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(rattling)
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(door opening)
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(meowing)
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They were just found
loose in the plant.
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Yeah, our forklift guy,
he thought it was rats.
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(meowing)
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Adorable, right?
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How old are you?
You look like my other babies.
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Yeah, you have teeth.
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Good baby.
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So, somehow they're
making their way in here,
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and they're having their litters
or they're being dropped off.
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We used to take them home,
but we can't take them all home.
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-That's the problem.
- I know.
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(meowing)
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(forklift beeping)
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(meowing)
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(thudding)
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(engine starting)
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(cat cooing)
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(birds chirping)
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(whirring)
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It is a feline free for all
in Cornwall,
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as feral cats have
taken over neighborhoods.
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They may be cuddly and cute,
but in Cornwall feral cats
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have become a big problem.
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They're breeding and feeding,
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and they're using
the whole street
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as a litter box.
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Some residents
are embracing the cats,
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leaving food around.
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Well, getting everyone
to agree on a solution
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is much like herding cats.
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Residents and volunteers alike
just want the city
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to stop pussyfooting around.
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It's a catastrophe.
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The city of Cornwall
dropped the ball many years ago.
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There should have been money
into the budget every year.
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We wouldn't be
in this predicament now.
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We wouldn't be.
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I am Mary Jane Proulx
from Cornwall, Ontario.
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Lived here all my life.
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Growing up I had rabbits
and guinea pigs,
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and all kinds of animals.
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I remember trying
to save little birds
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whenever I was,
like, 8 years old.
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No, they all died,
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but at least
I tried to save them.
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I do the right thing,
and I expect everybody else
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to do the right thing
and I get very, very mad
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when people don't do
the right thing.
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I want to slap people sometimes,
but I don't.
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I love cats, and I don't want
cats to be poisoned,
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or to be, you know,
shot or trapped,
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and whatever done to it.
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It's not their fault
why they're out there right now.
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Something has to be done.
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So, I started
my own organization
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called Cat Trap,
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and we believe
in the program TNR,
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trap, neuter, and return.
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After we bring them to the vet,
we put them back out
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where we got them from,
into the colonies.
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Because they're all together,
they're all like family.
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I think the first time we did
any trapping was like 15 cats.
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That was, like, wow,
it was quite amazing,
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and then it just
snowballed after that.
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I wanna help people.
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So, my name is out there.
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I like to knock on doors,
I like to talk to people.
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Well, I mean, I have
a nice piece of property here,
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and I got cats
pooping all over it.
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I got a cute little dog,
likes to roll in it,
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and I don't think it's right.
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I pay high taxes, and I expect
some stuff cleaned up,
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and they're not doing it.
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I called the city and said,
"What are you gonna do
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with these cats?"
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They turned around, told me
they have a bylaw for dogs
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but not for cats.
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I told them, "Bullshit,”
and hung up.
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We found 'em dead
on the lawn right there,
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some babies and that.
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We found some babies
over there on the track line.
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He's found some dead ones
on his property over there.
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It's too bad, you know,
just cats all over.
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It's frustrating.
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I've dealt with neighbors
fighting with each other.
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That's not good, you don't wanna
fight with your neighbor
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over something like that.
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It's not the cats' fault,
it's our fault.
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Let's take responsibility now.
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That's okay.
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Hear that noise,
it's okay, you're okay.
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So, Mellissa, she's awesome,
I call her my other daughter.
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I do.
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She's a hard, hard worker.
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She's doing her rescue
all on her own.
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Plus, she works.
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She just loves animals,
it's just DNA.
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Yeah.
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We don't want
fleas on your face.
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(water streaming)
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I've rescued several litters
from the dump,
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and they call me, "Can you come
pick up these kittens?"
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Or, "Can I bring them to you?"
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My name's Mellissa, I run
Tiny But Mighty Kitten Rescue,
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and I save kittens.
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Cats specifically,
I mean, at least in Cornwall,
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the city doesn't fund
to help them,
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and a lot of people find
that the cats are disposable.
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Kitten gets old, not as cute,
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put them outside,
they're not fixed.
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What do you think happens?
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I get a lot of messages,
a minimum of 5 per day of,
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"Can you take
this kitten I found?"
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So, if I have space,
I can take them.
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First, get them spayed,
neutered, vaccinated,
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dewormed, micro chipped,
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and then I find
families for them.
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I don't have a clue
how many litters I've saved.
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I lost track.
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(meowing)
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(flags flapping)
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There has always been
a large number of cats
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in this area,
and it's primarily due to
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the lack of spaying
and neutering.
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My name's Bonnie Bishop,
and I'm an associate director
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with the Ontario SPCA.
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We call ourselves here
an animal shelter,
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and we have 12 of them
across the province of Ontario.
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(indistinct remarks)
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In this community, for example,
we have been inundated
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with a large number of cats
for many years.
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We represent 30 percent
of the intake of cats
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in the province of Ontario.
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(dogs barking)
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We have limited cage space here,
and we've had days where people
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have shown up with up to
as many as 20 cats,
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and think that we can
take those animals in
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on that given day.
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Here in Cornwall,
there's no program currently
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that the city runs
to pick up stray cats,
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so the public
literally picks them up
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and brings them in to us.
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We talk to a lot of people
that come in,
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and when we had a wait list,
say, "Ah, just gonna go
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dump it somewhere."
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Not acceptable, it's not
acceptable to dump an animal.
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Those animals, they become
prey for something else.
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And also, they are now
being forced to hunt
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and fend for themselves
in a way that they've never
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had to do before.
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No, I believe
cats should be indoors.
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(meowing)
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(purring)
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The domestic cats
that we have in our homes,
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we see them in our house
as being this love able,
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adorable creature,
and then we put them outside.
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They engage in
very similar behaviors
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to what wild cats would do.
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- I keep getting this cat.
-Yeah.
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That's a new one.
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My name is Elizabeth Gow,
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and I study what cats do
when we can't find them,
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and I do that using a variety
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of different
specialized cameras.
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(photos snapping)
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They can get up to
all kinds of mayhem.
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They can cross busy roads.
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They can go into sewer drains,
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climb trees, stalk,
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kill animals.
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And so, on one of the concerns
with cats is their impacts
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on biodiversity.
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They are not from here,
and when they're outside,
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they are technically
an invasive species.
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They engage in
very similar behaviors
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to what wild cats would do.
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So, they will hunt animals
when they find them.
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(cat snarling)
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(bird crying)
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(snarling)
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(rustling)
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It's a golden crowned king let.
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This tiny little one here.
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♪
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So, and here is
a little warbler,
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the northern perulla.
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It's got a little
golden chest here.
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Well, cats will eat
just about any bird
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they can get near.
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Brown creeper,
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so named 'cause it
goes up the tree trunk.
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A woodpecker.
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In Canada alone,
about 250 million,
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250 million birds
are killed every year
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by domestic cats.
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I'm Bridget Stutchbury,
my specialty is studying
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migratory songbirds
to understand
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why their populations
are declining
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and what we can do to help them.
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(birds chirping)
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Birds are what I call
blue collar workers.
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They move seeds around,
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they eat insects, and if
they weren't eating the insects,
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the insects' populations
are gonna explode
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and damage the trees.
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And, so, when you take,
like, a really important player
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in an ecosystem,
and just take it out altogether,
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then things are going to
change in that ecosystem.
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The forest won't be as healthy,
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the air won't be as clean.
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You can have
this huge cascading effect.
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(thudding)
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(bird chirping)
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Well, it's not simply a matter
of there being no birds.
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Cats certainly hunt
native small mammal species.
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So, these are native mice,
chipmunks, small rodents,
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rabbits, all kinds
of small animals.
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They also can transmit diseases.
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One is feline leukemia virus.
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So, they might be able
to transfer into
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wild cat populations.
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These are cougars,
and bobcats, and lynx.
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But, I don't think that people
are really paying attention
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to the problem.
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The impacts of cats are
really, really massive.
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We need to not be losing species
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to maintain
our own health as humans.
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I am part
of the Canadian task force.
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We're trying to find
the best solutions
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to solve this cat problem
that we have.
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The first step in any sort
of management undertaking
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is to know, well,
where is the problem?
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There's typically
more cats in areas
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where there's more poverty.
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People don't tend to spay
and neuter their cats
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when they can't afford it.
264
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And also are more likely
to put their cats outside.
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And if you think of a cat
produces anywhere from
266
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2 to upwards of 18 offspring,
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that's a lot
of cats and kittens.
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(meowing)
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♪
270
00:11:54,130 --> 00:11:55,798
(meowing)
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00:11:56,090 --> 00:11:58,676
♪
272
00:11:58,968 --> 00:12:00,345
(beeping)
273
00:12:00,637 --> 00:12:02,430
♪
274
00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:04,224
(beeping)
275
00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:05,808
(meowing)
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♪
277
00:12:07,936 --> 00:12:10,271
(whirring)
278
00:12:13,691 --> 00:12:16,110
(water streaming)
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(clinking)
280
00:12:20,823 --> 00:12:23,159
(whirring)
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00:12:23,451 --> 00:12:25,662
♪
282
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(meowing)
283
00:12:27,705 --> 00:12:29,874
♪
284
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I actually learned
by watching videos online,
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for the most part.
286
00:12:35,338 --> 00:12:37,757
I had my vet train me
in certain things.
287
00:12:38,049 --> 00:12:40,802
Besides that, though,
I learned it all online.
288
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♪
289
00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:43,721
(meowing)
290
00:12:44,013 --> 00:12:45,765
You ready, babe?
291
00:12:46,057 --> 00:12:48,309
Here you go, love, here, no.
292
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♪
293
00:12:54,023 --> 00:12:56,484
These guys were orphaned
at 2 weeks old.
294
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(slurping)
295
00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:01,072
They were actually
in decent shape,
296
00:13:01,364 --> 00:13:05,076
but usually they don't come
in great shape when I get them.
297
00:13:05,368 --> 00:13:06,494
(purring)
298
00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:07,704
Are you purring?
299
00:13:07,996 --> 00:13:10,248
Good boy.
300
00:13:10,540 --> 00:13:12,667
She's Maisie, the only girl.
301
00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:14,919
There's Flynn.
302
00:13:15,211 --> 00:13:18,339
Nicky, and the big one, Logan.
303
00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:21,592
And Jackson.
304
00:13:21,884 --> 00:13:22,885
Is that you?
305
00:13:23,177 --> 00:13:24,345
(kissing)
306
00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:27,056
Crazy boy.
307
00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:28,641
(zipping)
308
00:13:28,933 --> 00:13:30,393
Who's next?
309
00:13:30,685 --> 00:13:32,312
I only need one kid.
310
00:13:32,603 --> 00:13:35,148
Oh, one kid.
311
00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,607
Watch out.
312
00:13:36,899 --> 00:13:38,568
Oh.
313
00:13:38,860 --> 00:13:40,028
I mean, it's nonstop.
314
00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,155
I bottle feed
every four hours right now,
315
00:13:42,447 --> 00:13:43,740
so it's never ending.
316
00:13:44,032 --> 00:13:45,408
Literally never ending.
317
00:13:45,700 --> 00:13:47,994
And I even do this while
I am supposed to be working.
318
00:13:48,286 --> 00:13:49,662
Oh.
319
00:13:49,954 --> 00:13:51,581
I love it for the most part.
320
00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:53,416
Sometimes it's stressful,
like when they
321
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aspirate on their milk,
322
00:13:55,793 --> 00:13:58,838
or if there 's
a medical problem.
323
00:13:59,130 --> 00:14:00,048
But, when they're
healthy like this,
324
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,008
it's pretty easy.
325
00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,469
(purring)
326
00:14:04,761 --> 00:14:05,845
What do you want?
327
00:14:06,137 --> 00:14:07,472
You already ate.
328
00:14:07,764 --> 00:14:10,558
♪
329
00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:13,019
When they leave, it's, like,
really heartbreaking,
330
00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:14,479
but ultimately,
I guess, worth it
331
00:14:14,771 --> 00:14:16,439
because they find forever homes.
332
00:14:16,731 --> 00:14:18,483
♪
333
00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:21,110
You get attached,
that's for sure.
334
00:14:21,402 --> 00:14:23,654
Are you done?
335
00:14:23,946 --> 00:14:25,323
Geez,
336
00:14:25,615 --> 00:14:27,283
that was so much.
337
00:14:27,575 --> 00:14:29,369
Okay, you're done.
338
00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:32,497
♪
339
00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:34,999
(meowing)
340
00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:40,713
♪
341
00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:43,341
(purring)
342
00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:50,681
(birds chirping)
343
00:14:50,973 --> 00:15:00,817
♪
344
00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:13,496
Feral cats
are certainly something
345
00:15:13,788 --> 00:15:15,748
myself as an ecologist
are concerned about,
346
00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,044
because they will hunt
many, many animals a day,
347
00:15:20,336 --> 00:15:21,671
because they have to eat them
348
00:15:21,963 --> 00:15:24,966
much, much more
than an owned cat.
349
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,467
No, I don't think
there is sort of
350
00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:29,053
a one-size-fits-all solution
to try to reduce
351
00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:32,682
the number of cats that are
not owned that run wild,
352
00:15:32,974 --> 00:15:34,183
the stray and feral cats.
353
00:15:34,475 --> 00:15:36,227
There's a few
different strategies,
354
00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:39,147
one being euthanasia.
355
00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:41,357
Trap, neuter, release, or TNR,
356
00:15:41,649 --> 00:15:44,318
and that involves capturing cats
and neutering them,
357
00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:46,529
so they can't reproduce,
vaccinating them,
358
00:15:46,821 --> 00:15:48,281
and then returning them.
359
00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:49,949
(purring)
360
00:15:50,241 --> 00:15:52,243
(birds chirping)
361
00:15:52,535 --> 00:15:54,245
A lot of people in Cornwall
want to put them down,
362
00:15:54,537 --> 00:15:55,830
they want to euthanize.
363
00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:57,623
I don't agree with that.
364
00:15:57,915 --> 00:16:00,543
(whirring)
365
00:16:00,835 --> 00:16:10,553
♪
366
00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:13,097
Even though there's only
two of us, it didn't matter.
367
00:16:13,389 --> 00:16:14,724
We had signs, we walked in.
368
00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:16,434
We were sort of
making a lot of noise,
369
00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:19,604
so then all of the media
came out started to talk to us
370
00:16:19,896 --> 00:16:22,273
because we had our signs,
and we had the kitten.
371
00:16:22,565 --> 00:16:23,858
They wanted to know,
"Why are you here?"
372
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,151
-You know?
-And, "Why are you bringing
373
00:16:25,443 --> 00:16:26,903
-a kitten?"
-Yeah, so we continued
374
00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:29,614
-every two weeks.
-Yep.
375
00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:32,867
Whenever we did protest
we had like 300 comments,
376
00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:35,745
250 probably against us.
377
00:16:36,037 --> 00:16:37,205
So, that means
they're not really thinking
378
00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:38,581
outside of the box.
379
00:16:38,873 --> 00:16:40,666
I want people to think
outside the box.
380
00:16:40,958 --> 00:16:45,713
♪
381
00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,341
Will they back down?
Will they support us?
382
00:16:48,633 --> 00:16:49,759
Time will tell.
383
00:16:50,051 --> 00:16:51,636
But, if they don't, if they say,
"Oh, okay, no,
384
00:16:51,928 --> 00:16:53,888
we don't have the money,"
whatever, we will continue
385
00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:55,264
what we have been doing.
386
00:16:55,556 --> 00:16:56,974
We are not gonna let this go
387
00:16:57,266 --> 00:16:59,143
until there is money
in the budget.
388
00:16:59,435 --> 00:17:01,145
-Agree? I agree.
-Agreed.
389
00:17:01,437 --> 00:17:02,522
Yeah.
390
00:17:02,813 --> 00:17:05,107
(whirring)
391
00:17:05,399 --> 00:17:07,235
There are some people
in any community of course
392
00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:09,946
who would say, well, you know,
hate to put it this way,
393
00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:11,864
but, "Shoot them."
394
00:17:12,156 --> 00:17:13,908
We've moved beyond that,
I'm sorry.
395
00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,577
My name is Christopher Rogers,
I am the supervisor
396
00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:18,371
by-law enforcement
for the city of Cornwall.
397
00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:20,331
♪
398
00:17:20,623 --> 00:17:22,124
It's easy to assess that
399
00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:23,501
this is something unique
to this community.
400
00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:24,877
It is not.
401
00:17:25,169 --> 00:17:27,129
The other municipalities
have set up programs,
402
00:17:27,421 --> 00:17:29,006
usually subsidized programs,
so let's be real,
403
00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:30,466
it's about money.
404
00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:40,601
♪
405
00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:45,815
Calgary is celebrated
as a prime example
406
00:17:46,107 --> 00:17:48,818
of what it takes to manage
407
00:17:49,110 --> 00:17:51,362
and stabilize cat populations.
408
00:17:51,654 --> 00:17:53,489
They have ample resources.
409
00:17:53,781 --> 00:17:55,533
They're a rich city.
410
00:17:55,825 --> 00:17:57,034
We are not Calgary.
411
00:17:57,326 --> 00:17:58,744
(whirring)
412
00:17:59,036 --> 00:18:02,873
Simply not a matter of helping
to support TNR programs.
413
00:18:03,165 --> 00:18:05,376
It comes down to, I believe,
financial ability.
414
00:18:05,668 --> 00:18:06,877
(engine puttering)
415
00:18:07,169 --> 00:18:10,423
Cornwall was formerly
a heavy industrial town.
416
00:18:10,715 --> 00:18:11,841
That is no more.
417
00:18:12,133 --> 00:18:14,302
Those very-well-paying jobs
are gone.
418
00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:15,970
(beeping)
419
00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:17,555
And again, we're talking about
setting aside
420
00:18:17,847 --> 00:18:20,224
fair chunks of change
to deal with cats,
421
00:18:20,516 --> 00:18:21,726
when there are people
in this city
422
00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:24,520
who have to decide
whether they want
423
00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:26,272
to pay the rent or eat.
424
00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:28,357
(chewing)
425
00:18:28,649 --> 00:18:31,152
(clinking)
426
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:34,405
(whirring)
427
00:18:34,697 --> 00:18:36,699
(clicking)
428
00:18:36,991 --> 00:18:42,455
♪
429
00:18:42,747 --> 00:18:45,541
(thudding)
430
00:18:45,833 --> 00:18:48,961
(clinking)
431
00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:52,882
So, for my rescue, people can
drop off empties and donations,
432
00:18:53,174 --> 00:18:54,884
which helps pay the vet bills.
433
00:18:55,176 --> 00:18:56,302
(clinking)
434
00:18:56,594 --> 00:18:58,429
Big ones are worth 20 cents.
435
00:18:58,721 --> 00:19:00,890
Small ones are worth 10 cents.
436
00:19:01,182 --> 00:19:02,141
So, every bit helps.
437
00:19:02,433 --> 00:19:04,977
And, um, yeah, cash them in.
438
00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:08,397
(clinking)
439
00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:11,150
♪
440
00:19:11,442 --> 00:19:13,402
It costs a lot to run a rescue
when you're one person
441
00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,029
doing it yourself.
442
00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:16,530
But, here we are.
443
00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:18,115
I mean, hopefully
this city steps up
444
00:19:18,407 --> 00:19:20,076
and helps people like me
445
00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:22,995
who are trying
to do their part, I guess.
446
00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:30,961
♪
447
00:19:31,253 --> 00:19:33,631
I don't know what it is,
but it's half rewarding
448
00:19:33,923 --> 00:19:35,091
and half devastating.
449
00:19:35,383 --> 00:19:37,468
So, I do rescue and I go home.
450
00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,221
Like, I don't have
a social life or anything,
451
00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:42,890
So, kittens.
452
00:19:44,975 --> 00:19:47,019
(rattling)
453
00:19:47,311 --> 00:19:49,563
(whirring)
454
00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:53,567
She's a fighter,
she's a big fighter.
455
00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:55,486
She's like, what, 27 maybe.
456
00:19:55,778 --> 00:19:58,656
I don't think I was that much
of a fighter at that age.
457
00:19:58,948 --> 00:20:01,701
I'm learning, as she's learning,
that we have one fight.
458
00:20:01,992 --> 00:20:04,328
That's to help
the cats in Cornwall.
459
00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:08,082
♪
460
00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:10,960
The problem started in East End.
461
00:20:11,252 --> 00:20:13,629
Low income area unfortunately.
462
00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:16,132
And if they're not fixed,
you're gonna have kittens,
463
00:20:16,424 --> 00:20:18,175
and kittens, kittens--
that's the problem.
464
00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:19,635
(meowing)
465
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:21,637
Some people
still aren't getting it,
466
00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:23,514
which is very maddening to us.
467
00:20:23,806 --> 00:20:25,391
And we see things
more than the councilors,
468
00:20:25,683 --> 00:20:27,226
like, they have no idea.
469
00:20:27,518 --> 00:20:28,644
You know, a couple of them said,
"Well, it's not
470
00:20:28,936 --> 00:20:30,479
in my neighborhood,"
but if you don't fix
471
00:20:30,771 --> 00:20:33,065
the problem now,
it will be in your neighborhood.
472
00:20:34,692 --> 00:20:36,652
So, whenever it all
came about with the cats,
473
00:20:36,944 --> 00:20:39,739
I thought to myself,
"How can I make people talk?
474
00:20:40,030 --> 00:20:41,615
How can I make people talk?"
475
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:45,661
♪
476
00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:47,204
I'm gonna run.
477
00:20:47,496 --> 00:20:50,833
I'm gonna run
for municipal election.
478
00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:52,293
I had one sign.
479
00:20:52,585 --> 00:20:55,087
This is my one election sign
right here.
480
00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:56,630
And I put the sign all over,
481
00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:58,382
and then people will think,
"Oh, my God,
482
00:20:58,674 --> 00:21:01,218
she has all these signs"--
no, I only had one sign, okay.
483
00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:04,388
-You ready?
-There we go.
484
00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:05,890
Easy come, easy go.
485
00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:08,392
♪
486
00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:10,186
And I had one ad
in the newspaper,
487
00:21:10,478 --> 00:21:12,313
which was amazing,
because usually
488
00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:14,482
the people would have a picture
of their face, you know.
489
00:21:14,774 --> 00:21:17,985
No, no, not me, I had a picture
of a bloody cat in a trap.
490
00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:19,945
♪
491
00:21:20,237 --> 00:21:22,698
As I said, a vote for me
was a vote for the cats.
492
00:21:22,990 --> 00:21:25,242
Got a couple emails saying,
"Oh, my God, I can't believe
493
00:21:25,534 --> 00:21:27,077
you're running
just on this platform,”
494
00:21:27,369 --> 00:21:28,829
and I said, "Yes, yes, I am."
495
00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,164
But, that was fine,
you're gonna
496
00:21:30,456 --> 00:21:31,916
have haters everywhere.
497
00:21:32,208 --> 00:21:33,334
You just deal with 'em.
498
00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:36,420
♪
499
00:21:36,712 --> 00:21:38,631
Time to go find out
the election results.
500
00:21:38,923 --> 00:21:40,466
♪
501
00:21:40,758 --> 00:21:41,759
We're doing well, we are.
502
00:21:42,051 --> 00:21:43,302
I wanted 400.
503
00:21:43,594 --> 00:21:44,845
This is awesome.
504
00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:47,306
I know I'm not gonna get in.
505
00:21:47,598 --> 00:21:49,225
I knew that from the beginning,
but this is
506
00:21:49,517 --> 00:21:52,728
an awareness campaign,
and this is where we're at.
507
00:21:53,020 --> 00:21:55,648
So, we were looking
at the screen, Mellissa and I,
508
00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:58,192
and, "Oh, my God,
it's going up."
509
00:21:58,484 --> 00:22:00,486
♪
510
00:22:00,778 --> 00:22:02,780
I was hoping maybe
for 500 votes,
511
00:22:03,072 --> 00:22:05,574
and I got 1,532 votes
512
00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:08,828
all over my one platform.
513
00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,705
So, that was pretty good,
got people talking.
514
00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:13,791
♪
515
00:22:14,083 --> 00:22:15,835
Well, there should be a program
where they at least
516
00:22:16,126 --> 00:22:18,087
capture them
and spay or neuter them,
517
00:22:18,379 --> 00:22:20,548
and, uh, you know,
but they don't.
518
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,633
Seems like
it's a never-ending circle
519
00:22:22,925 --> 00:22:24,844
for years and years,
and honestly,
520
00:22:25,135 --> 00:22:27,680
I think that by now
it would change
521
00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:29,849
much more than this.
522
00:22:30,140 --> 00:22:32,726
-That's minor.
- I think there's a lot
523
00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,437
more important things
to be looking at
524
00:22:35,729 --> 00:22:38,190
than cats.
525
00:22:38,482 --> 00:22:39,942
Well, my way
of looking at them is,
526
00:22:40,234 --> 00:22:41,402
they're better
to put them to sleep
527
00:22:41,694 --> 00:22:44,613
than
letting 'em die cruelly
528
00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:47,324
Last time it was pigeons,
four years ago,
529
00:22:47,616 --> 00:22:50,828
and now it's cats,
so we have all nature,
530
00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:53,539
creatures we have to deal with.
531
00:22:53,831 --> 00:22:56,041
If you own a cat,
they should be in the house,
532
00:22:56,333 --> 00:22:58,627
and you should take them
to the vet regularly.
533
00:22:58,919 --> 00:23:00,462
But, a lot of people
don't think that way,
534
00:23:00,754 --> 00:23:02,423
you know, they believe,
eh, should be outside,
535
00:23:02,715 --> 00:23:05,217
and they don't
really care for them.
536
00:23:05,509 --> 00:23:07,177
♪
537
00:23:07,469 --> 00:23:09,597
Well, I'd like for the city
to be involved in it
538
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,849
and get them fixed.
539
00:23:12,141 --> 00:23:13,309
Right now
they're doing nothing at all.
540
00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:14,977
It's just going out of control.
541
00:23:15,269 --> 00:23:17,146
They wanna
talk about feral cats,
542
00:23:17,438 --> 00:23:20,900
talk--okay, talk about bugs.
543
00:23:21,191 --> 00:23:24,320
Do you think Cornwall
has a problem with cats?
544
00:23:24,612 --> 00:23:27,990
No, I would say we have
a problem with people.
545
00:23:28,282 --> 00:23:30,284
♪
546
00:23:30,576 --> 00:23:34,538
They'll end up staying in
that pile of a mess over there.
547
00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:36,081
Unwanted cats.
548
00:23:36,373 --> 00:23:38,167
So, we put food and water,
549
00:23:38,459 --> 00:23:40,794
because I can't let them starve.
550
00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:42,630
♪
551
00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:45,674
When I look into their eyes,
it's like I feel like
552
00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:48,469
I can see their soul,
and I feel like
553
00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:50,471
their loneliness or their pain,
554
00:23:50,763 --> 00:23:52,848
and I just--I just have to help.
555
00:23:55,893 --> 00:23:57,978
Typically invasive species
are viewed as being
556
00:23:58,270 --> 00:23:59,521
quite harmful.
557
00:23:59,813 --> 00:24:01,273
But, unfortunately,
how we view cats
558
00:24:01,565 --> 00:24:03,108
is much different
'cause our deep connection
559
00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,527
with our pets.
560
00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:08,405
It's very easy for me to say,
"Go keep your cat inside."
561
00:24:08,697 --> 00:24:10,991
But, the reality is that
that's not always easy.
562
00:24:11,283 --> 00:24:12,409
We're working
with human behavior,
563
00:24:12,701 --> 00:24:14,203
and we're also working
with cat behavior,
564
00:24:14,495 --> 00:24:16,830
and that's what makes them
a very complicated
565
00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:20,042
and complex conservation issue.
566
00:24:20,334 --> 00:24:22,628
In neighborhoods where people
don't have a lot of money,
567
00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,380
these neighborhoods
may benefit from
568
00:24:24,672 --> 00:24:27,091
subsidized spay and neuter,
569
00:24:27,383 --> 00:24:29,760
and also education campaigns
that are targeted
570
00:24:30,052 --> 00:24:31,553
in those neighborhoods
that can help reduce
571
00:24:31,845 --> 00:24:33,973
the number of cats
that are being thrown outside.
572
00:24:34,264 --> 00:24:36,308
♪
573
00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,811
(meowing)
574
00:24:39,103 --> 00:24:41,438
♪
575
00:24:41,730 --> 00:24:44,066
(whirring)
576
00:24:46,902 --> 00:24:48,696
The neighbors here next door
577
00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:51,573
were furious about the cats.
578
00:24:51,865 --> 00:24:54,451
Didn't want me feeding 'em,
nothing,
579
00:24:54,743 --> 00:24:58,789
and they eventually
had to move away.
580
00:24:59,081 --> 00:25:01,375
It was the fact
that a pair of kittens
581
00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:04,003
came along
and were looking for food,
582
00:25:04,294 --> 00:25:07,297
and then I had five kittens
come along looking for food,
583
00:25:07,589 --> 00:25:09,174
and I fed them.
584
00:25:09,466 --> 00:25:10,759
That's how it started.
585
00:25:11,051 --> 00:25:13,303
♪
586
00:25:13,595 --> 00:25:15,639
Twice a day
that I come down with a dish
587
00:25:15,931 --> 00:25:17,766
of dry and wet food.
588
00:25:18,058 --> 00:25:20,352
♪
589
00:25:20,644 --> 00:25:22,563
I'm not sure
if it's a problem of cats
590
00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:24,440
or a problem of mice.
591
00:25:24,732 --> 00:25:26,567
They're not around,
there's more mice.
592
00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:29,236
There's even a rat
showed up here.
593
00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:32,364
I mean, I don't particularly
want them in my home,
594
00:25:32,656 --> 00:25:34,867
so having the cats around
595
00:25:35,159 --> 00:25:37,411
is part of life.
596
00:25:39,246 --> 00:25:41,749
(birds chirping)
597
00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:44,376
(rustling)
598
00:25:46,879 --> 00:25:49,298
Everyone's doing really well.
599
00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:51,258
They all had their surgeries
and are recovered
600
00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:54,178
so they can go
to their forever homes.
601
00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:56,096
Hey, babes.
602
00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:59,475
So, everyone's, like,
a full-on kitten now.
603
00:25:59,767 --> 00:26:01,977
Proper kitten, no more bottles.
604
00:26:02,269 --> 00:26:03,604
Jackson took the longest.
605
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:07,107
He was still eight weeks old
and on a bottle.
606
00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:09,902
He ended up with
almost 60,000 Likes
607
00:26:10,194 --> 00:26:12,613
on his little photo,
SO my page blew up
608
00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:13,864
after that a little bit.
609
00:26:14,156 --> 00:26:16,241
(ticking)
610
00:26:16,533 --> 00:26:18,494
They're really easy going
because they're used to people.
611
00:26:18,786 --> 00:26:19,703
I mean,
that's all they know, right?
612
00:26:19,995 --> 00:26:21,997
They didn't have a cat mom.
613
00:26:22,289 --> 00:26:24,500
Babe, my new pants.
614
00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:27,377
My new pants, love.
615
00:26:27,669 --> 00:26:30,255
And they just are
obsessed with everybody.
616
00:26:30,547 --> 00:26:32,216
Hey, buddy.
617
00:26:32,508 --> 00:26:33,467
You like people, eh?
618
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:34,718
No.
619
00:26:35,010 --> 00:26:36,845
No thanks, no thanks, no thanks.
620
00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:40,015
(rustling)
621
00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:42,643
(chimes dinging)
622
00:26:46,772 --> 00:26:48,565
Have they been around
for a long time?
623
00:26:48,857 --> 00:26:50,484
I've been
looking after these guys
624
00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:53,403
for two months.
625
00:26:53,695 --> 00:26:55,864
A man moved in
next door to a lady
626
00:26:56,156 --> 00:26:58,700
that was helping feed a colony.
627
00:26:58,992 --> 00:27:01,411
And within 24 hours
of him being there,
628
00:27:01,703 --> 00:27:03,288
he put poison in the water.
629
00:27:03,580 --> 00:27:05,541
Two moms and two litters
were found dead
630
00:27:05,833 --> 00:27:07,334
all over the backyard.
631
00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:10,921
I think there's probably about
eight cats went down.
632
00:27:11,213 --> 00:27:14,133
Within days, they turned up,
633
00:27:14,424 --> 00:27:16,802
and they were just
little kittens.
634
00:27:17,094 --> 00:27:18,428
There was kittens
found dead on the road.
635
00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,223
There was one cat
decapitated by this man.
636
00:27:21,515 --> 00:27:22,683
The cats scattered
in all directions,
637
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,935
and they came this way.
638
00:27:25,227 --> 00:27:28,105
So, that's why I inherited
these little guys.
639
00:27:28,397 --> 00:27:29,773
So, that's Guimauve,
640
00:27:30,065 --> 00:27:31,275
and the other little boy,
641
00:27:31,567 --> 00:27:33,360
that's George.
642
00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,529
Oh, my God, he's so cute.
643
00:27:37,447 --> 00:27:40,117
So, how many cats do you think
are actually around here then?
644
00:27:40,409 --> 00:27:42,744
I usually have six guaranteed.
645
00:27:43,036 --> 00:27:44,413
(meowing)
646
00:27:44,705 --> 00:27:45,664
You wanna just
come with me for a second?
647
00:27:45,956 --> 00:27:47,958
I'll show you.
648
00:27:48,250 --> 00:27:51,170
Lisa, because she's not part
of this, is staying away.
649
00:27:51,461 --> 00:27:52,379
-Really?
-Well, she doesn't wanna
650
00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:54,506
come in here,
so I brought a crate out
651
00:27:54,798 --> 00:27:56,550
and put straw inside.
652
00:27:56,842 --> 00:27:58,844
But, she keeps having
lots of kittens.
653
00:27:59,136 --> 00:28:00,929
She needs to be caught.
654
00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:03,765
-Oh.
-Last winter--
655
00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:04,975
-Mellissa?
-Yeah?
656
00:28:05,267 --> 00:28:07,186
-She ate her babies.
-Ate them?
657
00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:11,190
I was like,
"I didn't know cats did that."
658
00:28:13,066 --> 00:28:14,484
It's gonna be
an interesting winter.
659
00:28:14,776 --> 00:28:15,903
Mhm.
660
00:28:16,195 --> 00:28:18,405
(bird cawing)
661
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:28,540
♪
662
00:28:47,226 --> 00:28:49,394
The cats are dying.
663
00:28:49,686 --> 00:28:51,396
A lot of them do freeze,
664
00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:54,399
and they're also starving.
665
00:28:54,691 --> 00:28:57,027
I believe tonight
is gonna be -11,
666
00:28:57,319 --> 00:28:59,279
and that's pretty cold.
667
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:00,781
So, we're gonna be
doing some trapping
668
00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:02,532
in the next couple of days.
669
00:29:02,824 --> 00:29:04,076
We put the traps out
with some food,
670
00:29:04,368 --> 00:29:07,412
and a lot of times
we just wait around.
671
00:29:07,704 --> 00:29:09,706
So, hopefully we have
five to six cats
672
00:29:09,998 --> 00:29:12,251
tomorrow morning,
and going to the vet.
673
00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:14,878
(whirring)
674
00:29:17,714 --> 00:29:19,841
♪
675
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:21,301
-Morning.
-Good morning.
676
00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:23,512
How are you?
You're supposed to be sleeping.
677
00:29:23,804 --> 00:29:26,390
I know.
678
00:29:26,682 --> 00:29:27,683
Here we go.
679
00:29:27,975 --> 00:29:29,559
Oh, smaller, yes.
680
00:29:29,851 --> 00:29:30,978
Hey, there he is.
681
00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:32,229
Yes, hello.
682
00:29:32,521 --> 00:29:33,438
-Okay, got it?
-Yeah.
683
00:29:33,730 --> 00:29:34,564
You take--you take this one.
684
00:29:34,856 --> 00:29:36,233
-Okay.
-Okay?
685
00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:38,151
Maarten and I, we're the only
two people in Cornwall
686
00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:39,611
that do the trapping.
687
00:29:39,903 --> 00:29:43,240
75 cats over 3 years,
which is quite good.
688
00:29:43,532 --> 00:29:45,867
Maarten, strong willed,
hard head.
689
00:29:46,159 --> 00:29:47,411
Loves animals for sure.
690
00:29:47,703 --> 00:29:48,745
He's a good friend.
691
00:29:49,037 --> 00:29:50,706
We both love cats,
and we have to do
692
00:29:50,998 --> 00:29:53,417
what we have to do.
693
00:29:53,709 --> 00:29:55,127
(indistinct remarks)
694
00:29:55,419 --> 00:29:56,628
But, I've been dealing
with Lynda for five years,
695
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,381
so she knows what's going on.
696
00:29:59,673 --> 00:30:01,675
-Probably 4:00.
-Okay, I'll be here.
697
00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:03,051
Okay, thanks, talk to you later.
698
00:30:03,343 --> 00:30:04,970
-Appreciate it.
-Bye.
699
00:30:05,262 --> 00:30:09,141
♪
700
00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:11,518
(thudding)
701
00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:14,813
Here in Cornwall the vet
charges way too much money.
702
00:30:15,105 --> 00:30:18,317
So, that's why we go to
Saint-Zotique, Quebec.
703
00:30:18,608 --> 00:30:22,237
So, the prices in Saint-Zotique
are about $130 for a male,
704
00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:24,281
and $155 for a female.
705
00:30:24,573 --> 00:30:27,993
To get a cat spayed or neutered
in Cornwall is $500.
706
00:30:28,285 --> 00:30:30,537
♪
707
00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:33,040
(meowing)
708
00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:37,753
♪
709
00:30:38,045 --> 00:30:40,255
(clicking)
710
00:30:40,547 --> 00:30:42,549
♪
711
00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,509
We're gonna take
the traps in first, right?
712
00:30:44,801 --> 00:30:45,719
-Yeah.
-Yeah, we'll come back
713
00:30:46,011 --> 00:30:47,304
for the carriers.
714
00:30:47,596 --> 00:30:48,972
♪
715
00:30:49,264 --> 00:30:50,891
Right, big fella?
716
00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:52,184
Not happy, eh?
717
00:30:52,476 --> 00:30:53,685
This ones a scared one.
718
00:30:53,977 --> 00:30:56,229
Here, don't worry,
nobody's gonna hurt ya.
719
00:30:56,521 --> 00:30:59,316
You're gonna be fine.
720
00:30:59,608 --> 00:31:01,234
-Hello, good morning.
-How are you?
721
00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:02,527
Good, how are you?
722
00:31:02,819 --> 00:31:05,030
(speaking French)
723
00:31:05,322 --> 00:31:06,948
♪
724
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,452
So, from here,
Jen takes 'em into that room,
725
00:31:10,744 --> 00:31:13,955
checks them over and everything.
726
00:31:14,247 --> 00:31:16,416
(creaking)
727
00:31:16,708 --> 00:31:18,960
(phone ringing)
728
00:31:19,252 --> 00:31:21,088
-How many traps am I paying for?
-Three.
729
00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:23,090
-Three, yep.
-Three traps?
730
00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:26,259
I was able to raise the funds
through my supporters
731
00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:30,389
for the three or four
that are getting done today.
732
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,350
(meowing)
733
00:31:33,642 --> 00:31:35,268
I have to constantly
ask people for money,
734
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,062
which I really hate doing.
735
00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:39,606
But, if I don't ask for help,
then we don't make progress.
736
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,400
(buzzing)
737
00:31:41,691 --> 00:31:45,028
We need a better plan, we have
tons of kittens being born,
738
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,073
tons of ferals reproducing,
like, it's just never ending.
739
00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:50,992
(humming)
740
00:31:51,284 --> 00:31:54,329
There's like so many of them
dying outside, the cats,
741
00:31:54,621 --> 00:31:55,997
they're dying outside.
742
00:31:56,289 --> 00:31:59,084
(buzzing)
743
00:31:59,376 --> 00:32:01,169
(phone ringing)
744
00:32:05,257 --> 00:32:07,676
(beeping)
745
00:32:09,719 --> 00:32:12,139
(speaking French)
746
00:32:17,686 --> 00:32:19,980
(clinking)
747
00:32:20,272 --> 00:32:22,607
(beeping)
748
00:32:24,985 --> 00:32:26,361
My name is Lousie Lavallé.
749
00:32:26,653 --> 00:32:28,780
I'm a veterinarian
who does surgeries,
750
00:32:29,072 --> 00:32:32,534
principally spaying
and neutering for shelter cats,
751
00:32:32,826 --> 00:32:35,370
community cats,
people with low income.
752
00:32:35,662 --> 00:32:37,873
(indistinct remarks)
753
00:32:38,165 --> 00:32:44,421
♪
754
00:32:44,713 --> 00:32:47,048
I would like municipalities
or governments
755
00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:50,385
having regulations,
so every animal that is sold
756
00:32:50,677 --> 00:32:54,389
in a pet store
or from breeders are fixed.
757
00:32:54,681 --> 00:32:56,641
Because, me,
I'm doing sterilization.
758
00:32:56,933 --> 00:32:59,644
But, the problem,
I'm always doing sterilization.
759
00:32:59,936 --> 00:33:01,188
I want this to decrease.
760
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,565
But, if there is
always animals coming
761
00:33:03,857 --> 00:33:05,358
that are not sterilized.
762
00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:07,527
(beeping)
763
00:33:07,819 --> 00:33:09,279
It's like
when you have a problem
764
00:33:09,571 --> 00:33:11,364
with your water and your tap.
765
00:33:11,656 --> 00:33:14,326
The water is running over
the sink on your floor.
766
00:33:14,618 --> 00:33:17,370
You're gonna get a towel
to remove all the water.
767
00:33:17,662 --> 00:33:20,499
But, you're gonna
close the tap first, okay.
768
00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:23,919
That's the same thing
for the cats.
769
00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:27,088
Somebody has to close the tap.
770
00:33:27,380 --> 00:33:29,591
(beeping)
771
00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:37,432
♪
772
00:33:37,724 --> 00:33:40,060
(chimes dinging)
773
00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:47,359
(indistinct remarks)
774
00:33:49,277 --> 00:33:51,279
Yeah, that's the one.
775
00:33:51,571 --> 00:33:52,989
Okay, you.
776
00:33:54,616 --> 00:33:57,410
-Thank you, Lynda.
-You're welcome, thank you.
777
00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:04,125
(meowing)
778
00:34:07,420 --> 00:34:09,130
(chirping)
779
00:34:09,422 --> 00:34:12,133
Wow, that's fascinating.
780
00:34:12,425 --> 00:34:14,844
♪
781
00:34:15,136 --> 00:34:17,472
The TNR cats always
come together in a group.
782
00:34:17,764 --> 00:34:19,266
♪
783
00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:21,309
(meowing)
784
00:34:21,601 --> 00:34:23,603
♪
785
00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:25,230
Oh, that's, uh, Guimauve.
786
00:34:25,522 --> 00:34:27,148
(meowing)
787
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,901
The water's frozen.
788
00:34:30,193 --> 00:34:33,154
He's pulling
the water bowl towards him.
789
00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:35,365
He's trying to break the ice.
790
00:34:35,657 --> 00:34:38,535
♪
791
00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:40,787
He's pretty determined
to get a drink.
792
00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:42,956
♪
793
00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:44,457
He's using his head.
794
00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:46,209
♪
795
00:34:46,501 --> 00:34:48,670
That's hilarious.
796
00:34:48,962 --> 00:34:50,755
Guimauve,
he's very, very curious,
797
00:34:51,047 --> 00:34:54,134
and he's the one I'm most
concerned about in the summer.
798
00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:56,511
He's going to get himself
in trouble.
799
00:34:56,803 --> 00:34:58,930
♪
800
00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:00,724
Maybe if people could see
these movies of them,
801
00:35:01,016 --> 00:35:04,894
they wouldn't be so anxious,
you know, to hurt them,
802
00:35:05,186 --> 00:35:07,230
poison them, trap them.
803
00:35:07,522 --> 00:35:10,775
Like the guy that poisoned
all the cats on the street.
804
00:35:11,067 --> 00:35:12,360
(cat mewing)
805
00:35:12,652 --> 00:35:14,237
When people like me
are feeding the feral cats,
806
00:35:14,529 --> 00:35:16,448
they're no longer going
into the garbage.
807
00:35:16,740 --> 00:35:18,366
There's no fights on the street.
808
00:35:18,658 --> 00:35:20,702
But still,
people don't want the cats.
809
00:35:20,994 --> 00:35:22,746
♪
810
00:35:23,038 --> 00:35:24,664
I don't know why
he's chubby like that,
811
00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:27,459
but he's got a real cute,
lovable character.
812
00:35:27,751 --> 00:35:30,795
♪
813
00:35:31,087 --> 00:35:32,213
He would have made a good pet.
814
00:35:32,505 --> 00:35:40,138
♪
815
00:35:40,430 --> 00:35:41,723
The cats are all over.
816
00:35:42,015 --> 00:35:43,933
I am finding out more
and more from other people
817
00:35:44,225 --> 00:35:46,436
that they are
having problems as well
818
00:35:46,728 --> 00:35:48,855
and they are feeding
ten cats or more.
819
00:35:49,147 --> 00:35:50,899
I am thinking,
okay, how many houses,
820
00:35:51,191 --> 00:35:52,567
how many people are doing this?
821
00:35:52,859 --> 00:35:54,653
I can't save them all.
822
00:35:54,944 --> 00:35:56,655
As of three weeks ago,
823
00:35:56,946 --> 00:35:59,032
we were about 5,000
still in debt
824
00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:00,700
and that's a lot of money.
825
00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:02,786
That's crazy.
826
00:36:03,078 --> 00:36:05,413
The city of Cornwall.
It's just frustrating.
827
00:36:05,705 --> 00:36:08,166
It takes so friggin' long
to get anywhere.
828
00:36:08,458 --> 00:36:09,959
Which, I get, like,
it's not their priority,
829
00:36:10,251 --> 00:36:13,880
but...the kittens are coming.
830
00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,383
Truly, I think they're ignoring
us right now.
831
00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:21,096
(telephone ringing)
832
00:36:21,388 --> 00:36:23,765
You have reached the building
and bylaw department.
833
00:36:24,057 --> 00:36:26,101
If you are calling
to schedule an inspection
834
00:36:26,393 --> 00:36:28,144
or to make a bylaw complaint,
835
00:36:28,436 --> 00:36:30,397
please leave me a message
and I'll call you back.
836
00:36:30,689 --> 00:36:31,731
Thank you.
837
00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,358
(dial tone)
838
00:36:33,650 --> 00:36:36,486
♪
839
00:36:36,778 --> 00:36:39,114
(hum of passing traffic)
840
00:36:44,119 --> 00:36:45,704
We're both getting fed up.
841
00:36:45,995 --> 00:36:48,873
Like it's time to get
the money into the budget.
842
00:36:49,165 --> 00:36:51,334
Like, don't fool around with us
anymore, we're done.
843
00:36:51,626 --> 00:36:52,877
♪
844
00:36:53,169 --> 00:36:54,337
Next week is Christmas,
845
00:36:54,629 --> 00:36:56,131
and I'm thinking about
the bloody cats.
846
00:36:56,423 --> 00:36:57,716
Minus twenty or whatever.
847
00:36:58,007 --> 00:36:59,551
That kills me, it really does.
848
00:36:59,843 --> 00:37:02,554
So you sort of feel defeated
in a way.
849
00:37:02,846 --> 00:37:05,473
But you can't let it
get you down,
850
00:37:05,765 --> 00:37:07,600
you gotta keep on going.
851
00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:10,520
I got hooked up
with a woman named Brigit
852
00:37:10,812 --> 00:37:12,230
and I had no idea,
853
00:37:12,522 --> 00:37:14,941
Lynda lives like one minute away
around the corner.
854
00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:19,446
So close, we're talking like
another 10 cats in one house.
855
00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:21,781
Her and her husband,
they're feeding the cats
856
00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:24,033
but they're also multiplying
because they can't afford
857
00:37:24,325 --> 00:37:26,202
to spay or neuter them.
858
00:37:26,494 --> 00:37:27,954
We should have a meeting
one night, we should all
859
00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,582
get together and just try
and get other people involved.
860
00:37:30,874 --> 00:37:32,375
I want to find out if
there's more houses like this.
861
00:37:32,667 --> 00:37:34,085
-I really, really do.
-I'm sure there is
862
00:37:34,377 --> 00:37:36,504
because I've heard rumors
and neighbors talk.
863
00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:38,965
So there's a couple of people
down the street here
864
00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:41,968
who are feeding and I want to
find out who it is.
865
00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:43,553
There's a cat right there,
there's a cat right there,
866
00:37:43,845 --> 00:37:46,222
right across the street.
867
00:37:46,514 --> 00:37:48,683
There's lots of cats here.
868
00:37:48,975 --> 00:37:50,977
I've left three traps
at Brigit's,
869
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:52,937
gone over everything with her,
870
00:37:53,229 --> 00:37:54,439
and hopefully all goes well.
871
00:37:54,731 --> 00:38:02,030
♪
872
00:38:02,322 --> 00:38:03,990
(crow cawing)
873
00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:07,619
♪
874
00:38:07,911 --> 00:38:08,995
My name is Brigit Lueck
875
00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:11,915
and I am just recently
from Vancouver.
876
00:38:12,207 --> 00:38:13,875
Oh my God.
877
00:38:14,167 --> 00:38:16,544
I came here and I'm like,
"What's up with all the cats?
878
00:38:16,836 --> 00:38:18,046
They're, like, everywhere."
879
00:38:18,338 --> 00:38:19,255
Okay.
880
00:38:19,547 --> 00:38:20,632
♪
881
00:38:20,924 --> 00:38:22,926
Here, there is
no organized strategy
882
00:38:23,218 --> 00:38:25,303
around the feral cats.
883
00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:26,930
A lot of people
are pretty overwhelmed.
884
00:38:27,222 --> 00:38:28,890
Like, that's kind of what
happened with us too
885
00:38:29,182 --> 00:38:30,183
when we came here.
886
00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:31,851
Can you get that one?
887
00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:33,812
We just couldn't, you know,
888
00:38:34,103 --> 00:38:39,150
neuter like 12 cats that
are coming through, right?
889
00:38:39,442 --> 00:38:42,862
So it's an overwhelming
situation at the moment.
890
00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:44,572
-How are you?
-Hello.
891
00:38:44,864 --> 00:38:45,990
Hey, how are you?
892
00:38:46,282 --> 00:38:47,700
It's okay.
You have a pretty tail too, eh?
893
00:38:47,992 --> 00:38:50,370
Different colors.
Different colors.
894
00:38:50,662 --> 00:38:51,663
Okay.
895
00:38:51,955 --> 00:38:54,290
(hum of passing traffic)
896
00:38:56,876 --> 00:38:59,212
He's really heavy.
897
00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:02,507
I think it's a male
just by the size of his face
898
00:39:02,799 --> 00:39:03,800
and of his neck.
899
00:39:04,092 --> 00:39:07,136
They develop more muscle
when they are male
900
00:39:07,428 --> 00:39:09,222
because of the testosterone.
901
00:39:09,514 --> 00:39:10,849
Of course, he's still stressed,
902
00:39:11,140 --> 00:39:13,560
but we're going to try to have
him come here.
903
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:15,812
Come, come.
904
00:39:16,104 --> 00:39:18,439
-(cat hisses)
-Okay.
905
00:39:18,731 --> 00:39:19,858
(hisses)
906
00:39:20,149 --> 00:39:22,485
♪
907
00:39:22,777 --> 00:39:24,279
(clippers buzzing)
908
00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:31,536
♪
909
00:39:31,828 --> 00:39:33,329
(cat meowing)
910
00:39:33,621 --> 00:39:35,039
Okay.
911
00:39:35,331 --> 00:39:36,249
Ready? Hold on.
912
00:39:36,541 --> 00:39:38,543
♪
913
00:39:38,835 --> 00:39:39,752
Perfect.
914
00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:40,962
Happy.
915
00:39:41,254 --> 00:39:42,005
Great.
916
00:39:42,297 --> 00:39:44,465
Okay. Ohh.
917
00:39:44,757 --> 00:39:52,682
♪
918
00:39:53,850 --> 00:39:56,269
(crows cawing)
919
00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:00,607
Are you alert?
I put a little bit of food here
920
00:40:00,899 --> 00:40:02,859
just to see if she'd eat
and she did eat.
921
00:40:03,151 --> 00:40:05,445
So she's alert,
and I think ready to go.
922
00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:08,406
♪
923
00:40:08,698 --> 00:40:10,283
(cat mewling)
924
00:40:10,575 --> 00:40:20,418
♪
925
00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:24,923
(cat yowling)
926
00:40:25,214 --> 00:40:27,759
Okay.
This one is a little bit upset.
927
00:40:28,051 --> 00:40:31,763
That's also a good sign because
she's a fighter, obviously.
928
00:40:32,055 --> 00:40:33,723
(cat yowling)
929
00:40:34,015 --> 00:40:40,897
♪
930
00:40:41,189 --> 00:40:44,275
(cat yowling)
931
00:40:44,567 --> 00:40:46,235
You ready, pumpkin?
932
00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:49,614
(bird cawing)
933
00:40:49,906 --> 00:40:52,617
♪
934
00:40:52,909 --> 00:40:54,202
Taking his time, actually.
935
00:40:54,494 --> 00:41:03,711
♪
936
00:41:06,381 --> 00:41:08,132
(crunching)
937
00:41:08,424 --> 00:41:09,592
(bird chittering)
938
00:41:09,884 --> 00:41:16,766
♪
939
00:41:17,058 --> 00:41:18,101
That's it.
940
00:41:18,393 --> 00:41:19,978
Three trapped, three released.
941
00:41:20,269 --> 00:41:25,358
♪
942
00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:28,403
Right now, I don't think science
has really figured out
943
00:41:28,695 --> 00:41:30,321
what is best in all situations.
944
00:41:30,613 --> 00:41:32,365
It's hard to say
if trap-neuter-release
945
00:41:32,657 --> 00:41:35,410
is actually effective
at reducing cat populations.
946
00:41:35,702 --> 00:41:38,287
We might reduce
the original number of cats
947
00:41:38,579 --> 00:41:40,498
that were in a
trap-neuter-release colony,
948
00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:42,750
but you can still have cats
come into that colony
949
00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:44,752
from other areas.
950
00:41:45,044 --> 00:41:48,047
For it to be effective,
it would need to be continuous.
951
00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:50,133
Every cat that comes
into that population,
952
00:41:50,425 --> 00:41:52,635
we'd need to make sure that
it is spayed or neutered.
953
00:41:52,927 --> 00:42:02,770
♪
954
00:42:06,065 --> 00:42:08,317
♪
955
00:42:08,609 --> 00:42:10,653
(soft lapping)
956
00:42:10,945 --> 00:42:12,071
(soft mewing)
957
00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:13,531
(bell jingling)
958
00:42:13,823 --> 00:42:16,159
Boys, boys.
959
00:42:16,451 --> 00:42:18,119
You're such bad boys, stop.
960
00:42:18,411 --> 00:42:20,496
♪
961
00:42:20,788 --> 00:42:23,207
(cats mewing, chittering)
962
00:42:23,499 --> 00:42:31,591
♪
963
00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:33,760
They all have homes,
we're just waiting to figure out
964
00:42:34,052 --> 00:42:37,513
when the families can arrange
for me to drop them off.
965
00:42:37,805 --> 00:42:39,015
I just prefer to see
where they're going
966
00:42:39,307 --> 00:42:40,641
because it makes me feel
a little bit better
967
00:42:40,933 --> 00:42:42,935
when they leave me.
968
00:42:43,227 --> 00:42:46,189
So, yeah, I always drop them off
no matter how far it is.
969
00:42:46,481 --> 00:42:47,190
Get back down.
970
00:42:47,482 --> 00:42:48,900
(she laughs)
971
00:42:49,192 --> 00:42:51,778
Monkey, that's why
we don't open the window.
972
00:42:52,070 --> 00:42:55,948
Today, he is going to go to
his forever home, unfortunately.
973
00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:57,325
Well, I mean, it's bittersweet.
974
00:42:57,617 --> 00:42:59,494
It's happy because
he's gonna have more space
975
00:42:59,786 --> 00:43:02,121
and a family who can give him
more attention.
976
00:43:02,413 --> 00:43:05,249
But it's always bittersweet
when they leave.
977
00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:07,001
(soft purring)
978
00:43:07,293 --> 00:43:13,966
♪
979
00:43:14,258 --> 00:43:15,635
Ready to go, bud?
980
00:43:15,927 --> 00:43:17,762
(meowing)
981
00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:27,855
♪
982
00:43:28,147 --> 00:43:29,607
(soft meowing)
983
00:43:29,899 --> 00:43:39,742
♪
984
00:43:47,875 --> 00:43:52,046
Jackson must wonder
what's going on today.
985
00:43:52,338 --> 00:43:54,173
-Hello!
-Go see!
986
00:43:54,465 --> 00:43:55,633
Let him go.
987
00:43:55,925 --> 00:43:57,677
What's that?
988
00:43:57,969 --> 00:43:59,095
Just let him do his thing,
honey.
989
00:43:59,387 --> 00:44:00,555
Are you purring, love bug?
990
00:44:00,847 --> 00:44:01,722
(meowing)
991
00:44:02,014 --> 00:44:11,858
♪
992
00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:26,080
Okay, we have
microchip information.
993
00:44:26,372 --> 00:44:28,166
So you send it back to them
with your information
994
00:44:28,457 --> 00:44:30,126
so that it changes over to you
instead of me.
995
00:44:30,418 --> 00:44:31,169
Okay.
996
00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:34,422
This is his vaccination record.
997
00:44:34,714 --> 00:44:36,424
Okay.
998
00:44:36,716 --> 00:44:37,925
And it does say
he's due for his next one,
999
00:44:38,217 --> 00:44:39,218
so you've made that appointment.
1000
00:44:39,510 --> 00:44:40,887
Yup.
1001
00:44:41,179 --> 00:44:43,264
So then when I go to my
November 11th appointment,
1002
00:44:43,556 --> 00:44:44,682
I'll just bring that
and that's...
1003
00:44:44,974 --> 00:44:45,808
You can.
1004
00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:48,227
...to show them
what he's had done, right?
1005
00:44:48,519 --> 00:44:51,272
Okay, okay.
Perfect.
1006
00:44:51,564 --> 00:44:53,941
-Easy enough.
-Mm-hm.
1007
00:44:54,233 --> 00:44:56,110
That's it.
1008
00:44:56,402 --> 00:44:58,738
Your mama's going,
your mama, she going?
1009
00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:00,406
Yeah.
1010
00:45:00,698 --> 00:45:03,034
-Yeah.
-He might be getting sleepy.
1011
00:45:03,326 --> 00:45:05,453
You need to give him
a big squeeze and a big hug.
1012
00:45:05,745 --> 00:45:07,205
Bye, babe.
1013
00:45:07,496 --> 00:45:09,207
Say, you did a good job, Mama.
1014
00:45:09,498 --> 00:45:11,125
Hey? Look at you.
1015
00:45:11,417 --> 00:45:12,710
♪
1016
00:45:13,002 --> 00:45:14,086
Yeah.
1017
00:45:14,378 --> 00:45:15,713
Aww.
1018
00:45:16,005 --> 00:45:25,848
♪
1019
00:45:31,812 --> 00:45:33,314
How are you feeling right now?
1020
00:45:33,606 --> 00:45:35,733
Fine, actually, because
they're such great people
1021
00:45:36,025 --> 00:45:37,526
that it makes it
just, like, easy.
1022
00:45:37,818 --> 00:45:41,906
♪
1023
00:45:42,198 --> 00:45:44,909
(rumble of car
and passing traffic)
1024
00:45:47,870 --> 00:45:49,121
(bird cawing)
1025
00:45:49,413 --> 00:45:53,167
♪
1026
00:45:53,459 --> 00:45:55,253
The TNR was wonderful,
1027
00:45:55,544 --> 00:45:57,838
but they're collecting friends.
1028
00:45:58,130 --> 00:46:03,135
♪
1029
00:46:03,427 --> 00:46:04,428
(cat mews)
1030
00:46:04,720 --> 00:46:09,934
♪
1031
00:46:10,226 --> 00:46:11,435
(cat mewing)
1032
00:46:11,727 --> 00:46:17,692
♪
1033
00:46:17,984 --> 00:46:19,443
(food rattling in can)
1034
00:46:19,735 --> 00:46:22,697
♪
1035
00:46:22,989 --> 00:46:25,825
I don't mind the ones
that I was made responsible for,
1036
00:46:26,117 --> 00:46:27,410
the ones that got TNR'd.
1037
00:46:27,702 --> 00:46:29,787
It's that now I'm seeing
multiple cats
1038
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:31,580
that I haven't seen before
1039
00:46:31,872 --> 00:46:34,000
and I don't know how they
communicate with each other,
1040
00:46:34,292 --> 00:46:37,586
how they all end up
understanding that that house
1041
00:46:37,878 --> 00:46:40,423
has two little females
that are not fixed
1042
00:46:40,715 --> 00:46:43,301
and there's males coming
from blocks away
1043
00:46:43,592 --> 00:46:45,553
to mate with the cats.
1044
00:46:45,845 --> 00:46:47,305
I mean, all you need
is two cats out, right?
1045
00:46:47,596 --> 00:46:49,307
One male, one female,
and off we go again.
1046
00:46:49,598 --> 00:46:51,350
♪
1047
00:46:51,642 --> 00:46:55,021
And it's going to be
a real issue with neighbors.
1048
00:46:55,313 --> 00:46:56,731
Areal issue.
1049
00:46:57,023 --> 00:46:59,483
There's going to be some
very unhappy neighbors.
1050
00:46:59,775 --> 00:47:00,985
I'm afraid for the cats
in the summer,
1051
00:47:01,277 --> 00:47:03,029
like I can't protect them.
1052
00:47:03,321 --> 00:47:04,947
♪
1053
00:47:05,239 --> 00:47:06,866
(crow cawing)
1054
00:47:07,158 --> 00:47:08,242
♪
1055
00:47:08,534 --> 00:47:10,161
Australia
is taking drastic measures
1056
00:47:10,453 --> 00:47:12,163
to control its cat population.
1057
00:47:12,455 --> 00:47:14,123
Government officials are
launching a campaign
1058
00:47:14,415 --> 00:47:16,292
to kill more than
two million cats.
1059
00:47:16,584 --> 00:47:19,337
Ecologists say feral cats are
responsible for the extinctions
1060
00:47:19,628 --> 00:47:23,132
of more than two dozen
native Australian species.
1061
00:47:23,424 --> 00:47:25,134
What to do with
all these stray cats
1062
00:47:25,426 --> 00:47:27,553
has long been a problem here.
1063
00:47:27,845 --> 00:47:30,514
Japan has vowed to control
the wild cat problem
1064
00:47:30,806 --> 00:47:32,350
in time for the Olympic Games.
1065
00:47:32,641 --> 00:47:37,813
(announcer speaking in French)
1066
00:47:38,105 --> 00:47:39,774
Cats are an invasive species,
1067
00:47:40,066 --> 00:47:42,902
so bad, they're killing billions
of animals a year.
1068
00:47:43,194 --> 00:47:45,154
♪
1069
00:47:45,446 --> 00:47:47,156
It's an instinct in cats
1070
00:47:47,448 --> 00:47:50,368
when they see something small
move along in front of them
1071
00:47:50,659 --> 00:47:52,370
they just have to go for it.
1072
00:47:52,661 --> 00:47:55,081
It's not the cats' fault at all.
1073
00:47:57,708 --> 00:47:59,710
♪
1074
00:48:00,002 --> 00:48:02,254
I'm Hannah Lockwood
and I research
1075
00:48:02,546 --> 00:48:06,092
the impact of domestic cats
on prey populations.
1076
00:48:06,384 --> 00:48:08,052
So, this is a cat skull.
1077
00:48:08,344 --> 00:48:10,429
First, you'll notice
these huge eyes
1078
00:48:10,721 --> 00:48:13,349
which gives them great depth
perception for stalking
1079
00:48:13,641 --> 00:48:16,143
and pouncing on prey.
1080
00:48:16,435 --> 00:48:18,979
They also have a separate organ
1081
00:48:19,271 --> 00:48:21,649
which is located
behind the retina,
1082
00:48:21,941 --> 00:48:26,570
and that bounces light back
through the retina and back out.
1083
00:48:26,862 --> 00:48:28,239
And that's why you get
the eye shine
1084
00:48:28,531 --> 00:48:32,243
if you ever take a photo
of a cat with the flash on.
1085
00:48:32,535 --> 00:48:35,579
This is a bank vole skull,
1086
00:48:35,871 --> 00:48:38,290
and it would get it just
straight by the neck
1087
00:48:38,582 --> 00:48:40,709
and eat it pretty much whole
1088
00:48:41,001 --> 00:48:43,504
and then deliver a killing bite
with their sharp teeth.
1089
00:48:43,796 --> 00:48:46,340
♪
1090
00:48:46,632 --> 00:48:48,843
So that's the cat skull.
1091
00:48:50,511 --> 00:48:53,889
(car horn honks)
1092
00:48:54,181 --> 00:48:56,183
The issue of there being
cats in the environment
1093
00:48:56,475 --> 00:48:58,436
is one of the few, I think,
1094
00:48:58,727 --> 00:49:01,897
solvable environmental issues
that we have.
1095
00:49:02,189 --> 00:49:03,399
And so it's going to be
up to us,
1096
00:49:03,691 --> 00:49:05,109
and that includes cat owners,
1097
00:49:05,401 --> 00:49:07,361
it's going to include
our shelter systems,
1098
00:49:07,653 --> 00:49:10,239
it's going to include
governments as well.
1099
00:49:10,531 --> 00:49:12,116
We all generally want
the same thing.
1100
00:49:12,408 --> 00:49:14,201
We want what's best for cats.
1101
00:49:14,493 --> 00:49:17,037
We want to reduce the number
of cats that are outside,
1102
00:49:17,329 --> 00:49:18,330
and we want
to reduce the impacts
1103
00:49:18,622 --> 00:49:20,166
that they have
on the environment.
1104
00:49:20,458 --> 00:49:21,667
So, something's happened here.
It looks like the cat p--
1105
00:49:21,959 --> 00:49:22,960
Oop, yeah, it did.
1106
00:49:23,252 --> 00:49:27,089
There's a chipmunk in its mouth.
1107
00:49:27,381 --> 00:49:29,633
And it's dropped
the chipmunk now.
1108
00:49:29,925 --> 00:49:32,511
So, there's a few things we're
hoping to do with this work
1109
00:49:32,803 --> 00:49:33,888
and maybe there's guidelines
1110
00:49:34,180 --> 00:49:35,848
that we can come about
from this study
1111
00:49:36,140 --> 00:49:37,516
that can help cat owners.
1112
00:49:37,808 --> 00:49:40,102
If they do feel they have
to put their cat outside,
1113
00:49:40,394 --> 00:49:41,979
we can provide some guidelines
on what's best
1114
00:49:42,271 --> 00:49:44,523
for their cat.
1115
00:49:44,815 --> 00:49:46,025
-Hey, come on in.
-Hello, how are you?
1116
00:49:46,317 --> 00:49:48,486
Good, come on in.
1117
00:49:48,777 --> 00:49:52,573
Okay, I'll show you
two videos here.
1118
00:49:52,865 --> 00:49:54,492
♪
1119
00:49:54,783 --> 00:49:55,993
So, I think
he's just in your yard.
1120
00:49:56,285 --> 00:49:57,828
Maybe he's in
someone else's yard.
1121
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:00,080
You see his head.
1122
00:50:00,372 --> 00:50:01,373
He's doing something,
he just caught something.
1123
00:50:01,665 --> 00:50:02,541
-Oh, oh!
-Mouse.
1124
00:50:02,833 --> 00:50:05,544
No! Little critter.
1125
00:50:05,836 --> 00:50:06,795
So that's in his jaws right now?
1126
00:50:07,087 --> 00:50:09,089
-That's in his jaws.
-Oh man.
1127
00:50:09,381 --> 00:50:10,758
Oh my gosh!
1128
00:50:11,050 --> 00:50:13,719
Yeah, so he actually
captured stuff.
1129
00:50:14,011 --> 00:50:16,555
♪
1130
00:50:16,847 --> 00:50:18,807
Look what you've done.
Are you proud of yourself?
1131
00:50:19,099 --> 00:50:22,228
♪
1132
00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:24,939
So, when I talk to cat owners,
1133
00:50:25,231 --> 00:50:27,483
I try to talk about
whether a cat
1134
00:50:27,775 --> 00:50:30,819
should belong inside
or if it should be outside.
1135
00:50:31,111 --> 00:50:33,155
And certainly, we know
that when cats are outside,
1136
00:50:33,447 --> 00:50:34,740
they get more exercise.
1137
00:50:35,032 --> 00:50:38,410
But the risk to the cat of being
outside, in my opinion,
1138
00:50:38,702 --> 00:50:41,080
is far greater
than those benefits.
1139
00:50:41,372 --> 00:50:42,998
And what cat owners
really care about
1140
00:50:43,290 --> 00:50:45,000
is their cats
and their cats' well being.
1141
00:50:45,292 --> 00:50:47,378
♪
1142
00:50:47,670 --> 00:50:48,963
Comin' out, bud?
1143
00:50:49,255 --> 00:50:50,506
(whistles)
1144
00:50:50,798 --> 00:50:57,471
♪
1145
00:50:57,763 --> 00:50:59,515
Well, I think the public
well understands
1146
00:50:59,807 --> 00:51:02,101
that cats sometimes
kill other animals.
1147
00:51:02,393 --> 00:51:03,519
I mean, they're predators
1148
00:51:03,811 --> 00:51:04,603
and that's what they're designed
to do,
1149
00:51:04,895 --> 00:51:06,897
and cats are not malicious--
1150
00:51:07,189 --> 00:51:08,941
Or maybe they are
in some cases--
1151
00:51:09,233 --> 00:51:12,027
But, again, the problem is,
there are just so many cats,
1152
00:51:12,319 --> 00:51:14,071
uh, and they're so good
at what they do,
1153
00:51:14,363 --> 00:51:16,657
that, uh, literally,
millions of birds
1154
00:51:16,949 --> 00:51:19,785
are being killed every year
and they can least afford it.
1155
00:51:20,077 --> 00:51:22,413
We need to help these
populations that are declining
1156
00:51:22,705 --> 00:51:25,207
because they're really integral
to our forest
1157
00:51:25,499 --> 00:51:27,126
and grassland ecosystems.
1158
00:51:27,418 --> 00:51:28,586
A healthy nature.
1159
00:51:28,877 --> 00:51:30,713
And somebody's cat might
bring back one bird
1160
00:51:31,005 --> 00:51:32,214
every couple of weeks
and they think,
1161
00:51:32,506 --> 00:51:34,383
"Well, that's too bad.
Bad kitty."
1162
00:51:34,675 --> 00:51:35,676
It's not really a problem
1163
00:51:35,968 --> 00:51:38,178
until you count up how many cats
there are.
1164
00:51:38,470 --> 00:51:41,056
And with millions of cats
in Canada, that adds up.
1165
00:51:41,348 --> 00:51:43,684
That makes a huge difference.
1166
00:51:43,976 --> 00:51:46,145
That's okay. Come on.
1167
00:51:46,437 --> 00:51:47,688
(mewing)
1168
00:51:50,149 --> 00:51:51,817
Yes, baby. Hi.
1169
00:51:52,109 --> 00:51:52,985
Yes.
1170
00:51:53,277 --> 00:51:56,113
I lost three babies recently.
1171
00:51:56,405 --> 00:51:59,908
One just never grew, he was like
newborn size at two weeks old.
1172
00:52:00,200 --> 00:52:02,161
And the other one,
she was born without a bladder.
1173
00:52:02,453 --> 00:52:04,830
So they had to euthanize her
right there.
1174
00:52:05,122 --> 00:52:06,373
She was only four weeks old.
1175
00:52:06,665 --> 00:52:10,169
♪
1176
00:52:10,461 --> 00:52:12,588
Look at your little faces.
1177
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:14,006
(soft mewing)
1178
00:52:14,298 --> 00:52:15,424
Are you nursin' 'em?
1179
00:52:15,716 --> 00:52:18,302
I cry for a few days
but then it's... move on,
1180
00:52:18,594 --> 00:52:20,638
"cause I still had other ones
to save, so...
1181
00:52:20,929 --> 00:52:28,270
♪
1182
00:52:28,562 --> 00:52:32,441
These are my two foster babies,
Indy and Ace.
1183
00:52:32,733 --> 00:52:37,279
They were being given away
at four weeks old,
1184
00:52:37,571 --> 00:52:41,241
which is obviously too young,
so I took them.
1185
00:52:41,533 --> 00:52:47,081
♪
1186
00:52:47,373 --> 00:52:49,583
-They are doing fine?
-They're doing good.
1187
00:52:49,875 --> 00:52:52,252
I had antibiotics ready
but I didn't need it.
1188
00:52:52,544 --> 00:52:53,420
Okay, good.
1189
00:52:53,712 --> 00:52:58,967
♪
1190
00:52:59,259 --> 00:53:00,260
-You did a good job.
-Thank you.
1191
00:53:00,552 --> 00:53:02,304
-They are pretty big.
-Yup.
1192
00:53:02,596 --> 00:53:04,848
So...
Okay, two pounds and a quarter.
1193
00:53:05,140 --> 00:53:09,103
♪
1194
00:53:09,395 --> 00:53:11,063
-She didn't even know.
-No, no, no.
1195
00:53:11,355 --> 00:53:12,189
♪
1196
00:53:12,481 --> 00:53:14,108
Mellissa, she's well organized.
1197
00:53:14,400 --> 00:53:15,776
♪
1198
00:53:16,068 --> 00:53:18,404
It's not everybody
that can deal with orphans.
1199
00:53:18,696 --> 00:53:21,490
♪
1200
00:53:21,782 --> 00:53:25,953
Giving is good, giving your time
with the animal is good,
1201
00:53:26,245 --> 00:53:28,706
but you have to realize
that you have
1202
00:53:28,997 --> 00:53:34,044
a certain limit because...
1203
00:53:34,336 --> 00:53:36,046
you can get lost.
1204
00:53:36,338 --> 00:53:38,298
(cats meowing)
1205
00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:42,553
♪
1206
00:53:42,845 --> 00:53:44,763
Okay, so this is
both certificates.
1207
00:53:45,055 --> 00:53:47,766
-Okay, thank you.
-You're welcome.
1208
00:53:48,058 --> 00:53:57,901
♪
1209
00:54:00,195 --> 00:54:02,072
Most of us see a roaming cat
as a nuisance
1210
00:54:02,364 --> 00:54:04,158
that defecates
in our garden bed,
1211
00:54:04,450 --> 00:54:05,951
it mates at one o'clock
in the morning
1212
00:54:06,243 --> 00:54:08,620
in the middle of the street,
that's the level of our concern.
1213
00:54:08,912 --> 00:54:13,625
But cats do impact negatively
on our environment.
1214
00:54:13,917 --> 00:54:17,004
The only humane way to deal
with the cat population
1215
00:54:17,296 --> 00:54:19,339
is through spay
and neutering them.
1216
00:54:19,631 --> 00:54:22,217
Without it,
it's totally uncontrolled.
1217
00:54:22,509 --> 00:54:23,927
And my feeling was
1218
00:54:24,219 --> 00:54:28,182
that people expected something
to be done about it.
1219
00:54:28,474 --> 00:54:31,685
So we conducted a survey
basically saying,
1220
00:54:31,977 --> 00:54:34,354
what do you think about it,
what a bylaw might look like?
1221
00:54:34,646 --> 00:54:36,190
♪
1222
00:54:36,482 --> 00:54:39,485
One of the leading questions,
of course, was
1223
00:54:39,777 --> 00:54:42,237
do you think we have a cat
overpopulation problem
1224
00:54:42,529 --> 00:54:45,741
in Cornwall and that something
needs to be done about it?
1225
00:54:46,033 --> 00:54:47,618
Bestow ownership on individuals,
1226
00:54:47,910 --> 00:54:50,204
require that all cats be kept
indoors unless supervised,
1227
00:54:50,496 --> 00:54:53,165
limit the number of cats
in the household to two.
1228
00:54:53,457 --> 00:54:55,584
Very important, of course,
to have community input.
1229
00:54:55,876 --> 00:55:05,719
♪
1230
00:55:10,224 --> 00:55:11,683
We've been affected by it.
1231
00:55:11,975 --> 00:55:14,144
It's quite an ongoing issue.
1232
00:55:14,436 --> 00:55:17,189
It's getting out of control,
that's for sure.
1233
00:55:17,481 --> 00:55:19,107
We have to do something
about it.
1234
00:55:19,399 --> 00:55:20,609
♪
1235
00:55:20,901 --> 00:55:25,948
We were simply surprised
at the level of response
1236
00:55:26,240 --> 00:55:28,325
to a cat problem.
1237
00:55:28,617 --> 00:55:36,917
♪
1238
00:55:37,209 --> 00:55:38,710
This is not
my neighbor's problem,
1239
00:55:39,002 --> 00:55:40,170
this is not my problem,
1240
00:55:40,462 --> 00:55:42,631
this is the entire
community's problem
1241
00:55:42,923 --> 00:55:44,299
and it's not going to go away.
1242
00:55:44,591 --> 00:55:48,220
We have to accept that something
has to be done about it
1243
00:55:48,512 --> 00:55:51,557
and there's probably going to be
a cost to that.
1244
00:55:51,849 --> 00:55:55,185
What I recommended to council
is that in the 2020 budget
1245
00:55:55,477 --> 00:55:59,773
we allocate $40,000
to subsidizing the cost
1246
00:56:00,065 --> 00:56:01,149
of spay and neutering.
1247
00:56:01,441 --> 00:56:02,818
That's a start.
1248
00:56:03,110 --> 00:56:11,326
♪
1249
00:56:11,618 --> 00:56:14,121
The bylaw that Chris
wants to try and get through,
1250
00:56:14,413 --> 00:56:15,664
"If you feed it, you own it,"
1251
00:56:15,956 --> 00:56:17,332
that is scaring people.
1252
00:56:17,624 --> 00:56:18,959
I don't want people
to be scared
1253
00:56:19,251 --> 00:56:20,168
and I don't want people to say,
1254
00:56:20,460 --> 00:56:21,670
"Oh Lord,
there's a cat out there,
1255
00:56:21,962 --> 00:56:23,422
we can't be responsible
for it."
1256
00:56:23,714 --> 00:56:33,223
♪
1257
00:56:33,515 --> 00:56:36,101
The fact that somebody
has enough charity
1258
00:56:36,393 --> 00:56:40,647
to give an animal a little
better chance to survive
1259
00:56:40,939 --> 00:56:44,109
means you own them
is a strange one,
1260
00:56:44,401 --> 00:56:46,570
as far as I'm concerned.
1261
00:56:46,862 --> 00:56:51,408
It goes along with the idea that
if you give somebody some money
1262
00:56:51,700 --> 00:56:54,912
when they're begging
that you own that person.
1263
00:56:55,203 --> 00:56:57,039
Makes just as much sense.
1264
00:56:57,331 --> 00:57:00,417
♪
1265
00:57:00,709 --> 00:57:02,836
People like Lynda, she's going
to take care of them,
1266
00:57:03,128 --> 00:57:06,381
and even if the bylaw passes
many people are still going to.
1267
00:57:06,673 --> 00:57:08,008
They don't want
to see the cats suffer,
1268
00:57:08,300 --> 00:57:10,302
so I don't blame them.
1269
00:57:12,179 --> 00:57:15,098
Simply feeding a cat,
absolutely, that's important.
1270
00:57:15,390 --> 00:57:17,142
But if that cat is not spayed
and neutered,
1271
00:57:17,434 --> 00:57:19,603
it's fueling a cat population
1272
00:57:19,895 --> 00:57:22,356
that we're trying
to get under control.
1273
00:57:22,648 --> 00:57:24,274
I should just put it down here.
1274
00:57:26,193 --> 00:57:27,778
(bird chirping)
1275
00:57:28,070 --> 00:57:30,822
(hum of passing traffic)
1276
00:57:31,114 --> 00:57:33,492
♪
1277
00:57:33,784 --> 00:57:34,910
The city of Cornwall
could become
1278
00:57:35,202 --> 00:57:36,745
the first municipality
in Ontario
1279
00:57:37,037 --> 00:57:39,456
to require cats
to be kept indoors.
1280
00:57:39,748 --> 00:57:42,000
City staff are proposing
a cat bylaw
1281
00:57:42,292 --> 00:57:43,585
with a number of suggestions:
1282
00:57:43,877 --> 00:57:46,046
all cats must be
spayed and neutered,
1283
00:57:46,338 --> 00:57:48,256
felines must be kept indoors,
1284
00:57:48,548 --> 00:57:51,718
and most extreme,
anybody who feeds a stray cat
1285
00:57:52,010 --> 00:57:53,845
legally becomes its owner.
1286
00:57:54,137 --> 00:57:57,599
But that report came out in May
and nothing has happened since.
1287
00:57:57,891 --> 00:57:59,935
(giggling)
1288
00:58:00,227 --> 00:58:01,603
You feel sleepy?
1289
00:58:01,895 --> 00:58:03,271
(kittens mewing)
1290
00:58:03,563 --> 00:58:05,607
We've gone through
a whole kitten season
1291
00:58:05,899 --> 00:58:06,858
and there's still no money
in the budget,
1292
00:58:07,150 --> 00:58:09,111
so it is frustrating.
1293
00:58:09,403 --> 00:58:12,239
There's the purring.
Good girl.
1294
00:58:14,533 --> 00:58:16,368
But hopefully moving forward,
1295
00:58:16,660 --> 00:58:19,371
there will be more help
for kittens like them
1296
00:58:19,663 --> 00:58:21,289
because I can't keep up.
1297
00:58:21,581 --> 00:58:23,125
(mewing)
1298
00:58:24,876 --> 00:58:27,212
(hum of passing traffic)
1299
00:58:27,504 --> 00:58:28,839
How are the cats?
1300
00:58:29,131 --> 00:58:30,549
♪
1301
00:58:30,841 --> 00:58:31,925
The weather's getting better,
1302
00:58:32,217 --> 00:58:35,387
they were wandering
a little bit more.
1303
00:58:35,679 --> 00:58:37,180
Then Guimauve disappeared.
1304
00:58:37,472 --> 00:58:38,849
♪
1305
00:58:39,141 --> 00:58:43,020
He was here, he ate his evening
meal with the rest of them.
1306
00:58:43,311 --> 00:58:44,855
Spencer and Guimave,
I have a picture
1307
00:58:45,147 --> 00:58:46,982
of the two of them
snuggled up together
1308
00:58:47,274 --> 00:58:49,401
and then that was it,
Guimauve didn't come back.
1309
00:58:49,693 --> 00:58:51,111
♪
1310
00:58:51,403 --> 00:58:53,530
I know he's not lost in the area
1311
00:58:53,822 --> 00:58:56,616
because he had such a strong tie
to that porch.
1312
00:58:56,908 --> 00:58:59,745
And I think Guimauve, his
stomach told him where to go
1313
00:59:00,037 --> 00:59:02,914
and a trap that's set
will have food.
1314
00:59:03,206 --> 00:59:08,712
♪
1315
00:59:09,004 --> 00:59:11,131
I did some looking around.
1316
00:59:11,423 --> 00:59:13,675
There's three neighbors
that have traps here.
1317
00:59:13,967 --> 00:59:16,094
♪
1318
00:59:16,386 --> 00:59:17,804
When I ask them,
they won't answer,
1319
00:59:18,096 --> 00:59:21,266
so that's difficult, knowing
that somebody probably
1320
00:59:21,558 --> 00:59:22,851
has done something.
1321
00:59:23,143 --> 00:59:24,561
♪
1322
00:59:24,853 --> 00:59:26,772
My neighbors were aware
what I was doing.
1323
00:59:27,064 --> 00:59:28,607
♪
1324
00:59:28,899 --> 00:59:31,485
There's a lot of people
that just aren't on board.
1325
00:59:31,777 --> 00:59:32,819
It was really tragic.
1326
00:59:33,111 --> 00:59:34,821
♪
1327
00:59:35,113 --> 00:59:37,741
Spencer spent about three or
four days wandering around,
1328
00:59:38,033 --> 00:59:39,242
crying, looking for Guimauve,
1329
00:59:39,534 --> 00:59:40,869
they were really close.
1330
00:59:41,161 --> 00:59:43,163
♪
1331
00:59:43,455 --> 00:59:44,873
They have souls.
1332
00:59:45,165 --> 00:59:47,667
They can't think like humans,
but they have souls.
1333
00:59:47,959 --> 00:59:49,211
So you do feel responsible,
1334
00:59:49,503 --> 00:59:51,963
that it was my duty
to keep them safe.
1335
00:59:52,255 --> 00:59:54,174
But there's no boundaries
for feral cats.
1336
00:59:54,466 --> 00:59:57,844
♪
1337
00:59:58,136 --> 01:00:00,472
(wind blowing,
birds chirping)
1338
01:00:05,310 --> 01:00:14,945
♪
1339
01:00:15,237 --> 01:00:16,655
It's pretty worldwide now.
1340
01:00:16,947 --> 01:00:19,491
I have people from all over
following, which is crazy.
1341
01:00:19,783 --> 01:00:23,078
♪
1342
01:00:23,370 --> 01:00:25,997
If nobody ever talked about it,
we wouldn't make progress.
1343
01:00:26,289 --> 01:00:28,333
So, I'm glad that people
are starting to realize
1344
01:00:28,625 --> 01:00:29,918
that we have a problem
1345
01:00:30,210 --> 01:00:31,545
and they're going to have
to do something.
1346
01:00:31,837 --> 01:00:34,089
♪
1347
01:00:34,381 --> 01:00:37,884
(wind blowing)
1348
01:00:38,176 --> 01:00:42,097
(thunder rumbling)
1349
01:00:42,389 --> 01:00:44,474
-I'm hot.
-Anybody gonna come and join us?
1350
01:00:44,766 --> 01:00:48,520
(thunder rumbling)
1351
01:00:48,812 --> 01:00:50,230
Okay, let's move--
wanna move over,
1352
01:00:50,522 --> 01:00:52,107
so we're not blocking.
1353
01:00:52,399 --> 01:00:54,901
Stand right in front
of the doorway.
1354
01:00:55,193 --> 01:00:56,570
Is your sign waterproof?
1355
01:00:56,862 --> 01:00:58,155
I have no idea.
1356
01:00:58,446 --> 01:00:59,906
♪
1357
01:01:00,198 --> 01:01:01,658
(car horn honks, woman yells)
1358
01:01:01,950 --> 01:01:03,577
Hey, maybe...
1359
01:01:03,869 --> 01:01:05,412
We have people.
1360
01:01:05,704 --> 01:01:06,496
Over there.
1361
01:01:06,788 --> 01:01:07,747
(car horns honking)
1362
01:01:08,039 --> 01:01:09,207
I don't know them.
1363
01:01:09,499 --> 01:01:10,417
-Are they with us?
-Yeah.
1364
01:01:10,709 --> 01:01:11,835
-Really?
- I think so.
1365
01:01:12,127 --> 01:01:13,253
Thank you!
1366
01:01:13,545 --> 01:01:14,796
(car horns honking)
1367
01:01:15,088 --> 01:01:16,339
♪
1368
01:01:16,631 --> 01:01:19,801
(car horns honking,
people cheering)
1369
01:01:20,093 --> 01:01:21,803
Hi, I'm Mellissa.
Nice to meet you.
1370
01:01:22,095 --> 01:01:23,555
-Hi, Mellissa.
-Thanks for coming, guys.
1371
01:01:23,847 --> 01:01:24,848
You're so welcome.
1372
01:01:25,140 --> 01:01:26,600
-Love all your signs.
-Thank you!
1373
01:01:26,892 --> 01:01:29,603
-Very nice, wow.
-Yours are waterproof.
1374
01:01:29,895 --> 01:01:31,688
(laughter)
1375
01:01:31,980 --> 01:01:33,607
Thanks so much for everything
you do, by the way.
1376
01:01:33,899 --> 01:01:36,026
I follow the page
like a crazy person.
1377
01:01:36,318 --> 01:01:37,402
(overlapping chatter)
1378
01:01:37,694 --> 01:01:40,197
-This is good.
- I know, I wanna get a picture.
1379
01:01:40,488 --> 01:01:42,949
(car horns honking, cheering)
1380
01:01:43,241 --> 01:01:45,285
Let's get started.
Sorry for the delay.
1381
01:01:45,577 --> 01:01:49,080
It's nice to have
a full council chamber.
1382
01:01:49,372 --> 01:01:50,749
The recommendation
is that council
1383
01:01:51,041 --> 01:01:52,584
implement a cat control bylaw
1384
01:01:52,876 --> 01:01:54,544
vitally supported by funding,
1385
01:01:54,836 --> 01:01:56,213
in support
of a five-year timeline
1386
01:01:56,504 --> 01:01:59,382
in which all owned cats
are to be desexed.
1387
01:01:59,674 --> 01:02:02,052
Councillor Grant,
you're seconding.
1388
01:02:02,344 --> 01:02:03,053
Debate.
1389
01:02:03,345 --> 01:02:04,888
So, Your Worship,
1390
01:02:05,180 --> 01:02:08,350
I'm not completely convinced
we can necessarily implement
1391
01:02:08,642 --> 01:02:09,976
all these regulations.
1392
01:02:10,268 --> 01:02:14,064
How do we realistically
expect to enforce
1393
01:02:14,356 --> 01:02:16,191
some of these provisions?
1394
01:02:16,483 --> 01:02:18,985
I mean, to say, "All cats have
to be kept indoors."
1395
01:02:19,277 --> 01:02:22,322
Well, if there's a random cat
wandering the neighborhood,
1396
01:02:22,614 --> 01:02:25,492
how do we know who officially
owns that cat?
1397
01:02:25,784 --> 01:02:27,869
Are we going to
give this person a ticket?
1398
01:02:28,161 --> 01:02:29,704
Through you, Madam Mayor,
that's why it's vital
1399
01:02:29,996 --> 01:02:31,248
that cats be licensed.
1400
01:02:31,539 --> 01:02:33,458
So, hopefully,
that cat that is roaming
1401
01:02:33,750 --> 01:02:36,920
can be linked to its owner
by virtue of a tag.
1402
01:02:37,212 --> 01:02:38,463
Okay, thank you.
1403
01:02:38,755 --> 01:02:40,590
Councillor Bergeron
and then Councillor Grant.
1404
01:02:40,882 --> 01:02:41,675
Thank you, Madam Mayor.
1405
01:02:41,967 --> 01:02:44,135
So, when you say cats
must be kept inside,
1406
01:02:44,427 --> 01:02:47,097
as long as they were controlled
in their own yard,
1407
01:02:47,389 --> 01:02:49,432
would you accept that, or...
1408
01:02:49,724 --> 01:02:52,769
So, it's really about ensuring
that once a cat is outside
1409
01:02:53,061 --> 01:02:54,312
that it's supervised.
1410
01:02:54,604 --> 01:02:55,689
Yes, yeah.
1411
01:02:55,981 --> 01:02:58,733
One thing I want to think about
is long term
1412
01:02:59,025 --> 01:03:00,568
and if everybody's religious
in this
1413
01:03:00,860 --> 01:03:02,988
we won't have a cat problem
because we won't have any cats.
1414
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:04,489
(crowd murmuring)
1415
01:03:04,781 --> 01:03:06,908
When you think about it,
so, I mean...
1416
01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:09,119
Through you, Madam Mayor,
no bylaw
1417
01:03:09,411 --> 01:03:11,079
is a hundred percent
enforceable.
1418
01:03:11,371 --> 01:03:13,498
There's a speed limit out here,
in front of this building,
1419
01:03:13,790 --> 01:03:15,583
it's 50 kilometers an hour.
1420
01:03:15,875 --> 01:03:17,877
Uh, I'm sure if I asked everyone
in this room
1421
01:03:18,169 --> 01:03:20,255
if they have exceeded that
50 miles an hour,
1422
01:03:20,547 --> 01:03:21,965
if they were honest,
they'd say yes.
1423
01:03:22,257 --> 01:03:24,384
Bylaws, they build expectation
1424
01:03:24,676 --> 01:03:27,554
and certainly, there's that
carrot that says,
1425
01:03:27,846 --> 01:03:30,724
"Oh, if you don't live up
to that expectation,
1426
01:03:31,016 --> 01:03:34,019
there could be
punitive repercussions."
1427
01:03:34,311 --> 01:03:36,271
I live in the West End,
and I don't--
1428
01:03:36,563 --> 01:03:39,316
We don't have a roaming cat
problem, that I know.
1429
01:03:39,607 --> 01:03:41,484
Yes, you do.
Yes, you do.
1430
01:03:41,776 --> 01:03:43,236
Is there an area in town
that's more concentrated
1431
01:03:43,528 --> 01:03:47,324
and is more concerned where this
bylaw would really be effective?
1432
01:03:47,615 --> 01:03:49,159
This has been going on since,
1433
01:03:49,451 --> 01:03:52,620
I think I was in council
15 years ago
1434
01:03:52,912 --> 01:03:54,622
and we were talking about
feral cats then.
1435
01:03:54,914 --> 01:03:56,583
Something has to be done,
1436
01:03:56,875 --> 01:03:59,502
and we're going to do it
tonight.
1437
01:03:59,794 --> 01:04:03,298
So I'm going to call the vote.
1438
01:04:03,590 --> 01:04:04,507
All in favor?
1439
01:04:04,799 --> 01:04:05,967
(crowd murmuring)
1440
01:04:06,259 --> 01:04:07,594
Carried.
1441
01:04:07,886 --> 01:04:08,887
Thank you.
1442
01:04:09,179 --> 01:04:10,513
(applause, cheering)
1443
01:04:10,805 --> 01:04:12,223
(chatter)
1444
01:04:12,515 --> 01:04:13,433
We did it!
1445
01:04:13,725 --> 01:04:14,601
-We did it.
-We did it.
1446
01:04:14,893 --> 01:04:15,769
-So far.
-Yeah.
1447
01:04:16,061 --> 01:04:17,687
We still have progress to make.
1448
01:04:17,979 --> 01:04:19,606
We can't, there's no way
it's going backwards now.
1449
01:04:19,898 --> 01:04:21,024
No, there's just no way.
1450
01:04:21,316 --> 01:04:22,859
They can't now.
1451
01:04:23,151 --> 01:04:25,695
If it's a five-year plan,
that's still really long.
1452
01:04:25,987 --> 01:04:28,907
That's a lot of kittens that
could be born in five years.
1453
01:04:29,199 --> 01:04:32,660
But five years is still better
than zero years.
1454
01:04:32,952 --> 01:04:34,788
Like, at least
we're moving forward.
1455
01:04:35,080 --> 01:04:37,123
And finally, they're going to do
something about it.
1456
01:04:37,415 --> 01:04:39,876
A lot of them don't agree on the
"Feed it, you own it" bylaw,
1457
01:04:40,168 --> 01:04:42,962
which I don't either,
but that's one of the problems.
1458
01:04:43,254 --> 01:04:45,590
We'll figure it out over
the years and we'll iron it out.
1459
01:04:45,882 --> 01:04:47,342
♪
1460
01:04:47,634 --> 01:04:49,719
The lifespan of cats
is much shorter
1461
01:04:50,011 --> 01:04:52,013
if you have them
as outdoor cats,
1462
01:04:52,305 --> 01:04:54,474
and yet some cat owners
still believe,
1463
01:04:54,766 --> 01:04:57,477
"My cat will be unhappy
if it's indoors,
1464
01:04:57,769 --> 01:04:59,813
so I'd rather let it outside
where it's dangerous."
1465
01:05:00,105 --> 01:05:03,942
♪
1466
01:05:04,234 --> 01:05:05,777
I mean, humans are smart,
1467
01:05:06,069 --> 01:05:09,114
but at the same time,
they're very simpleminded
1468
01:05:09,406 --> 01:05:11,658
because it's an easy fix
1469
01:05:11,950 --> 01:05:15,161
to encourage people
to keep their cats indoors.
1470
01:05:15,453 --> 01:05:17,580
It's harder
to put the forest back.
1471
01:05:17,872 --> 01:05:25,255
♪
1472
01:05:25,547 --> 01:05:28,091
Mellissa Alepins
and Mary Jane Proulx.
1473
01:05:28,383 --> 01:05:29,467
Extraordinary people,
1474
01:05:29,759 --> 01:05:32,470
extraordinarily compassionate,
caring,
1475
01:05:32,762 --> 01:05:36,182
and, you know, not expecting any
sort of acknowledgement for it.
1476
01:05:36,474 --> 01:05:40,520
Just doing it out of sheer
compassion and caring.
1477
01:05:40,812 --> 01:05:43,565
After all, we domesticated
these animals, right?
1478
01:05:43,857 --> 01:05:45,400
They can no longer
look after themselves.
1479
01:05:45,692 --> 01:05:47,819
♪
1480
01:05:48,111 --> 01:05:49,779
I guess at this point,
we're just waiting to see
1481
01:05:50,071 --> 01:05:52,657
when they're gonna actually
make the money official
1482
01:05:52,949 --> 01:05:55,368
and then pass the bylaws.
1483
01:05:55,660 --> 01:05:57,454
I'll probably do this forever.
1484
01:05:57,745 --> 01:06:00,999
I love it, so in that sense,
it's good that there's no end,
1485
01:06:01,291 --> 01:06:03,418
but it's really sad because
these are generally orphans
1486
01:06:03,710 --> 01:06:06,129
that I take,
so they don't have a mom.
1487
01:06:06,421 --> 01:06:08,756
And it took us, Mellissa and I,
to fight this hard.
1488
01:06:09,048 --> 01:06:11,259
We had to have protests
and we had to fight,
1489
01:06:11,551 --> 01:06:13,553
and I had to run for council.
1490
01:06:13,845 --> 01:06:16,097
Like run for council,
me run for council? Come on.
1491
01:06:16,389 --> 01:06:19,058
♪
1492
01:06:19,350 --> 01:06:21,394
It pays to fight.
It really does.
1493
01:06:21,686 --> 01:06:23,563
If you have a passion
and if you believe
1494
01:06:23,855 --> 01:06:26,107
you're doing the right thing,
do it.
1495
01:06:26,399 --> 01:06:28,776
♪
1496
01:06:29,068 --> 01:06:31,196
A cat can have
thousands of babies
1497
01:06:31,488 --> 01:06:32,655
and then their babies
have babies
1498
01:06:32,947 --> 01:06:34,616
and then their babies
have babies.
1499
01:06:34,908 --> 01:06:35,950
It just never ends.
1500
01:06:36,242 --> 01:06:38,036
♪
1501
01:06:38,328 --> 01:06:39,454
Never ends.
1502
01:06:39,746 --> 01:06:49,589
♪
1503
01:07:19,118 --> 01:07:20,787
(cat meowing)
1504
01:07:24,624 --> 01:07:34,551
♪
1505
01:08:36,112 --> 01:08:38,990
♪
1506
01:08:41,659 --> 01:08:42,535
♪
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