> we apparently do not talk about the damage cats do to wildlife. To the contrary--I love the damage that cats do to rat/mouse/pigeon wildlife in my city (New

> we apparently do not talk about the damage cats do to wildlife. To the contrary--I love the damage that cats do to rat/mouse/pigeon wildlife in my city (New York)! When I was visiting Athens on vacation, I noticed that there were thousands of wild cats that roamed the ruins; I wonder if, rather than seeing wild cats as an animal control problem, we should see them as a pest control measure?