The effect on other animal life as well is extraordinary. People act like cats are the reason for low bird populations... And of course fish and amphibian populations really depend on insects. I hate it when people move out to the country and try to sterilize it. I hate suburbia too- if you only want a manicured lawn then live in a townhouse or row house..... We need a second “back to the land” movement. The hippies are right about some of the environmentalism, I must say. Need better city planners too, grass roofs (and walls) on skyscrapers are a good way to help clean the air and reduce local temperature spikes cheaply. We need more evidence based environmentalism... sick of the religious atmosphere anti carbon emission people put out. Needs to be a cultural change though, not a stupid government mandate.