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A bit of a warning here....it will easy get into
a nasty thread if we bring in the cats...The UKBN had a very lengthy thread full
of e-abuse and e-slandering....
But yes, Rome is full of Cats ... And people feed them, just
like people feed birds in other parts of the world (bird-feeding is
another hot topic abolished on BIRDCHAT (the US). However, the cats have
become such a tourist attraction in Rome, that they are sold on postcards... I
think there is some reluctance to kill them off.. As there are
birdlovers....there are catlovers.
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De:
Philip A. Veerman <>
Para:
birding Aus <>
Fecha:
Miércoles, 28 de Febrero de 2001 12:55 a.m.
Asunto:
[BIRDING-AUS] Re: Italian people, birds & cats.
While on this subject, though it is very
peripheral to birds of Australia. Is there control of cats in Italy? I have
received the impression that cats are in great abundance as ferals in the
cities and probably the rural areas as well. Not that I have ever been to
Italy!
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Message-----
From: Goodfellow <>
To:
birding Aus <>
Date:
Tuesday, 27 February 2001 21:40
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS]
Italian people and birds
Several million
songbirds are trapped or shot each year in Italy (mainly
southern
Italy I understand), and I believe that most are eaten, not
because
people are desperate for meat, but because they prefer the taste
and
texture of songbirds to duck and chicken. I'm told there was a
similar problem with Italian fishermen working estuaries in the Top
Endsome years ago in that they went in for trapping and shooting
songbirds that then ended up in spaghetti bolognaise.
Apparently Yellow
Chat was a favourite! Now you all know the
real reason why they're hard
to
see!
Denise
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