THis is abuse of animals, the cats must be put down. otherwise the neighborhood can look at much disease from them. What is more important your child or the animal.

At least she is trying to help the cats! Instead of whining and complaining why don,t you offer to help. It seems so easy for you to complain about what she is doing but you are doing nothing. Could you imagine how much worse it would be if she was not feeding them? Andhow do you know they are sick and diseased ? Are you a vet or a vet tech? Feral cats never look good when they are living outside.

Unless she is going to the VET with them she is not helping......she is just a cause that needs to be handled by the city. YEs i guess the cats do have rights but so do humans they come first....

I wouldn't look good either if I was living outside. But then, that is just "Me".

one jumped in my window and was in my kitchen when I came in from July 4th. cookout, they are bold and if anyone drives down Tompkins in the heat they literally lounge all over Tompkins porches and cars and property

and to preface this, I titled it FERAL and Sick, I can differentiate, and I was a vet-tech for 4 years in a very large busy practice, with two years with local S.P. C. A employment prior, and some are preggers, let's have a shower...

Kingston got rid of the trap spay and return program.
Volunteer would trap, spay and give shots and check the health of the cats and return them. If the cats were sick (Rabies FLiV) they were humanely put down. Marie Post ran it and did a damn good job, her volunteers were great. We had that problem in our neck of the woods and now we have 2 fixed, healthy female cats that do a great job killing the vermin (rats mice snakes) in our neighborhood

"No Castration Without Sanitation!"

All Cats Indoors!

According to the Petersen Field Guide of AMERICAN MAMMALS, the Egyptian cat is not mentioned. Duh?

Birds that cats kill- Cardinals, juncos, wrens, blue jays, mockingbirds, sparrow, cowbirds, warblers, finches, doves , thrashers.

Mammals cats kill-chipmunk, shrew rabbit, squirrel, moles, voles, dormice, wood rats.

Amphibians cats kill- frogs, salamander, newts

Reptiles cats kills-I hope not.

Outdoor cats are vermin that can be eaten by coyotes. Introducing coyotes to the area to eat them will restore order and health to the environment.

I like your reasoning, I was told by SPCA to catch-relocate, when I told "catwoman" she called the police, who told her feral cat encouragement was illegal, she blamed the black guy,,across the street, I filled the cop in on the truth.

I believe Egyptian cats are considered diety, and would not be classified in a mammal book lol

Maybe a pet alligator on the block for a while. i believe Baudelaire used to have one as a pet, but that may be a crock.

I have been trying to get pics but they are skitty and none reveal the true horror, two are pregnant and might have given birth my neighbor saw kittens jumping into the wooded area of cliffs that are behind Hasbrouck Park, lots of cover, police said not to encourage them but has shelter in the way of rubbermaid crates and her shed all over the yard and is clandestinely feeding,she is moving and told me her new house location, I shall purchase a hav-a hart, and plan on relocating them to her new home.I read that a new syndrome has actually been linked to cat hoarding and exposure to microbes in cat feces it is really called "Crazy cat lady syndrome",I kid you not, but that would really explain the behaviour, which I just always thought plain ol' crazy, not a city official, or humane worker, has been seen except ironically when catwoman called them to say my neighbor had vicious , dangerous pitbulls, which was untrue, I kissed their faces, she just hates black people, and has been harassing this poor girl, while her feral cats bring despair to Tompkins St, not to mention the pain of paying a high price tp have a poor qyuality of life.

Send the assessor a certified return postcard letter demanding a field audit of your property and house and the neighborhood. Certified mail and return postcard, and get a return postcard please, will cost you $6.50 total, alot cheaper than a trap. You want the assessor to come out and witness all this in order to reduce the value of your property and all the neighbors properties as the neighbors will have to join in with you for maximum affect. Don't take photos, get a video of the assessor there. If the assessor shows up and then flees because of these feline vermin, than you have already won your case, I would say. If it is not safe for an assessor to do the required, and it is mandated by state law, annual field audit, than it ain't safe for you and others. That way, race, religion, creed, whatever are not the issue, the issue is public safety and health. Do that first before catching anything, as that could kill you.
Get the assessor office out there. It is the only legal venue you have, and the venue you are entitled to as a taxpayer, and it will show up the assessor as either having capacity and judgement or not?
If you have a question, write it here.

And do not be afraid of the assessor office. They cannot raise your assessment arbitrarily, although they will try sometimes. That's when you have to read them the Riot Act. As to who your ward leader is, well, they should be helping you with the assessor office which will address the cat problem in turn, NOT vice versa. Do not, do not, go after the animals and the neighbors. It is the Assessor office you want. And find out why the final assessment roll is listed by SBL number and not by owner's last name. Only Kingston city, new Paltz and Plattekill list by SBL number, and that is akin to a cover up, and I kid you not.

I will look into this.Thank you, I put up a "FREE..@#$% APOCALYPSE CATS". sign..the neighbors needed a little comic relief.I am printing copies of your letter and giving them out.

You are welcome and keep us all informed. If you are approached by any newspaper people, I would well advise you to say nothing more than "No comment". That is because the status-quo would gladly see you "marginalized" and considered a "crank" with any information you provide them, willingly or not. The last time I heard the word "apocalypse" it was in regards to a proposed secession of a portion of New Paltz to the neighboring town of Lloyd. It did not end up well for they guy that was trying to make a movement out of the situation, and the motion failed. I hope I am communicating?

Actually the signage is the only thing that worked, the police came because catwoman called about the signs, only SHE prefaced the call with a lie that I am going to "harm" the cats, which my months of trying to get the city to respond to and actions I have taken , show the opposite, the police told HER she will be charged with harassment the next time she calls, the two female KPD officers who responded were the BEST, I take my pumps off to them , they saw thru the b.s, not to mention she told the other cat feeder I was trying to do something evil to get him as her henchman, in front of KPD he defiantly opened a bag of meow mix and dumped it, being cat lovers, the both of them, seeing the Frankencats with their own eyes, they have picked up the ball, and are getting some person to do what the defunct program did, I wish I had the officers names because the put two and two together and came up with 4, a win, I am not celebrating yet..

File harassment charges immediately, get an "incident" number and the names of the two police and all witnesses. Go.

Have the perpetrator charged with "harassment, get an "Incident Number Card with a number" from the police, and get the names of the two officers. Go. Now.

If you don't go, the result will be that it will take at least 5 years for another "harassment incident" to occur again, maybe? You didn't get the SBL number, the address or go to the assessor office yet, or I guess we would have heard about it? Now, you are being mislead. Go file charges, or forever, or 5 years, whichever comes sooner, hold your peace. It ain't worth it, go file charge or never speak to me again. Hah.

Have been offline with a malware problem, but the KPD have gotten the vet. and others and they will begin doing two cats per week, until mission accomplished, it is in the set up stage, after being harassed and having a crazy person try to destroy you over feral , sick cats, is sad, but the people helping are angels and all help is appreciated, trying to maintain balance in a an off kilter place, I have been told off the cuff that CITY HALL does not care and washes their hands of the feral problem, nice to know when elections come, but they are trying to fix the tennis courts at Dietz..hmm.

and I am trying to get the tenants to come together on the property evaluations, on mountain at the time...

and in regards to the "incident" if the person makes one more call-complaint they will be charged and fined, she is in hiding lol, as well she should since the feral program was up and running while she proliferated ferals, but lying to KPD, they sort of frown on that, and thank God this is here or she might have pulled it off, she is ill mentally, but cunning and manipulative, but I believe good triumphs over evil, and If i can get rid of the "CAT KILLA" label thrust upon me, all will be right in the world, well my world anyway, sorry for the silence son-in-law used my computer and loaded it with malware, funtools , don't get it not fun, had to drop and reinstall my O.S.

all advice and tips are greatly appreciated and have been very helpful.

Hello. Welcome back.

You must get from the assessor office the Section, Block and Lot numbers for your house and the house with the cats. It is referred, the number, as an SBL, and only the assessor office can give you both. The Kingston Assessment Roll book on line at the county web site lists some municipalities by last name, and others by SBL number order. Kingston is by SBL number. I am stymied until I get those two numbers. A simple phone call to the assessor office should take care of it, or, if you have to, go to the City Clerk office, file a Freedom of Information Act for the two numbers, pay 25 cents for the information, and bring it back to us. Everything else is commentary.

You can get the SBL number from the County parcel viewer - along with any owners names and mailing address.
Http://gis.co.ulster.ny.us

The information is not always as accurate as going to the assessors office - but far simpler!

And it is NOT the job of the SPCA to collect feral animals. They only get involved in far worse situations - they are a non-profit mainly dealing with managing the shelter. The city has an animal welfare officer - and they might be of help.
According to the city website that is: Shaun MacCreery (845) 334-3916
But the website also indicates that the person is a dog control officer - so they might not be able to help. And with budget cuts - they may not be able to help. You may know this already as it sounds like you have had lots of interaction with the police and you cite a defunct program.

Finally, 6 cats - is generally not an apocalypse. Supporting a population of feral cats is not OK. Getting lots of neighborhood support is generally in your favor. Good luck.

You should call someone and tell them you have witnessed rabid looking cats there and you are in fear of everyone's safety. Maybe they'll do something about it.

Lady, there is "no one to call" about anything to do with cats. Nobody. No one. At all. Not the county health department, not the ASPCA, not the dog catcher, not the building department, not the fire department (unless it is up a tree) not the police, not the state, nobody. Only a private vet, whom wants money to put the animal down. Period. Bring in the foxes and coyotes, and they will become rabid too. No, not the ward leaders, not the county executive, not the district attorney, not the public defender...

http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/resources/health.html#Environmental

It is not the job of the ASPCA to trap and take away cats. Where ever did you get that idea?They are shills, the ASPCA that is, for the pet food industry, nothing more.

Can you imagine a "buy back your cat" campaign like they have gun-buy backs? In your dreams.

We are waiting for the cat squad to start rounding them up and taking them to Dr. Rudd to fix, and give shots, then release, there has been an update "catwoman' has been up to no good again went telling everyone I was murdering the cats, or planning to, then my son rounded the corner to find her spraying weed killer on the plants we had on a common border wall, he told her we knew about the lies she was telling, she in turn threatened to spray him , and yell rape, wtf , it is 10 in the a.m, neighbors are about, anything to bring misery to me or mine, but due to all the false reporting, KPD came out and arrested her, and we have an order of protection, finally a moment of peace, crazy daze on Tompkins St., gotta laugh.

Releasing domestic animals such as cats back into the wild is like releasing pythons into the Everglades. What's with Dr. Rudd. Doesn't he know about The Plague , Toxoplasmosis and Rabies?

because of the problems with"catwoman" the KPD officers who helped set this up, have told me they know the fix-release program works , because it was done in one of their neighborhoods, what is more interesting is the fact that city hall, "washes their hands' on the feral problem, and this back side of Hasbrouck is crawling with ferals,. it will be ground zero for a rabies epidemic , as fox, racoon, rat, and possum, as well as skunk run this ridge, yet they are fixing the tennis courts at Deitz???

Go to all the newpapers in the area and ask them to run an article about the situation. See if they will do that for the safety of all.

This is one of the cats I found and had to put to sleep yesterday. She had ear mites, fleas, feline AIDS, lesions, sores, was malnourished, front teeth ground down, and too weak to put up a struggle. She was suffering and we did the right thing even though we would have much rather treated her and gave her a good home. It is all VERY sad.

Is the 'cat lady' at least open to help and suggestions?

Cats are "disposable pets" particularly everywhere. That is because of the pet food industry and the money it makes to stand off of them. How much did it cost to have the animal put down and did the vet have any information about this plague. I am sure the birds, chipmunks, shrews, snakes and every other indigenous creature would not share your sympathies. You have to choose, you know?

This is a picture of one of the feral cats I found and brought to a cat rescuer yesterday. She had fleas, ear mites, feline AIDS, sores and lesions in numerous places and she was emaciated and malnourished. Her front teeth were also ground down probably due to malnutrition and disease. I took her with me. She had a good disposition but was too weak to even put up a fight. The rescuer and I decided she was not going to make a healthy comeback and would only suffer and live a lonely, painful, disease-ridden life and end up dying under someones porch or in the woods. We did the humane thing and put her down. It was still NOT easy as she was a life, a living creature that just wanted to live her life but was powerless to stop the many things that affected her negatively. I have no regrets for putting an end to her suffering and will continue to drive up Tompkins. If I can save a cat and it is deemed healthy and fit for adoption then that's what will take place, otherwise I will do the humane thing for the suffering cats that do deserve SOME dignity and caring.

And the one we put to sleep today died in our hands as we petted, cared, and comforted her. She died in the company of people who CARED for her, she didn't die under someone's porch or in the cold damp dark woods from starvation or disease. Any cat that HAS to be put to sleep WILL pass with people holding and petting them and who REALLY wanted to save their lives and NOT watch them suffer.

Having heard the screaming of a baby blue jay being torn apart at night,by a cat; watching a chipmunk's lifeless body being carried away in the mouth of a cat, and found the fur of juvenile rabbits blowing in the grass where cats leave their feces and urine, like, what are you talking about? All cats indoors and licensed too. Spare me?

Cats, like raccoons, possums, and MANY other species of animals are hunters and they hunt to eat and once they eat they produce feces. It is not irrational to even say '"All cats indoors and licensed", don't you think they would RATHER have someone to love and care about them than live outdors susceptible to every thing they're susceptible TO? And HOW would know that the screaming baby blue jay was being killed by a cat and not a possum or raccoon? You sound a BIT bias and if you're not part of the solution then you're part of the problem.

I know it was a cat because I got out of bed, put on my glasses, got a flashlight, and beamed it out the window; that is how I know it was a cat. I have trapped here, have had raccoons living in my garage, red squirrels in my attic, and right now, there is a skunk living under part of the house (they eat rodents like rats, you know?) and I have been chewed on by the American Short-tailed shrew. Yes, it was a cat, who when are well fed as somebody's pet, go out and kill just to hone their innate skills. My dog smelled a rabbit yesterday, and pulled a dead out of the bushes by its head. The bushes and rabbit were in a neighbor's yard that has a domestic cat living indoors. You did not question that it was a blue-jay, why would you question that it was a cat doing the mangling? I have witnesses and a videotape if you would like to speak to them or have a viewing. It is irrational to abandoned a non-indegenous, un-American , alien, introduced species to these surrounding just as pythons are let loose in the Everglades, or the European starling to eat and or push out the native species. Even purple-loosestrife (which is purple, and is strife on the loose) are destroying the natural environment. Don't get me started. All cats indoors, all cats licensed. And we can begin with you.

I am not looking to argue or go around in circles here with you or anyone, I am ONLY interested in helping to RECTIFY the problem with the feral cats. Domestic animals SHOULD be looked after CLOSELY by their owners and the ferals need to be dealt with accordingly and appropriately. I have many avenue in which to assist here and I will do it to the best of my ability but this takes involvement and coordination and definitely persistence. My concern and interest is for the animals, no matter WHAT kind of animals they may be. I am a problem solver not a problem maker. The more people that get positively involved the better we can be at succeeding here. In my life and experiences persistence pays off and is a valuable asset and tool in overcoming problems, no matter WHAT they may be.

Amen to that statement. yes cats carry rabies and is they belong to someone they will have the cats or dogs innoculated before a human gets it.. have you ever seen someone with the rabies in them?? it is not a nice site to behold...........

Yes, Anon, and toxoplasmosis and alsoTHe PLague, as previously mentioned and recently witnessed. We just found a baby possum that died on us, and had it tested for rabies just to make sure. Rabies tested negative, but I sure don't mess with feral cats either.Cats are disposable pets, especially to college students who leave them behind to fend for themselves. That is why the dead torn apart rabbit showed up. Yuck. It is the Health Department that should be issuing warnings and taking in cats, but as I said, the pet food industry would have a fit. You don't hear the pet food industry saying, "And when you are with wanting or needing your cat, Purina will take it from you?" do you? Some 7 year old girl picked up a half eaten squirrel in a National Park recently, and got the Bubonic Plague from the dead animals fleas which jumped on her. Almost died. Who would want to live with flea ridden cats on their street, with children around and you and me? All cats indoors, all cats licensed. Up the pet food industry, it is all horse meat anyways.

Project Cat just picked up 2 cats from this place as a concerned and sympathetic citizen called us. Both cats tested positive for FIV, were extremely emaciated, dehydrated, most teeth were missing or rotting, one had a large mouth tumor, one had severely infected nail beds and the claws were falling out, both had serious diarrhea, matted fur covered in feces, I could go on and on. These cats were suffering horribly and the most humane thing we could do for them was to put them down. How many more are at this place? Spaying and neutering will prevent reproduction but it does nothing to prevent cats from contracting diseases, getting injured and dying long, slow deaths because they do not receive necessary veterinary care as most house cats would. Many feral cats look like this because they cannot survive on their own. They are living unnatural lives relying on cheap cat food tossed out for them. Feeding them only prolongs their misery and keeps them alive in substandard conditions and ill health. Not the way we should be treating these animals that we domesticated and then turned our backs on. If they cannot be properly cared for then they should be euthanized before they end up in this condition. Here is a picture of one of them but it does not fully display the suffering or the stench. Gail Mihocko, Director, Project Cat

People who complain about these cats (and anything else) and do nothing about it are part of the problem and not the solution. These animals (all animals) do NOT deserve to suffer and to die slow painful deaths. We, as intelligent and feeling beings, need to be aware that ALL life IS precious and we need to realize that we have the power to hurt or heal, kill or give life, feel and love, or be cold, callous and indifferent to life, ALL life. These cats deserve better and if any can be saved then they will be, the others who are not so fortunate will at least be spared a life of further suffering. Constant attention will now be placed on caring for the cats on Tompkins and the surrounding streets, one more day of suffering is one more day too much.

I had that problem a few years ago with my neighbor. I called the Humane Society. The woman's name was Sandra Woodvine 845-336-4514. I don't know if that is still a good number or contact. But the Humane Society helped me.. I hope this helps. It's not good for the humans nor the cats to be running feral.. Good luck!

Posting her last name and phone number was/is NOT a good idea. What do you expect to gain from that? Would YOU appreciate it if someone posted YOUR name and phone number for the WHOLE world to see? I should think NOT. No, it's NOT good for the humans or cats to be running feral but you should think about that line you wrote when posting people's names and phone numbers, that was NOT a nice thing to do or a good idea. Just saying....

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