Cats Killing Billions of Animals In The US (your tax dollars at work)

BBC News ^ | 29 January 2013 Last updated at 11:25 ET | By Rebecca Morelle

[drewh]

Cats are one of the top threats to US wildlife, killing billions of animals each year, a study suggests.

The authors estimate they are responsible for the deaths of between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and 6.9-20.7 billion mammals annually.

[Billthedrill]

Cats aren't the only ones. Ever since the Bush administration there are all sorts of wildlife killing all sorts of other wildlife and EATING THEM!!

I hope that didn't shock anyone. EBT cards for predators NOW! And anyone who disagrees is just...just...just a speciesist.

[MrB]

the human is the steward of the environment according to God

Now, take the opposite of this, and you get the agenda or the impetus behind this useless study.

Everything God values or commands, the left despises.

[MrB]

Sounds like you could have some fun with a good pellet gun.

[svcw]

If they are to many they will die out.

Many communities, have humane societies that will give you traps for the cats, bring them in have them spayed or neutered and then you released again. That seems like a good plan.

I agree, we are to be stewards of our environment.

[ZX12R]

I have a pitbull mix that kills more animals than my four cats combined. He hates wild animals. So far he’s killed many armadillos, possums, coons, snakes, squirrels, and one of the neighbor’s dogs.

[arkfreepdom]

My cat kills everything. They are killing machines. Awesome. He killed two copperheads last summer and wiped the moles out in my yard. I admit I don’t care for him killing birds, but it’s what they do.

[meowmeow]

Hippies at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have too much time and funding.

And have neither yards, barns or pantries.

[Dr. Sivana]

"Now children, it is time for you to decide what kind of cats you are going to be.

Tell us, tell us, what kinds of cats there are!"

I love the way the author describes cats as killing billions of "mammals". This is like those British papers describing perps as "Asian", which could mean anything from Singapore to Siberia to India to Afghanistan.

These furry friends dispatch mice, rats, voles, shrews, ground squirrels ... mostly vermin. Few dogs, no sheep, cows, pigs, bears, whales, dolphins, antelopes.

I wonder if these folks are so worried about predators mind wolves killing so many sheep, gazelles, deer, etc?

[Slings and Arrows]

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[TurboZamboni]

24 birds killed by oil company work in North Dakota.
$15k fine per birds-Windmills kill bald eagles, nobody cares

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/50568

[Slings and Arrows]

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[Rinnwald]

Nobody is talking about taking your pets away, but there is no reason ordinary people should own these feline killing machines. A reasonable and common-sense plan would involve banning the high clawing capacity Maine Coon, Siamese, and Common Tabby. Everyone could still own a hamster or bird for companionship.

[ShadowAce]

How much do cats actually kill?

[Gasshog]

yes its showning

should have been I feel dumber already...I think... lol

[Georgia Girl 2]

Are you advocating Kittycide? :-)

[who knows what evil?]

A study taking CATS to task for killing? LOL...talk about the pot calling the kettle black...

[arthurus]

Not just cats! Predators of all types are MURDERING untold numbers of innocent wildlife! Predators should all be eliminated from a civilized world. Their very existence is an example and incentive for MURDEROUS HUMAN HUNTERS and human gun possession! Kill them all- humanely, of course.

[driftless2]

They might kill a lot of birds, but they probably kill equal numbers of rodents (mice, rats,) and other pests as well.

[dforest]

I don’t know, in my neck of the woods the coyotes are killing cats and other critters.

[JoeProBono]