I had two cats with a pet door. We could always tell when spring started because the cats would bring in "toys"-rabbits, mice, lizards, birds, bats, etc... . The rabbit may not look like it has a mark on it, but I can assure you that the cats fangs cut right through the skin.
Cats bring you such presents because they love you. And they hunt for food. They bring you half a mouse because they love you, too. Or at least want you to know they accept you despite your being a human ( such an obviously -inferior species) REJOICE ! And be sure to thank “your” kitty with a nice fresh Costco rotisserie chicken. Cats appreciate such gestures, tributes from their servants
We once drove through the drive through animal park in Ardmore, Oklahoma on our way back to Dallas from Minnesota. We had our two cats with us, one male and one female. The funniest part was when we parked next to the enclosure with the tiger. The male cat, Wimp of Beasts, was glued to the floorboard and the female was on the seat and sneaking peeks over the window ledge with the, “boy, that’s a big one” look on her face. We kept the windows up the whole time in the park.
Ha!...my cat did that with a baby bunny too! Vet said when they bring you these unharmed ‘they’re showing you’ what great hunters they are and want your approval.
Sorry, but knowing cats it’s probable she brought it to you alive thinking you might enjoy the fun of torturing the bunny to death as much as she would.
I have one just like yours. She loudly announces when she’s bringing you something. No live bunnies though. She does bring live mice, often. She is a really sweet cat, too.
Keep the pelts from the mice. Gather enough and you should be able to trade them for a 50# sack of flour at the Hudson Bay Co.
My neighbor next door keeps food and water out for her so she won't kill the squirrels.
It has been three years since we have had any vermin around these parts.
My cat brings me flying squirrels.
Once he brought me an earthworm. I think he thought he caught a baby snake. He was so proud of himself.
She wants you to eat it
Its a gift
My cat Pee Wee got one eye pecked out as a kitten because he wouldn’t leave the rooster alone. Since then, he has killed many dozens of birds, frogs, mice, and moles. Plus chipmunks, squirrels, and several snakes.
He and Professor Boodles and Lulu (the dogs) team up on moles. The cat finds them and stands next to the spot, then the dogs dig them up. How they know where to dig I don’t know.
Currently I have a dead chipmunk and 2 mice in the mud room awaiting disposal. Cats. Gotta love ‘em.
Lucky you! All we ever got was entrails.
We have a killer Chihuahua that keeps all cats out of our yard. They only come inside that fence one time. We just say “,kitty, kitty” and open the back door. :-)
As such, I really don’t want them in my yard killing the lizards or the birds at the feeders, nor do I want them leaving neat piles of cat piss and poop in my garden and flower beds.
It’s funny how we view some stuff. If a neighbor’s dog was running loose and doing similar things on my property, it would not be tolerated by me or by the city.
There are laws prohibiting it and that also make the dog owner responsible for all damages their dog might do while running free, and most dog owners don’t let their dogs run free for those and similar reasons.
But, while city ordinances view stray and uncontrolled loose dogs and cats in the same way, cat owners, my former self included, do not see nor have a problem with letting their cats roam free.
Fwiw, I wouldn’t shoot a neighbor’s animal in my yard unless it was rabid or was hurting one of mine, but I know other people who don’t have those limits and they wouldn’t hesitate.
Their answer to loose animals on their property is: “Shoot, shovel, and shut up.”
Nature is fierce and vicious.
If cats roam free to kill creatures, we must also support them being killed at times by larger predators.