Frage 62
T. C. Boyle
Ein entlaufener Tiger in einem Vorgarten und eine verwitwete Altenpflegerin, die sich mit einem vagabundierenden Katzenhasser einlässt. T.C. Boyle At His Best.
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„Aber auch, wenn man sich daran erinnert, manche von euch kennen eine Geschichte von mir von einigen Jahren her, und die heißt Frage 62. Frage 62 war eine Vorschläge im Staate Wisconsin für die Verteidigung von Votern. Sollten Katzen, alle Katzen, alle Hauskatzen, die außerhalb des Hauses gesehen werden, geschossen und getötet werden, ohne Abstand?“
Boyle erzählt von seiner Kurzgeschichte 'Frage 62', die auf einer realen Abstimmung in Wisconsin basiert, ob freilaufende Hauskatzen als invasive Spezies abgeschossen werden dürften. Er nutzt das Beispiel, um seine Faszination für invasive Arten und deren Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt zu illustrieren.
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