Corky, look out!!

Thank goodness my beloved little gray and white mangy cat, Corky, does not live in Wisconsin. According to news reports, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress recently voted in favor of removing feral felines from the endangered species list. Luckily, there are a couple more hoops for the cat-killers to jump through before it's officially done, and people don't seem to think the legislature will actually change the animal cruelty laws. So it'll be a while before stray tabbies need to start stockpiling bulletproof vests, if at all.

But still, people. I understand that cats can be a nuisance, but in no way should they be hunted. And who decides which cats "look" feral and which ones don't? If Corky were running around La Crosse, I guarantee she would be shot - she's a raggedy bag of bones with hair clumps the size of baseballs. She's old. She's gross. You'd never guess she's a "domesticated" cat.

Hunters are certainly one group I do not trust to show discretion and restraint.

On the upside, I'm glad to know there are groups out there like the Alley Cat Allies and Don't Shoot the Cat who are working around the clock to protect the little rascals. And to buy them body armor.