vivid description:
Ferals have formed a little outlaw civilization in Riverside Park, just south of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Every morning before dawn, while most humans in the neighborhood are still asleep, the dozen animals that comprise this pack emerge from the park and line up on the stone wall along Riverside Drive in anticipation of the arrival of their prime benefactor, a local doorman who feeds them wet food before his morning shift.One thing we're curious about: Why can't we put some cats in the subways, to go after rats? While feral cats are kind of scary, the TImes notes "For a time, volunteers had to approach a vicious cat they called Dick with bulletproof gloves, though now, after liberal doses of mackerel and laxatives, he is extremely friendly." Gothamist would like to take the time to say we will now make sure we have mackarel and laxatives handy to tame not just feral cats but any strangers we encounter. After all, it worked with Jake.
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals tries to deal with the stray and feral cat problem. And in other cat news, an ocicat named Moirai Wedjat won the Cat Show held at Madison Square Garden.
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I would Advise against putting Feral Cats in the Subways. What happens when the Feral cats get out of control after they eat all the rats?? Not to mention they're more likely to attack tunnel workers and spread rabies.
Then we'll have to release the hounds! Then what happens when the hounds get out of control???
Its a Spiral of Death to me. We need stronger mint flavored rat poison dammit.
i think the rats would eat the cats...either that or the chuds.
Speaking of feral cats, there's a really scary story in this week's New York magazine about a wild pack of junkyard dogs that have been terrorizing a neighborhood on the west side for at least a year. It's online here.
Even though the pack has killed and maimed numerous neighborhood dogs, the city does nothing about it, with every city agency passing responsibility off to others. Typical.
"The rats eat the cats, the cats eat the rats... and I get the skins."
Why would you subject a dog to the city? If you live a tiny urban apartment, try a cat. Plus you don't have to follow a cat around and pick up there shit, have some self respect. You can't have everything. Save the dog for when you have a yard.
There were cat gangs in American Tail (a much better version of Gangs of NY, I thought...)
I am afraid we are going to be seeing more and more feral and abandoned animals. I have been apartment hunting the last few weeks and I am shocked at how many places do not allow pets anymore. This was not a problem five years ago, fewer landlords allowing pets = more homeless animals.
John Kerry and John Edwards are doing what now???
Seriously, now... think about it. You want to put cats in the subway system to get rid of the rats? How many cats do you think you can put down there before little kids waiting on platforms at 468 stations start to see kitty-carcasses mangled by passing trains?