Recently, Mr. Wang, a citizen, reported to Aoyi News - An old man in Lianhua Mountain insisted on feeding stray cats for thirteen years. He came once every morning and once in the evening.
According to the old man, there are about fifty cats on the mountain, and sometimes more than sixty cats.
Aoyi News reporter learned from the Shenzhen Park Management Center that there is indeed an old man who feeds stray cats in the top area of Lianhua Mountain Park all year round. The specific number of stray cats fed cannot be verified, and preliminary statistics are about 10.
Caring people lend a helping hand to cause controversy
"Every time uncle yells, the cats come out. He also took out his ID to show me, disabled people and party members. He should be over 70 years old, and he is not clear about his words, but the cats can understand.
—Mr. Wang described the old man he saw
According to the clues of the report, Aoyi News reporter visited Lianhuashan Park on site and randomly interviewed several citizens.
After knowing that the old man insisted on feeding stray cats, Ms. He who took the child for a walk said-
"This old man is simply a noble man of cats. After thirteen years of persistence, I admire the old man's perseverance! ”
In addition, a Ms. Huang who is taking photos told reporters—
"It's really not easy. No organization in Shenzhen can take over these stray cats for free. They can only rely on individuals to rescue them spontaneously. I have also fed five stray cats for six years, regardless of wind and rain, and I understand the difficulties of the elderly very well. ”
However, some citizens hold different views.
Citizen Mr. Lin—
"Cats have no natural enemies in urban nature, and they will only feed more and more. This behavior should be strictly prohibited. ”
Citizen Mr. Zhong—
"The fecundity of cats is amazing and is not necessarily a good thing for the local ecology. Feeding stray cats is almost equivalent to killing birds. ”
The dilemma of urban stray cats
Lotus Mountain Park Management Office
Has any measures been taken to supervise stray cats in the park
Have any citizens complained about stray cats
Aoyi News reporter called the Lianhua Mountain Park Management Office
The staff responded-
"We do not know the specific number of kittens. Many cats are released or discarded by irresponsible people, and we cannot manage them.
Before, there were many kittens, we asked the Cat Love Association to sterilize cats. We did it twice, the most recent time was a year ago, but the number of cats did not seem to have changed much.
In fact, kittens are also afraid of people. They will not bite people on their own initiative and rarely come out to contact the crowd. However, some citizens are afraid of stray cats, so they complain to us. ”
Where will urban stray cats appear?
Parks, streets, communities, parking lots, garbage cans...
People from all walks of life expressed their opinions on the situation of urban stray cats
Ms. Liu, a citizen -
"There are several stray cats in my community, and this scene is often seen in the owners' group. Some owners feel sorry for the kitten and bring food to the kitten, but some owners retorted in the group, "If you love cats, take them home to raise them. If you keep them in the community, it will also affect others. What if there is an infectious disease?" The property management in the community often leaves the tables, and the kitten is quite pitiful, which is a social problem. "
Shenzhen Urban Management Bureau Staff -
"There are too many abandoned now. Some citizens are very enthusiastic when raising them, and they want to abandon them when they are raised for a certain period of time. I am afraid that the kitten will be crushed on the road. It is relatively safer to have no vehicles in the park. I may think that the kitten can survive. This phenomenon is also a headache for us. ”
Relevant departments responded to
Regarding the behavior of the elderly feeding stray cats, the staff of the Shenzhen Urban Management Bureau said that
expressed their understanding of the elderly's love, but did not agree with the behavior of feeding stray cats, and had dissuaded the elderly many times. They also went with the police, but the elderly still insisted. After all, the elderly are kind-hearted and have not violated the law, and we are not suitable to take any compulsory measures.
Some netizens
expressed concerns that stray cats will threaten the ecological environment
Shenzhen Park Management Center gave a reply -
Stray cats pose a threat to the survival of wild animals such as wild birds and reptiles, affecting the natural ecology of the park. In addition, the park is also worried that stray cats that have been fed for a long time will form conditioned reflexes and are prone to harassing other citizens and tourists. Therefore, the park does not agree with citizens feeding stray cats. Lianhuashan Park has set up a warm reminder of "no feeding animals" at the main nodes of the park. Extremely dissuaded citizens from feeding stray cats.
Another netizens reported that there is no special stray cat rescue center
Most of them rely on citizens to feed spontaneously, and their strength is weak. So does Shenzhen have a special stray cat rescue agency?
In response, the Shenzhen Park Management Center responded -
At present, the stray cat rescue management agency in our city is undetermined. Some parks in our city will invite private institutions to carry out sterilization of stray cats in the park , treatment and adoption and other care services.
I hope these advocacy will be seen by more people
Shenzhen Urban Management Bureau staff said that compared with stray cats, stray dogs have relatively more complete management mechanisms and adoption procedures. There is also stray dog shelter in the city, which will be responsible for adopting them and advocate adoption by citizens. However, stray cats have not managed them with corresponding laws and regulations so far. At present, they are mainly based on some caring people from the people. The city has not yet made corresponding arrangements..
Regarding the problems reported by citizens, Shenzhen Park Management Center stated that it will continue to pay attention to
and put forward an initiative -
hope that the general public will not feed stray cats in the park. At the same time, it also called on citizens who raise pets to not abandon them at will, and to truly care for animals and make our city more warm.
If you want to raise small animals, please think clearly
Please love it well
Please do not abandon it
The moment it follows you home
is hope you can give it a home