Re: 鈥淰ictoria second rattiest city in province, again,鈥� 鈥淪aanich urged to create bylaw to control cats,鈥� April 10.
Let鈥檚 get this straight. Saanich proposes enacting a bylaw to tax owners of pet cats for the 鈥渂iodiversity-threatening鈥� actions of feral cats without owners, while at the same time we read that this is one of the worst areas for rats, which are notorious for the spread of infectious disease.
Here鈥檚 food for thought: In the years when I owned two loving cats, they didn鈥檛 bring home many birds, but they sure caught hundreds of mice and big rats, sometimes two or three daily. It seems to me that we should be supportive and thank responsible owners of spayed outdoor cats for the pest control they provide.
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Mark Johansson
Victoria
