California city bans feeding stray cats to save endangered rabbit
A Central Valley city is cracking down on people feeding stray cats in public places, fearing the growing feline population could threaten an endangered rabbit found nowhere else in the world. The Ripon City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amendment Tuesday banning people from feeding feral cats and other stray animals on public property, according to the Manteca Bulletin.
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A Central Valley city is cracking down on people feeding stray cats in public places, fearing the growing feline population could threaten an endangered rabbit found nowhere else in the world. The Ripon City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amendment Tuesday banning people from feeding feral cats and other stray animals on public property, according to the Manteca Bulletin. The measure still requires a second reading at the council’s September meeting before taking effect. It aims in part to protect the endangered riparian brush rabbit, whose remaining habitat is confined to areas along the lower Stanislaus and San Joaquin rivers.
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- A Central Valley city is cracking down on people feeding stray cats in public places, fearing the growing feline population could threaten an endangered rabbit found nowhere else in the world. The Ripon City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amendment Tuesday banning people from feeding feral cats and other stray animals on public property, according to the Manteca Bulletin.
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