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companion with life and full gamut of emotional responses, but as a piece of disposable consumerism, and you have an excess population and feral colonies.
Take government too timid to impose moral exemplars, too easily swayed by a noisy minority, and all too often more inclined to appease than lead, and you have an excess population and feral colonies.
Take proportional representation, an agricultural heritage and hunters susceptible to fearmongering extremists warning of starting down the slippery slope of vegetarianism, and you have an excess population and feral colonies.
And, finally, take the fear of losing one’s farming livelihood, or more likely, losing factory farming, to shifts in mores and custom brought on by more enlightened animal welfare practices, and you have an excess population and feral colonies.
The answer?
Responsible breeding, responsible ownership, and responsible government. Not to create an ideal situation, but a workable accommodation for everyone. Let those breed who wish to do so for breed improvement, competition,1 or for strengthening family ties by having the family dog or cat illustrate the miracle of life, but let them do so with a profound and complete
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