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Tell University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Shooting Cats is Not Humane
  1. Signatures
    2,139 out of 2,500
    Petitioning
    1. Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research (+ 19 others)
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      • Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research (ZB Mayo)
      • Department Head, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science (David Hardin)
      • Vice President of Agriculture (Ronnie Green)
      • Assistant Vice Chancellor (Alan Moeller)
      • Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Research (Steve Waller)
      • Chancellor (Harvey Perlman)
      • Associate to the Chancellor (William Nunez)
      • Assistant to the Chancellor (Michelle Waite)
      • Associate Dean & Associate Director, UNL Extension Division (Beth Birnsthihl)
      • Dean & Director, UNL Extension Division (Elbert Dickey)
      • Interim Dean & Director, Agricultural Research Division (Susan Fritz)
      • Associate Dean & Associate Director (Debora Hamernik)
      • director, school of natural resources (Don Wilhite)
      • wildlife damage project coordinator (Stephen Vantassel)
      • project technician (Aaron Hildreth)
      • vertebrate pest specialist (Scott Hygnstrom)
      • Dean (Marjorie Kostelnik)
      • Faculty & Staff Development Coordinator (Linda Tempel)
      • Associate Dean (David Jackson)
      • Department Head, Animal Science (Larry Berger)
  2. Created By
    Ledy VanKavage
    Collinsville, IL
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has published a document entitled: Feral Cats and Their Management. Instead of embracing humane measures that work, Scott Hygnstrom, vertebrate pest specialist, Stephen Vantasssel, wildlife damage project coordinator, and Aaron Hildreth, project technician published a "how to" guide for killing cats. Their statements are not supported by the existing academic literature or experiences of municipalities across the country.

The bottom line is that the University of Nebraska should not be advocating shooting cats. Cats are pets, not pests as the University contends. In many states, killing cats is considered aggravated cruelty and is a felony.

Please let the University know that pet lovers across the country are outraged by the pseudoscience involved in this report. 

Ask the University to retract the report and remove it from their website.

Recent Signatures

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Should Not Condone Shooting/Killing Cats

Greetings,

I am outraged at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension's published report entitled "Feral Cats and Their Management." The report uses psuedo-science to adovocate for the wholesale destruction of free-roaming cats.

According to Dr. Frank McMillian, DVMA, ACVIM, of Best Friends Animal Society, the circular uses every known propaganda technique in discussing the issues. It even labels cats as "pests."

It is unconscionable that three pages of the University's document goes into great detail about how to kill cats, including shooting a cat between its eyes, using padded jaw foothold traps, chemical injection, and asphyixiation. In many states, many of these inhumane methods would be considered aggravated cruelty and the perpetrator could be charged with a felony.

I urge you to retract this report and remove it from your website. Cats are pets not pests. I expect more than a biased report from the University of Nebraska.

[Your name]

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