CATS (Nuisance roaming cats/threatening wildlife)

Audubon Society ^ | unknown date | Susan Roney Drennan

[Ben Bolt]

Oh my , There were some live wires in that bunch ! You folks be good . I'm off to go watch a hockey game ;), no cats there !

[Ben Bolt]

That is a dandy !

[Terriergal]

well they are if they're eating your bluebirds. ;-)

[Terriergal]

Whaaaat??? You aren't some incestuous redneck hick that buggers Ned Beatty lookalikes?

[anniegetyourgun]

Yes, I have two ducks and believe me, any cat that comes near 'em is a gonner. Some dog tried....once. He's just lucky that I like dogs more than cats.

[Tony in Hawaii]

I'd hate to see the cat that coughed that up.

[Lady Jag]

I love cats, have four myself and practically worship them. But I can't help being reminded by this article that Europe's ridding itself of its feral cat population caused the devastating spread of Black Plague which resulted in the death of a huge percentage of the people.

[Looking for Diogenes]

I didn't see them propose a solution other than cat owners keeping their pets indoors.

That sounds like a simple, cheap solution. What's wrong with it?

[Terriergal]

It doesn't take care of the feral ones, I think that's what I was getting at (it was a while back...)

[Looking for Diogenes]

Re: Feral cats.

I see what you mean. However, if owners kept their cats indoors, the population of feral cats would not be supplemented by escaped domestic cats and their litters.

The other thing that would help, though it's impossible to legislate, is if 'cat-lovers' would desist from leaving out dishes of cat food for the ferals, strays, and general vermin population to feed on.

PS - I just noticed the dates on the original thread. Yeah, that was a while ago. Thanks for responding just the same.

[Terriergal]

I agree with your post here. Most definitely the domestic cats contribute to the problem of feral cats, however if all domestic cats were kept indoors there would still be the problem of feral cats. I'm pretty sure they would manage without the input of the domestic population! :-)

[Looking for Diogenes]

I'm afraid you're right. However a remarkable number of birds are killed by domestic cats which are allowed out, despite the fact those cats are regularly fed.

The bottom line is that few municipalities seem to be willing to spend the money required to control their feral animal populations. In some cities, like Los Angeles, wild dog packs are a real problem. If city hall can't do anything when people are attacked, I don't see that they'll do anything when it's just wild birds being killed.

[Terriergal]

a remarkable number of birds are killed by domestic cats which are allowed out, despite the fact those cats are regularly fed.

They kill for THRILLS??? for shame. I wonder how antihunting cat lovers can stand that amount of cognitive dissonance floating around in their heads?

:-)

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[Terriergal]

If city hall can't do anything when people are attacked, I don't see that they'll do anything when it's just wild birds being killed.

People I guess will have to dispatch the nuisance animals themselves...

[Tennessee_Bob]

Works for me. Especially since nothing else is working.

[NeoCaveman]

I am suprised no one proposed this simple solution

[NeoCaveman]

Then, a couple of years ago, some Vietnamese opened a large grocery store in the neighborhood. Maybe it’s a cultural thing, but proper garbage disposal isn’t real high up on the list of priorities for that group, and you know what? The cats are back.

All you need is to import a Korean restraunt, the cats will just disappear.

[Terriergal]

LOL weird!

[smoking camels]

Thanks for posting.... great reference for the my "pussy" wouldn't hurt a thing crowd!

[DemoSmear]

You're a sick human being. J/K.