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On the Front Lines of NYC’s ‘Kittenpocalypse’

On the Front Lines of NYC’s ‘Kittenpocalypse’

Apr 27, 2025 4:06 PM

　　We think of New York as having a rat problem, but cats are doing just as much damage. They hunt staggering numbers of birds, they carry parasites that cause birth defects, they spread diseases that wash into the ocean and kill sea otters and seals. NYC’s cat population is exploding. Reporter Meg Duff investigates what, if anything, might be done about that.

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