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  • The Domestic Cat: Bird Killer, Mouser and Destroyer of Wildlife – Part 3

    The Audubon Society’s 1916 booklet on management of community cats portrays them not only as killers of birds, but also as disease vectors dangerous to society.

    Audrey Lodato

    June 2, 2026
    1910s
    animal control, animal control history, Animal Control Legislation, Animal Welfare, animal welfare history, animals, Audubon Society, Bird Conservation, cat history, Cats, Community Cats, Conservation Politics, Domestic Cats, Early Conservation Movement, Edward Howe Forbush, feral cats, Free-Roaming Cats, history, Human-Wildlife Conflict, hydrophobia, Massachusetts Audubon, Outdoor Cats, Public Policy, Rabies, Wildlife Conservation

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