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Wholeheartedly agree.
Angus
From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: star-nosed moles
Date: Mon=2C 25 Jan 2016 03:26:05 +0000
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For some reason=2C cats will kill star-nosed=0A=
moles and plenty of them but they won't eat them. I wonder why=2C there mus=
t be=0A=
a reason=2C maybe a scent gland.=0A=
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I'm not sure why people think that keeping=0A=
cats in at night will cure the problem=2C maybe lessen it by 1/4. The true =
cure is=0A=
to not allow housecats to roam free=2C (same law as for dogs) they must be =
in a=0A=
pen=2C leash or under control=2C the same as any other pet. This will near =
totally=0A=
cure the problem.=0A=
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Coyotes love the taste of cats=2C our DNR=0A=
found 3 cat collars in one coyote stomach. I think that if people really do=
love=0A=
their cats=2C they would contain them so not to get run over or ate. I don'=
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believe people think about them be eaten though.=0A=
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Housecats are a problem in the rural=0A=
areas=2C the same as they are anywhere else. A roaming cat kills no matter =
where=0A=
it resides. I know of two different houses that have about 15 cats each=2C=
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lovely=2C just xxxxxxx lovely. The best way to get rid of mice is to trap t=
hem=2C=0A=
rats too. Cats will not tacke full grown rats=2C seen them run from them=2C=
baby=0A=
rats maybe. Education and law is what is needed. It seems there is some sor=
t of=0A=
left over scare from the black plague to allow cats to roam and kill at wil=
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Be known that the cats just spread the plague further by hosting fleas.=0A=
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It is past time to make it law to contain=0A=
your pets=2C all pets=2C no exceptions. Only then will this problem be solv=
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not until.=0A=
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Sun=2C 24 Jan 2016 17:27:59 -0400=2C David Currie=0A=
<david_currie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:=0A=
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Hi All=0A=
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We sometimes get caught up with the estimated numbers quoted from EC or=0A=
others as being totally accurate for some reason=2C though always expressed=
in an=0A=
estimate or within a certain range. I don=92t have to tell this group that=
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science is based on fact with those facts extrapolated to give us some idea=
. Cod=0A=
numbers=2C seal numbers=2C feral cat numbers etc. to make a comparison. Is=
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number of birds really that important other than it=92 a lot and getting wo=
rse=0A=
as free-roaming cats increase? Don=92t we think that if we lose 350 millio=
n or=0A=
100 or 70 million land birds/small animals to cats in Canada a year=2C it=
=92s too=0A=
many when we can avoid it? Do we always have to complain about collisions=
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habitat destruction etc. to lessen the guilt we have about our pet cat?=0A=
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This is a human issue of attitude and it is important that we become more=
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responsible for our cats as we have with dogs. Cats are doing what they are=
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built to hunt extremely effectively and we are contributing to aiding an=0A=
invasive species that has a direct impact on our natural wildlife. Relegat=
ing=0A=
our pet cats to the house doesn=92t mean a life in the closet=2C and from w=
hat I=0A=
understand from my friends=2C it develops a better =93pet experience=94 whe=
re they=0A=
are not killed=2C shot at=2C poisoned=2C scarred or lost. On the wildlife s=
ide=2C we=0A=
humans need to take some responsibility here and quit hiding behind the =2C=
my cat=0A=
is =93too old=94=2C =93too fat=94=2C =93doesn=92t climb trees=94=2C is a =
=93bush=0A=
cat=94=2C (I=92ve heard that one) and =93never brings anything home=94 atti=
tude=0A=
that relieves them of the guilt they have.=0A=
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If we talk to the trap and neuter people=2C which I have=2C they are=0A=
experiencing a huge growth of unwanted cats in NS=2C there are no resources=
to=0A=
deal with it and a public attitude that pretty much encourages dumping them=
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Burnside Park in Dartmouth=2C the TN people say=2C has 1000 feral cats at a=
minimum=0A=
as the SPCA (located there) has no room so the people open the car door and=
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abandon them right there. They told me you could set a trap anywhere there =
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catch animals daily.=0A=
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I suppose some roaming cats may very well develop a taste for rodents=2C an=
d=0A=
I guess selective enough to not include=2C chipmunks=2C young hare=2C meado=
w voles=2C=0A=
Star-nosed Moles=2C amphibians or birds given the opportunity but we humans=
seem=0A=
to believe that cats=2C in order to enjoy their lives=2C need to be outdoor=
s. I am=0A=
encouraged to see Vancouver take a stand.=0A=
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ps...can someone tell me why keeping cats inside at night is an answer to=
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the problem or is that point so the cat doesn=92t get hurt as easily? =0A=
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David Currie=0A=
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<p style=3D"padding:0px=3B">For some reason=2C cats will kill star-nosed=0A=
moles and plenty of them =3Bbut they =3Bwon't eat them. I wonder wh=
y=2C there must be=0A=
a reason=2C maybe a scent gland.</p>=0A=
<p style=3D"padding:0px=3B"> =3B</p>=0A=
<p style=3D"padding:0px=3B">I'm not sure why people think that keeping=0A=
cats in at night will cure the problem=2C maybe lessen it by 1/4. The true =
cure is=0A=
to not allow housecats to roam free=2C (same law as for dogs) =3Bthey m=
ust be in a=0A=
pen=2C leash or under control=2C =3Bthe same as any other pet. This wil=
l near totally=0A=
cure the problem.</p>=0A=
<p style=3D"padding:0px=3B"> =3B</p>=0A=
<p style=3D"padding:0px=3B">Coyotes love the taste of cats=2C our DNR=0A=
found 3 cat collars in one coyote stomach. I think that if people really do=
love=0A=
their cats=2C they would contain them so not to get run over or ate. I don'=
t=0A=
believe =3Bpeople think about them be eaten though.</p>=0