Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 2008 Page: 6 of 20
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Page 6A, Thursday, December 11,2008, / The Comanche Chief
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For the
By Sandra Hicks
Feral Cats
You may have seen them
wandering through parks,
languishing behind restau-
rants, or even around your
home. At first, these cats
look domesticated. But
they're really wild animals.
Feral cats are the off-
spring of stray or abandoned
household pets. Raised with-
out human contact, they
quickly revert to a wild state
and form colonies wherever
food and shelter are avail-
able.
Some feline experts now
estimate 70 million feral cats
live in the United States, the
consequence of little effort
to control the population and
of the cat's ability to repro-
duce quickly.
The number concerns
wildlife and ornithology
organizations that believe
these stealthy predators dec-
imate bird populations and
threaten public health. The
organizations want the cats
removed from the environ-
ment and taken to animal
shelters, where they are of-
ten killed.
Exact numbers are un-
known, but some experts
estimate that each year do-
mestic and feral cats kill
hundreds of millions of
birds, and more than a bil-
lion small mammals, such as
rabbits, squirrels, and chip-
munks.
The decline in song-
bird populations is caused
by many factors, including
habitat loss, pollution, pes-
ticides, and window strikes.
Feline predators are believed
to prey on common species,
such as cardinals, blue jays,
and house wrens, as well as
rare and endangered species,
such as piping plovers and
Florida scrub jays.
Many people object to
euthanizing feral cats. Al-
ternatives include keeping
the cats inside their property
or a form of “catch and re-
lease".
Wild cat populations can
be reduced through the Trap-
Neutcr-Retum (TNR) meth-
od, in which entire colonies
of cats are trapped, vaccinat-
ed, and sterilized by a veteri-
narian. Homes are found for
young kittens, which can be
tamed.
The source for the above
data was taken from an arti-
cle by Maryann Mott, “U.S.
Faces Growing Feral Cat
Problem”, National Geo-
graphic News, September 7,
2004
According to the Audu-
Authentic Mexican Food
505 S. Austin in Comanche
just passed the railroad tracks
(325)351-9724
Open Friday nights
bon Association, feral and
free-ranging cats kill mil-
lions of native birds and
other small animals annual-
ly. Birds constitute approxi-
mately 20%-30% of the prey
of feral and free-ranging do-
mestic cats.
Whether feral, home-
less, lost, abandoned, or
free-ranging domestic, these
cats are proven to have se-
rious negative impacts on
bird populations, and have
contributed to the decline of
many bird specieS^World-
wide, cats may have been
involved in the extinction of
more bird species than any
other cause, except habitat
destruction.
Audubon has a different
view on Catch-and-Release:
“Feral cat colony man-
agement programs known
by the acronym TTVNR
(Trapped, Tested, Vaccinat-
ed, Neutered, Released) are
not effective solutions to the
problem. “
In fact, these cat colonies
are usually fed by very well-
meaning cat welfare groups.
The unnatural colonies form
around food sources and
grow to the limits of the food
supply. Feeding these strays
does not prevent them from
hunting; it only maintains
high densities of cats that
dramatically increase preda-
tion on and competition with
native wildlife populations.
What can we do? Spay
and neuter your cats. And
above all, don’t drop unwant-
ed kittens along the road. If
they survive, their natural
instinct is to hunt. Do your
part to save our diminishing
songbird numbers.
Hutton Obit
continued form page 3.4
Hutton Brown and hus-
band, Mike; granddaugh-
ters, Kristina Brown DeWitt
and husband, Craig, Kyndra
Montgomery, and Lyndsey
Montgomery and Michaela
1 Hutton; great-graridcKjl-
dren, Rifey and Cade Ue-
Witt; brother, J6e Paul 'Me-1'
Cullough and wife, Janice;
a host of nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends;
and very special friend. Bud
Casstevens.
Greenwood Funeral
Home, 3100 White Settle-
ment Rd„ Fort Worth, Tex-
as, is in charge of arrange-
ments.
MUSEUM
MUSINGS
New Computer System Transition
On December 1,2008, Comanche County Medical Center will begin its
transition towards a fully electronic medical record via its new computer
system.
Since we did not convert any patient specific billing information from
our old system, our patients might experience slight delays in the
registration process the first time they visit our facility after December
1st as we populate your information into our new system.
In anticipation of these slight delays, we have increased the number of
registration stations and employees who register patients during peak
registration hours.
While this will most likely be an inconvenience for many of our patients,
it will help us better serve you in the future as we transition to a fully
electronic medical records system.
You can also expect to see an improvement in the billing process at our
facility after the initial transition.
We appreciate your patience during this transition.
CmukJk Canty Medical Carter
By Missy Jones
Our Saturday afternoon
program at the museum to
honor L.D. Cox, USS India-
napolis survivor from World
War II was wonderful. Over
160 visitors attended the pro-
gram. L.D. brought artifacts
from his Naval career, as
well as two wonderful ban-
ners. One that was hanging
at the entrance of the mu-
seum grounds was showing
the USS Indianapolis, and a
large banner hanging inside
our great room with all of the
survivors of the ship listed in
alphabetical order.
When the ship was sunk,
1, 197 men went in the water
and only 317 survived. L.D.
autographed books that af-
ternoon and gave a wonder-
ful talk about his naval career
and the details from the sink-
ing of the "Indy.” The book,
317 Survived, includes the
actual words and memories
of the survivors.
He shared his memories
and recollections of that ter-
rible time, and in so doing,
he was also telling the story
of all of the men who did
not survive the ship sink-
ing, and who have no voices
to speak. It is important that
we remember that sacrifice
and not forget that this was
a part of all of the sacrifices
made during World War II
to keep our nation free. So
many of these young men
were less than 20 years old,
having left their homes and
families to join the Navy.
They were serving their na-
t»W and
tids m a lmt?nQ; m>. They,
had no idea that any such
fate awaited them. Now, it is
our tun to listen to them and
to say “Thank you” for their
courage and sacrifice.
Also, Saturday after-
noon after L.D. had finished
his program, our wonderful
Christmas musicians were
on hand to provide us with
some wonderful music. We
had a great crowd that re-
mained to hear them and they
enjoyed playing and singing
Christmas songs and other
songs, too. They were John
Kriby, Horance Hounshell,
Jack Boen and Mac Pybum.
Thanks to The Class of 1957
band.
We invite you to the mu-
seum at 402 Moorman Road
on Saturday afternoons from
2:00 to 4:00. We always have
something of interest going
on.
^ Come Sec the h
New Compact
Edition of
The Roads
of Texas
at
the Chief!
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET GOAT: Courtney
Hicks won reserve champion among the market goats at
last Saturday’s Comanche Project Show. Also pictured is
Madison Davis.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
We want to thank HiPro Feeds, the
Gore Family, Jones Drilling, our friends
and family and the community for the
benefit they gave in my honor to help
us out. Thank you for making me feel
like family. Thank you, Easley and
Steve, for cooking the briskets.
From Tommy Rogers & Family
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laughter is but a memory,
Lifeline remains to sustain the peace of
m mind of the holidays all year long.
You can’t always be there for an aging
parent or loved one who lives alone. But you
can help increase their confidence to live
LtI independently with a medical alert device.
Let Comanche Community Health Care help
■rw^i your loved one continue living
ffil independently and with increased
confidence at home. It offers you peace of
mind, knowing there is always a trained
Lifeline response associate iust a button
press awav.
CCHC is offering a Christmas Special for the
month of December. CCHC will be offering
free installations for those living in
Comanche County. Then a small fee of only
S25.00 per month will ensure your loved
one has peace of mind.
Please call Comanche Community Health
Care at 325-356-2509 or 866-791-9383 and
ask to speak to Crystal O’Dell or Kristi
Taylor for information.
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COMANCHE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
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