Advocates to save Veterans' cats

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Animal rights advocates hope to rescue the legendary feral cats that roam Veterans Stadium before the ballpark is razed next year.
The wild critters stalk the cavernous stadium, munching on potato skins, nachos and whatever else fans leave behind.
"They just get bigger and bigger," Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said last year.
More than one athlete has found the cats a nuisance.
Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt complained about the "cat stink" in the tunnel between the locker room and dugout when he played third base for the Phils.
The 32-year-old stadium is expected to be razed in February, perhaps by implosion.
That concerns animal rights activists, who recently set traps in a mostly futile effort to rescue the cats. The plan calls for the animals to be spayed and neutered in an effort to control the largely unchecked population.
"It's a huge problem," said Becky Robinson, the national director of Alley Cat Allies, a Washington group that attempted to rescue Vet stadium cats last month.
"We don't know how many stray and feral cats there are, but truly there are millions," she said.