- Signatures: 36,393
- Goal: 5,000
- Deadline: 4-10-2005
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A hunter in Madison, Wisconsin has proposed that hunters be allowed to shoot free-roaming domestic cats. On April 11, 2005 the proposal to change homeless cats to an unprotected species will go before hunters of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress in the spring hearings of all 72 counties. Please help to persuade them to do the right thing.
Campaign update: On April 11, the WI Conservation Congress voted 6,830 to 5,102 in favor of this proposal, but the WI Governor has stated he will not allow the proposal to succeed. Please keep signing to help protect Wisconsin's cats!
Campaign update: On April 11, the WI Conservation Congress voted 6,830 to 5,102 in favor of this proposal, but the WI Governor has stated he will not allow the proposal to succeed. Please keep signing to help protect Wisconsin's cats!
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | City | State | Why should the Wisconsin Conservation Congress vote against this proposal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36,493 | 6:36 am PDT, Jun 12 | Ms. | gisela diessler | capital | ||
| 36,492 | 6:34 am PDT, May 12 | Ms. | Clara Santangelo | Buenos Aires | ||
| 36,491 | 7:43 pm PDT, Apr 21 | Mr. | Robert D. Whitney | Massachusetts | Animals were here before us. Humans have basically ruined this earth. We need to protect and preserve what wildlife we still have. | |
| 36,490 | 3:41 pm PDT, Apr 14 | Ms. | Cindy Cindy O'shay | Seattle | Washington | I think it's wrong to kill any animal, it's very crule and inhumane. |
| 36,489 | 3:34 pm PDT, Apr 14 | Mr. | Anonymous | greenfield | Indiana | Cats are loving animals and can bring alot of love and joy to those who love them! I think the stupid brain dead hunters should be shot. Can we open fire on brian dead red neck hunters? |
| 36,488 | 9:05 am PDT, Apr 2 | Mrs. | sherry huff | peoria | Arizona | Because it is animal cruelty! these are domesticated animals that should be treated with love and respect. i can't believe this has even come up as a serious issue. i think it is horrific and disturbing! |
| 36,487 | 1:14 pm PDT, Mar 26 | Ms. | Lindsay E. | Illinois | Cats have rights too! What if someones cat got out? They'd be shot! Why on Earth would you want to shoot a cat anyway?? LET CATS HAVE THEIR FREEDOM! | |
| 36,486 | 6:35 pm PDT, Mar 22 | Ms. | Anonymous | festus | Missouri | Because cats have never done anything to hardly anybody or anything there just minding there own buisness they might even be sick and need help so NO CAT HUNTING PLEASE!! |
| 36,485 | 8:27 am PDT, Mar 22 | Laura Richardson | Ferguson | Missouri | ||
| 36,484 | 3:42 pm PST, Feb 25 | Ms. | G. HIBBEN, RN | WEST MELBOURNE | Florida | I have personally rescued several feral cats who have now wonderful homes. As humans, one should punish the irresponsible "owners" that throw these animals out like trash. If you have ever gone without food, water, and shelter; then perhaps all those in a higher power/position would understand. I have a loving, feral right by my side (as I type this) who only knew man as an enemy in memory, and rightfully so. And in turn, I believe that man should help instead of complaining about these animals. Would you do the same for a loved one? TSNR programs have worked wonders here in Florida..and by the way, there are still plenty of birds here. It's all political when you come right down to it. Help save a life, folks. |
| 36,483 | 6:45 pm PST, Dec 14 | Mrs. | romina lorena | |||
| 36,482 | 6:08 pm PST, Dec 6 | Mrs. | Anonymous | tampa | Florida | It is beyond in-humane , this is america for god sake's. What prehistoric backwards ass imbisol thought of this anyway !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 36,481 | 5:41 pm PST, Dec 4 | Ms. | Mavis Petrie | Maryculter | Please stop for one moment to think of the pain and suffering you would bring to the cats and to their owners, and take a brave step towards leading the way to a kinder world. | |
| 36,480 | 9:05 am PST, Nov 26 | Ms. | Holly Hill | California | If free roaming cats are a problem, then the problem should be handled by law enforcement in a humane way, not by hunters who get their kicks out of maiming/killing animals. Anyone who gets pleasure or satisfaction out of recreationally killing an animal is immoral or amoral ( without morals ), in my opinion. | |
| 36,478 | 10:25 am PDT, Oct 2 | Amanda Enders | Middleton | Wisconsin | ||
| 36,477 | 10:09 am PDT, Oct 2 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Madison | Wisconsin | The protection and safekeeping of all animals is our moral obligation and to needlessly destroy them bares no justification. |
| 36,476 | 5:16 am PDT, Sep 10 | Mrs. | Shelly tomlinson | derby | Domestic cats roam free here in the uk and nobody minds. I dont know how anyone can look a cat in the eyes then stand there and shoot it. They are pets!! Do you want to be the one to go and tell a young child that her beloved pet is dead?!?!? | |
| 36,475 | 5:06 pm PDT, Aug 29 | Ms. | Anonymous | Enfield | Maine | It's inhumane and morally wrong. |
| 36,474 | 12:10 pm PDT, Aug 6 | Mr. | chrys Dante | Maine | What a sick nation we have become! | |
| 36,473 | 2:12 am PDT, Aug 1 | Ms. | Antonia Mayol Ferrer | Manacor (Mallorca). Islas Baleares. | ||
| 36,472 | 5:53 pm PDT, Jul 30 | Ms. | Anonymous | Painesville | Ohio | That is stupid. I think we should let cats roam around if they don't have a home. I wish more people would love cats and they would love them and keep them. |
| 36,471 | 9:07 am PDT, Jul 30 | Mr. | alan moffatt | new glasgow | ||
| 36,470 | 11:44 pm PDT, Jul 13 | nancy hereford | huntsville | Alabama | It's killing someone's pet. | |
| 36,469 | 10:43 am PDT, Jun 26 | Haley Norris | Leesburg | Florida | ||
| 36,468 | 11:59 pm PDT, Jun 18 | Mr. | Kevin Kolata | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | First question; are dogs considered for hunting? No, because the dog has always enjoyed the favorited spot in social life. What I propose is a program to help people who come to the conclusion that they no longer desire a cat, to have an alternative to releasing the animal to the woods. I know your are saying 'Go to your local Human Society' but that isn't an alternative for most of the state or they simply have no interest to go to there. HS can not handle that surplus. And... this is the point... are cat more harmful than other hunted animals?? Thank You This is Kolata, Kevin B. PFC US Army Citizen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin And I am DISGUSTED that while I was deployed to Iraq during OIF VII that CATS of things should be considered for DEATH. I'M DISGUSTED!! For heaven sake; they are more important things in the world that the impact of CATS!!! |
| 36,467 | 6:10 pm PDT, Jun 1 | bob attaya | Massachusetts | I don't believe in killing animals. We are the only species that kills for sport. Why don't the sport killers take up a healthy cardio vascular exercise...like jogging up a mt. and jumping off! | ||
| 36,466 | 11:11 pm PDT, May 8 | Ms. | Anonymous | Florida | ||
| 36,465 | 12:36 pm PDT, May 6 | Mrs. | susan asher | Amarillo | Texas | Because it is wrong to kill for no reason. Cats help keep rodents away and they male a good pet. |
| 36,464 | 6:52 pm PDT, May 5 | Anonymous | Minnesota | Because cats are our friends. | ||
| 36,463 | 12:54 am PDT, Apr 30 | Ms. | irene astorga | San Jose | California | |
| 36,462 | 12:44 am PDT, Apr 30 | Ms. | Tina Molcilo | San Jose | California | Cause they could be family cats. |
| 36,461 | 2:44 pm PDT, Apr 28 | Carter McKennon | Delaware | It is wrong to kill pets (even if they are free roaming). | ||
| 36,460 | 1:53 pm PDT, Mar 31 | Ms. | Gabby Brown | Painesville | Ohio | It is stupid to shoot free roaming cats. I think they should have a longer and better life. |
| 36,459 | 8:27 am PDT, Mar 30 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Barcelona | ||
| 36,458 | 9:56 pm PDT, Mar 28 | Mr. | Hampton Bolen | Orangeburg | South Carolina | |
| 36,457 | 5:20 pm PDT, Mar 26 | alexandra arebalo | Michigan | Cats are pets not game. | ||
| 36,456 | 6:54 am PDT, Mar 26 | Ms. | Ginger Geronimo | Birmingham | Alabama | |
| 36,455 | 2:24 am PST, Mar 5 | Pam Mccarthy | upper queensbury | This is unjust and cruel.The cat,s are hardly responsible for being abandoned & neglected.Congress should be more concerned with a proposal in dealing with the situation in a humane way. Some other states live trap them & then have the cats sprayed or neutared. | ||
| 36,454 | 6:08 am PST, Mar 3 | Mrs. | Cristina Gasch | Castellón | ||
| 36,453 | 12:13 pm PST, Feb 28 | Lilly Kulka | Belmont | California | ||
| 36,452 | 3:32 pm PST, Feb 26 | Laura Garay | It´s cruel and unnecessary kill or hurt this animals, make families adopt them, instead of kill them, please. | |||
| 36,451 | 10:35 am PST, Feb 24 | Mrs. | MªLuisa Gasch | Castellon | This man isn't sane, is really crazy. Why doesn't suicide him with his gun? |
Keep Domestic Cats in Wisconsin From Being Fair Game
Please vote against a recent proposal by hunter Mark Smith to classify free-roaming domestic cats as an "unprotected species." Cats are not "small game." They are pets. If someone has a problem with stray cats, there are humane ways to deal with the problem. Have-a-Heart traps are an easy fix and animal control is also an option. Reaching for a gun is not the solution to problems.
Cats will kill birds, it's called instinct. Apparently, this hunter has a need to be on the same mental level as a feline. Humans are a very evolved species. We should be helping the animals that can not help themselves instead of lowering ourselves to their standards.
Please do the right thing. Not only will innocent homeless cats be spared, but pets will not be mistakenly shot and killed at a hunter's will. We have evolved beyond senseless killing.
Cats will kill birds, it's called instinct. Apparently, this hunter has a need to be on the same mental level as a feline. Humans are a very evolved species. We should be helping the animals that can not help themselves instead of lowering ourselves to their standards.
Please do the right thing. Not only will innocent homeless cats be spared, but pets will not be mistakenly shot and killed at a hunter's will. We have evolved beyond senseless killing.
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