Dear Editor:

Like the spotted lanternfly, the gypsy moth or the Burmese python, feral house cats are an invasive species.

They prey on native species like the garter snake, the Eastern bluebird, and the red-spotted newt. Because they have fur and look like “Tabby,” many people get emotional about them and go to great lengths to protect them.

It is time we begin to think about what is good for our ecosystem and stop making policy based on sentiment.

The cat “compromise” in Palmerton protects feral cats at the expense of a large number of birds and animals they will inevitably kill.

Roy Christman

Towamensing Township