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For some reason, cats will kill star-nosed moles and plenty of
them=C2=A0but they=C2=A0won't eat them. I wonder why, there must be a reaso=
n,
maybe a scent gland.
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I'm not sure why people think that keeping cats in at night will cure
the problem, maybe lessen it by 1/4. The true cure is to not allow
housecats to roam free, (same law as for dogs)=C2=A0they must be in a pen,
leash or under control,=C2=A0the same as any other pet. This will near
totally cure the problem.
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Coyotes love the taste of cats, our DNR found 3 cat collars in one
coyote stomach. I think that if people really do love their cats, they
would contain them so not to get run over or ate. I don't
believe=C2=A0people think about them be eaten though.
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Housecats are a problem in the rural areas, the same as they are
anywhere else. A roaming cat kills no matter where it resides.=C2=A0 I
know=C2=A0of two different houses that have about 15 cats each, lovely,
just xxxxxxx lovely. The best way to get rid of mice is to trap them,
rats too. Cats will not tacke full grown rats, seen them run from them,
baby rats maybe. Education and law is what is needed. It seems there is
some sort of left over scare from the black plague=C2=A0to allow cats to
roam and kill at will. Be known that the cats just spread=C2=A0the
plague=C2=A0further by=C2=A0hosting fleas.
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It is past time to make it law to contain your pets, all pets, no
exceptions. Only then will this problem be solved and not until.
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:27:59 -0400, David Currie wrote:
Hi All
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We sometimes get caught up with the estimated numbers quoted from EC or
others as being totally accurate for some reason, though always
expressed in an estimate or within a certain range. I don=E2=80=99t have to=
tell this group that science is based on fact with those facts
extrapolated to give us some idea. Cod numbers, seal numbers, feral cat
numbers etc. to make a comparison.=C2=A0 Is the number of birds really that=
important other than it=E2=80=99 a lot and getting worse as free-roaming=C2=
=A0
cats increase? Don=E2=80=99t we think that if we lose 350 million or 100 or=
70 million land birds/small animals to cats in Canada a year, it=E2=80=99s
too many when we can avoid it? Do we always have to complain about
collisions, habitat destruction etc. to lessen the guilt we have about
our pet cat?
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This is a human issue of attitude and it is important that we become
more responsible for our cats as we have with dogs. Cats are doing what
they are built to hunt extremely effectively and we are contributing to
aiding an invasive species that has a direct impact on our natural
wildlife.=C2=A0 Relegating our pet cats to the house doesn=E2=80=99t mean a=
life
in the closet, and from what I understand from my friends, it develops
a better =E2=80=9Cpet experience=E2=80=9D where they are not killed, shot a=
t,
poisoned, scarred or lost. On the wildlife side, we humans need to take
some responsibility here and quit hiding behind the , my cat is =E2=80=9Cto=
o
old=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Ctoo fat=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cdoesn=E2=80=99t climb tre=
es=E2=80=9D, is a =E2=80=9Cbush
cat=E2=80=9D, (I=E2=80=99ve heard that one) and =E2=80=9Cnever brings anyth=
ing home=E2=80=9D
attitude that relieves them of the guilt they have.
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If we talk to the trap and neuter people, which I have, they are
experiencing a huge growth of unwanted cats in NS, there are no
resources to deal with it and a public attitude that pretty much
encourages dumping them. Burnside Park in Dartmouth, the TN people say,
has 1000 feral cats at a minimum as the SPCA (located there) has no
room so the people open the car door and abandon them right there. They
told me you could set a trap anywhere there and catch animals daily.
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I suppose some roaming cats may very well develop a taste for rodents,
and I guess selective enough to not include, chipmunks, young hare,
meadow voles, Star-nosed Moles, amphibians or birds given the
opportunity but we humans seem to believe that cats, in order to enjoy
their lives, need to be outdoors. I am encouraged to see Vancouver take
a stand.
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ps...can someone tell me why keeping cats inside at night is an answer
to the problem or is that point so the cat doesn=E2=80=99t get hurt as easi=
ly?=C2=A0
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David Currie=C2=A0
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For some reason, cats will kill sta=
r-nosed
moles and plenty of them=C2=A0but they=C2=A0won't eat them. I wonder why, t=
here must be
a reason, maybe a scent gland.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm not sure why people think that =
keeping
cats in at night will cure the problem, maybe lessen it by 1/4. The true cu=
re is
to not allow housecats to roam free, (same law as for dogs)=C2=A0they must =
be in a
pen, leash or under control,=C2=A0the same as any other pet. This will near=
totally
cure the problem.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Coyotes love the taste of cats, our=
DNR
found 3 cat collars in one coyote stomach. I think that if people really do=
love
their cats, they would contain them so not to get run over or ate. I don't
believe=C2=A0people think about them be eaten though.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Housecats are a problem in the rura=
l
areas, the same as they are anywhere else. A roaming cat kills no matter wh=
ere
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