Posted on 10/28/2018 9:37:50 AM PDT by hiho hiho
Yep, nature seeks its balance. So does the human race, sadly enough. Waiting for WW III, it”ll be a humdinger.
Illegal aliens are an invasive species, let’s talk about getting rid of them. At least cats have some good qualities.
So what's the problem? Most of the small animals they kill are rats and mice.
No shortage of birds around here, or stray cats.
Rats and mice are invasive species
They kill birds too
No problem with that either.
I’d rather have cats than rats and mice
Why?
We love most of the birds that visit our property
The numbers seem unbelievable , but what would it be like if 1 billion birds and 6 billions small animals were not killed each year?
Did PETA write this article?
Wiping out cats did wonders for the medieval human population...
Yes. The anti-cat zealots are out in force recently. I get that it is safer for cats to be indoors. Both for themselves and for the birds they prey upon. But cats were an important part of keeping rodents under control way before cats were domesticated. Continuing their natural role in the ecosystem is not destroying the balance of nature.
I think too the number of songbirds killed is greatly exaggerated. The example is always given of some cat who had devoured, destroyed or what have you large quantities of feathered innocents. I would argue such cats are atypical.
Your typical house cat that is outdoors part of the time is not the problem. Feral cat colonies that do-gooders insist should be vaccinated, fixed, and released are.
For some inexplicable reason I kept thinking about invasive illegal aliens while reading the article. It could be the number 30 million. For some odd reason that number has a certain “ring” to it.
I befriended a feral. He has the run of the “south 40” and regularly treats me to presents of rats, mice and moles. Yes, he does occasionally give me a still live (barely) bird but Steller’s Jays, crows, and hawks are far more destructive in that regard.
People used to understand this. That’s why it was no big deal to drown sacks of kittens
I like birds too. But cats kill birds — that’s nature. The smarter birds will learn to keep clear of them, and then pass on their genes. I wouldn’t worry about a lack of birds visiting your property due to cats.
That said, if feral cats are pests on my property, I’d have no qualms about shooting them.
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