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Outdoor Cats: Framing A Wicked Policy Problem

Wednesday, 3 April 2013 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Center for Urban Resilience Loyola Marymount University 1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045 www.cures.lmu.edu Outdoor cats and their impact on native wildlife is one of the most controversial issues … Continue reading

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Wicked Problems and Outdoor Cats

Tuesday, 2 April 2013 @ 14:00 – 18:00 Found Animals Foundation Marina Del Ray, CA 9066 www.foundanimals.org Outdoor cat and their impact on native wildlife are a wicked problem of public policy. There is no technical fix, stakeholders disagree over … Continue reading

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Thinking Animals: What They Mean for Ethics and Public Policy

For the seminar: Eagles, Pigeons, Swine and Puppies: What People Think About Animal Thinking. With Michael Noonan, Robert Lurz, and William Lynn. Moderated by John Fraser. Friday, 15 March 2013 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Animal Behaviour and Conservation Program Hunter … Continue reading

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Coexisting with Coyotes

The Friends of the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge recently sponsored a talk on coyotes by John Maguranis, the MA representative of Project Coyote. A former Animal Care Specialist in the US Army, John is now the Animal Control Officer … Continue reading

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Protecting Cats and Birds

Jennifer Scarlett is a DVM and Co-President of the San Francisco SPCA. She wrote an interesting article entitled “Birds and Outdoor Cats: Protecting Both” for the Huffington Post. Allow me to highlight several important points she makes in this well-taken … Continue reading

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