We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Keep Domestic Cats in Wisconsin From Being Fair Game

Target: Steven Oestreicher, Chairman, Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Sponsor: Laila Prindle
  • Signatures: 36,369
  • Goal: 5,000
  • Deadline: 4-10-2005
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!

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Number Date Name City State Why should the Wisconsin Conservation Congress vote against this proposal?
36,469 10:43 am PDT, Jun 26 Haley Norris Leesburg Florida  
36,468 11:59 pm PDT, Jun 18 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 Anonymous   Florida  
36,465 12:36 pm PDT, May 6 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 irene astorga San Jose California  
36,462 12:44 am PDT, Apr 30 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 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 Anonymous Barcelona    
36,458 9:56 pm PDT, Mar 28 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 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 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 MªLuisa Gasch Castellon   This man isn't sane, is really crazy. Why doesn't suicide him with his gun?
36,450 8:48 pm PST, Feb 21 Terie Jean Carney Graham Washington Shooting cats?! That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard yet! What are you people out that way? Phycotic? Don't you have like a humane society?! Huh? GET ONE! And stop acting like you lost what little common sence you were born with! WAKE UP! Your being STUPID!
36,449 3:10 pm PST, Feb 15 Tatiana Costa Sao Paulo    
36,448 5:12 am PST, Feb 7 Gloria Smith Warner Robins Georgia We do not have the right to kill Gods creatures. These cats are not responsible for being abandoned!
36,447 12:20 am PST, Feb 4 Aline Garcia Mexico City   You have to stop this insanity!!!
36,446 4:10 pm PST, Feb 1 Anonymous   Ohio  
36,445 7:23 am PST, Feb 1 Ann J. Mucherino Zephyrhills Florida Cats are family PETS. The only reason they are roaming is that someone let them go out on their own. They don't make the choice.
36,443 8:59 pm PST, Jan 22 Glen Venezio Carolina Puerto Rico  
36,442 2:12 pm PST, Jan 18 Anonymous   Marshall Islands Please this is all cruel!!!!
36,441 8:15 pm PST, Jan 15 Mark Loehrer Kirkwood Missouri Because if they do, I will put forward a proposal to shoot hunting dogs.
36,440 1:35 pm PST, Jan 13 Melissa Bennett University Place Washington I have 2 cats that are a huge part of my family. They do, on occasion, get out. I believe this proposal should be voted against becuase if it is passed in Wisconsin, what's to say that other states or cities won't see this as an easy control option and try to pass it in their location. I would be devistated if my cat got out and was found by one of these "hunters". To me, that would be like killing a member of my family. Think about this before you decide to vote for this...how would you like it if a member of your family was lost, and because of your proposal, was shot and killed.
36,439 7:43 am PST, Jan 13 Zoe Lazarus Lawrence Kansas Twisted twisted twisted!!!!!!!!!!!1.
36,438 11:43 am PST, Jan 11 Marcy Martin McMinnville Tennessee  
36,437 5:03 pm PST, Jan 6 Lori Roosen BEVERLY HILLS Florida TALK ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY!!! THAT'S JUST PLAIN WRONG, NO ANIMAL SHOULD BE SHOT JUST BECAUSE SOME IDIOTS DON'T LIKE THEM.
36,436 8:03 am PST, Jan 6 Linda Walsh     I think it's outrageous that Wisconsin, let alone any city or town, has even thought this to be morally correct!! I'm a cat lover and I can't believe I am reading such horror! I'm happy I don't live there!
36,435 5:47 pm PST, Jan 5 Emily Huff Gag city Missouri Because that's the right thing to do.
36,434 9:12 pm PST, Dec 31 Carrie Vogan Lexington Tennessee  
36,433 12:09 pm PST, Dec 31 Kathleen Rennscheidt Austin Texas Cruel & Inhumane. People that would want to do this are usually men that are insecure with themselves and have to pick on small animals to make themselves feel more like men!
36,432 11:03 am PST, Dec 31 Anonymous Los Angeles California Because it is a savage and cleary unnessary act against these animals...please vote to NOT DO IT.
36,431 5:23 pm PST, Dec 27 Jennifer Henney Griffith Indiana I can't believe anyone would even agree to hunting homeless/stray cats. That is so cruel, they have a right to roam the earth just as much as we do.
36,430 11:56 am PST, Dec 25 Stephanie Pianzio saint george South Carolina Many people have outdoor cats. The peoples' pets will be the easiest targets. True ferals are rarely ever seen by humans and only come out late at night and even then are rarely ever seen.
36,429 5:06 pm PST, Dec 21 Jasmine Krogulski Glendale Arizona This isn't right animal cruelty!!!!! My cat gets outside all the time I wouldn't want someone shooting her for sneeking out!
36,428 7:24 am PST, Dec 17 Jewelia Conley milan Ohio Cats are very important to this world and hurting anything god created is wrong I believe that animals are the same as humans and shoooting and killling an animal is like soooting or killing a human it's putting us before animals that's not right.
36,427 8:18 pm PST, Dec 15 monika hanke hildesheim Maine  
36,426 12:46 pm PST, Dec 9 Lisa Robicheau Kendall Florida Cats, as well as dogs have been a domesticated species for hundreds of years. They are not hunter's game. Have some compasion. This question shouldn't even be on a debate.
36,424 10:23 pm PST, Dec 8 Patricia Boyd Petaluma California  
36,423 3:25 pm PST, Dec 8 Nicole K. pembroke ma Massachusetts Cats have feelings to and if u start shooting random cats then u may kill someones pet and bye experance i know how it is to lose a cat and so have many other people.
36,422 9:32 am PST, Dec 8 Anonymous tulsa Oklahoma  
36,421 10:46 am PST, Dec 5 Ray Jordan Bloomington Indiana It's barbaric. They're homeless because of irresponsible owners abandoning them. Give them a helping hand instead of gunning them down.
36,420 3:50 pm PST, Dec 3 Lisa Janka Erie Pennsylvania  
36,419 3:10 pm PST, Dec 3 Anonymous   California It's not right to hunt ANY animals....how would YOU like to be hunted and killed?????
36,418 2:20 pm PST, Nov 30 Darlene Davis Garden City Michigan  
36,417 1:25 pm PST, Nov 29 Anonymous Fitchburg Wisconsin  
36,416 4:07 am PST, Nov 24 Hayley Duddridge      
36,415 4:04 pm PST, Nov 23 courtney boeck Gaylord Michigan The WCC should be against this because it isn't right and unfair. If these cats are pets, they don't need to be killed.
36,414 7:02 am PST, Nov 21 kelly poyser Cheshire    
36,413 8:23 am PST, Nov 19 Colleen Morris St Johns   Its a sin what they do to animals! STOP ANIMAL ABUSE!
36,412 9:41 pm PST, Nov 16 Marilyn Lowe Truro, Nova Scotia   This is nothing but someone wanting to use cats as target practice.
36,411 6:02 pm PST, Nov 10 Lorrie BallArsenec   New Jersey  
36,410 4:13 pm PST, Nov 7 Dora Rushing   Texas  
36,409 3:39 pm PST, Nov 7 Anonymous Wichita Kansas  
36,408 10:03 am PST, Nov 5 Anonymous governor's harbour,Eleuthera   God put all creatures on this earth, no one has the right to eraticate them for their own political reasons.
36,407 5:43 am PST, Nov 5 John (Juan) Patrick Keefe II Oklahoma City Oklahoma Cats are angels, and we have no right as huans to hunt anyone. We are no better than they. Why do we deserve to live while killing them? That's beyond cruel.
36,406 5:09 pm PDT, Nov 1 Isabella S   New York BECAUSE---- KILLING STRAY, HELPLESS CATS IS RUTHLESS AND HEARTLESS!!! THAT WOULD BE UNFAIR AND WRONG!!!! X( X( X(X( XP XP XP XP.
36,405 12:58 pm PDT, Oct 27 osnat l. alterman Madrid    
36,403 1:41 pm PDT, Oct 24 daniela bernal      
36,402 11:44 pm PDT, Oct 22 Karen Rogers   Indiana Cats are wonderful pets. And some are outdoor pets. That is insane thinking and very unethical. Does this farmer have a dog? And would he like someone to be able to shoot dogs as well? Both are wrong and unacceptable.!! Congress do the right thing and vote against this proposal.
36,401 11:26 pm PDT, Oct 20 Janice Johnson Shenandoah Iowa I have owned cats off and on my entire life (I am now 59), and I have loved them all equally and without question. No animal deserves to be shot and killed just because it has no place to call home. There are places like the ASPCA who have fostering groups who take in cats (and dogs) until new owners can be found. I am surprised that PETA has not heard of this petition. IT IS CRUEL AND INHUMANE TREATMENT of poor animals who cannot defend themselves. What if the situation was reversed?? Would you want animals hunting down/killing your children for sport??

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.

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