The Third Rail of Environmentalism: ; Puddy-Tats Kill Far More Birds Than Pesticides Do

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WISCONSIN is considering allowing the hunting of cats. Not cougars or mountain lions or tigers on the loose, but puddy-tats: Sylvester the cat. Morris the cat. Garfield.

The aim is to prevent the mass killing of birds by cats, mostly of the feral- i.e., wild - variety. In other words, some people want to give granny a shotgun so she can kill Sylvester before he gets Tweety Bird.

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The Third Rail of Environmentalism: ; Puddy-Tats Kill Far More Birds Than Pesticides Do

I'm more of a dog guy, but I like cats. Nonetheless, a cat massacre makes more sense than you might think.

Let's start with the big picture. If you know anything about American environmentalism, you know that Rachel Carson, author of "Si...

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