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Environment & Energy

phantom power

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2. my understanding of the theory is ...

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 01:01 PM

Mar 2014

You populate an area with neutered cats. The neutered cats occupy/compete-for territory with potential non-neutered cats. And I assume "mate" with non-neutered cats. So the overall effect is fewer cats actually breeding more cats. That, and they can help control pests such as roof rats.

That's the theory, as described to me. I don't know whether it holds up, either for overall cat reduction, or pest control, or what it does to non-pest species.

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I never did understand the concept Demeter Mar 2014 #1

my understanding of the theory is ... phantom power Mar 2014 #2