"Do Feral Cats Have a Right to Live? A National No Kill Standard for Feral Cats" explores the humane movement in depth and historical perspective. Author Nathan Winograd is at the forefront of this movement and his website can be visited at www.nokillsolutions.com.

"TNR: An ACO's Perspective" is a practical guide to the benefits and implementation of TNR from an animal control officer's point of view. From No Kill Sheltering.

"An Advocate With a Heart for Feral Cats" is an interview from Friends of Animals' ActionLine, Summer 2005, with Marie Ansari. Founder of the Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART), a New Jersey nonprofit created to meet the needs of feral cats as well as abandoned dogs and cats, Ansari talks here about the “trap, neuter, return” method of feral cat care.

"Plight of the Vanishing Songbirds" looks at some of the real culprits responsible for the decline of forest-dwelling neotropical migratory birds. Published by Defenders of Wildlife, this article describes new research by David I. King of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station and John H. Rappole of the Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center, and is at www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/birds.html (also disseminated by Alley Cat Allies). Maryalice Yakutchik is a freelance writer living in Maryland.

"Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird?" is an Op-Ed piece from the New York Times, March 30, 2008, by Bridget Stutchbury, a professor of biology at York University in Toronto and author of Silence of the Songbirds.

"American Songbirds Are Being Wiped Out by Banned Pesticides," by Leonard Doyle, was published in The Independent/UK in April 2008 and circulated by Animal Rights News. Another view of songbird loss not implicating cats.

Veterinary homeopathy is discussed and outlined by Christine Mattson Barrett, DVM, of Natural Pet Care Center, Colfax, CA. Dr. Barrett is one of the volunteer vets at BrightHaven holistic retreat and residence for disabled/senior animals.