Cat eating lizards invading Florida.....

[Daigga]

The ironic thing about the "cat eating lizards" article is the "victimized" feral and "outdoor pet" cats are probably one of the most destructive invasive species in the country, but most people don't care, or worse, will lose their frickin mind if one of their outdoor "pets" gets trapped, eaten or shot while roaming around, terrorizing native birds, ripping up trash bags, and crapping all over the neighborhood, I'd rather have the lizards.

This 100%. I lived in a certain apartment complex for the period of a year, and when we first moved in there were a pair of feral female cats and maybe 3 wandering toms. My neighbor loved cats and would feed them or let them into her apartment, and by the time I moved out there were nearing two dozen cats in an quarter acre area. They multiply so fast and need so few resources to do it it would make your head spin! Oh don't get me wrong here, there are a number of trap and return programs near me, but when the cheapest you can find is 15 dollars per female out of your own pocket and suddenly there are 10 or more female cats it just isn't going to happen. Feral cats are a genuine problem across nearly the entire country and not only are they viewed as less of a threat than these reptiles, people feed them and support the environmental destruction that comes with them! It's even common practice to allow pet cats to wander freely outside. But it's the released snakes and lizards that will be destroying the native ecosystem, of course.