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What’s going on here is that they’re not allowed to publish data about actual issues under the Trump/Musk coup rules, because that might benefit regular folks instead of billionaires.
Wonder if you can you rent a bunch of them on a temporary basis? Invasive european starlings have overtaken my neighborhood and pushed a lot of native species out. Not only would that help the problem; it would be fucking adorable.
Like buying ladybugs for your garden; you just crack open a crate of cats.
I don’t think you understand the situation. The cats can spread the disease to humans. My dog found a birds wing from somewhere and brought it into the house. That was 3 weeks ago, so I assume we’re good. But the point is that pets bring this disease closer to humans, making it more likely to go H2H as it progresses. Having more cats interacting with birds makes the spread more likely, not less.
Obviously the rent-a-cats would be vaccinated.
There are currently no vaccines for avian influenza. Your cat in the box may have to wait for science to catch up
Also, the US government will do everything it can to obstruct research into vaccines or the distribution of vaccines, and they will oppose all other health measures to combat this disease too. I hope sane governments elswehere are on this.
There are cats and European starlings everywhere, extra cats will only hurt the situation. It would be basically impossible to remove starlings at a neighborhood level. Just plant more wild flowers and put up nest boxes starlings can’t use, or put up bird feeders if you really want to see other birds.