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Since opening in '64, Shea Stadium has been a popular home for feral cats, who've been known to scamper onto the field during games. In the Mets' championship year of 1969, a black cat ran back and forth in front of the Cubs dugout, cursing Chicago's pennant hopes. Now a group called Neighborhood Cats is urging the Mets to relocate the feral felines to the new Citi Field. "They're part of Mets lore, so why not keep them around?," asks Bryan Kortis, the group's leader. He guesses there are 20-40 cats who call the stadium home, and if the Mets don't relocate them he predicts, "they're going to be overrun with rats." Pressure from other groups successfully saved the Home Run Apple, but Mets officials have yet to respond to this demand. And a Parks Department spokeswoman tells Newsday there are only a couple cats at Shea, and when they catch them, they're taken to a shelter.
Cat Lovers Want Shea Stadium Feral Cats Moved to Citi Field
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Maybe Omar can fly out to California and fire them at 3:00 am.
that's a great B&W picture.
Mets should sign Joe Petcka to the bullpen and also as Cat Controller.
I started a website advocating bringing the actual Mets to the new stadium, but the support just isn't there.
Last year there was a funny video clip of one of the maintenance guys there unrolling a swath of green for the bullpen and a there was a cat in the middle of the roll.
smitty - ha - here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjAV8HOQYJg
I hope some escape capture and continue the tradition.
is there anything the public can do to support neighborhood cats? signing a petition, writing a letter, etc?
The problem with the feral cats at Shea is that sure, they can keep up with the rats and mice, but they always seem to choke on the critters when they finally catch them.
Even without the cats, Citi Field will still be a giant litter box.
Considering they're dismantling the stadium piece by piece, I'm sure the cats will figure out how to get to Citi field on their own.