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98. maybe it's a city thing

Reply to backwoodsbob (Reply #92)

Sun Mar 23, 2014, 03:21 PM

Mar 2014

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fat-cat-eddie-snatched-hawk-dropped-neighbor-garden-due-weight-article-1.160998

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The Evil of the Outdoor Cat [View all] XemaSab Mar 2014 OP

I've had cats for 30+ years LiberalElite Mar 2014 #1

I let my cat out in New England. She was a tough city kitty and the only offering she ever brought Warpy Mar 2014 #13

I'm living with 3 outdoor cats who now have to be inside Politicalboi Mar 2014 #2

I recall seeing some outdoor "pens" tied into a window in order for cats to spend some time outdoors adirondacker Mar 2014 #17

We have three cats who only go out under adult supervision curlyred Mar 2014 #57

Sounds like your cats have a wonderful life and caretakers:) adirondacker Mar 2014 #63

As far as the damage to wildlife goes, Are_grits_groceries Mar 2014 #3

^^^ This ^^^ alittlelark Mar 2014 #8

or the damage done by development. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #9

Actually, common lawn grass, fescue varieties pipoman Mar 2014 #10

We are in the process of doing the same... Earth_First Mar 2014 #27

When I moved into my current home in September of 2006, I was supremely delighted DebJ Mar 2014 #18

I've never heard that about dialysis! laundry_queen Mar 2014 #25

amen. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #31

Cats are part of the problem hueymahl Mar 2014 #117

Nice read, thanks. joshcryer Mar 2014 #4

It depends on the situation. Living in the country, they keep the mice and rats down. If I lived in uppityperson Mar 2014 #5

Country cats are nothing more than Great Horned Owl Treats Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #41

The great horned owls on our farm haven't ever touched our barn cats in 26 years riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #46

Golden eagles and great horned owls took many of our cats as well as our neighbors. Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #50

I own and operate a 40 horse farm on 80 acres surrounded by corporate-owned IL farmland. riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #51

That is a lot of activity on a little piece of ground Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #58

They nest in the trees in our front paddock. We see and hear them daily. riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #60

Okay. Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #62

I also grew up on a working farm backwoodsbob Mar 2014 #92

maybe it's a city thing NoGOPZone Mar 2014 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Mar 2014 #107

Mine are 12-18 years old and quite healthy except 1 has flea skin allergies. uppityperson Mar 2014 #86

You gave Lucky her perfect life. oldandhappy Mar 2014 #6

The evil of human is something that should be looked at Arcanetrance Mar 2014 #7

We always have 3 to 10 feel cats pipoman Mar 2014 #11

then what about bobcats and cougars? what do we do about them? nt alp227 Mar 2014 #12

They`re native species NickB79 Mar 2014 #14

I've always thought, a cat is a cat. alp227 Mar 2014 #16

Most definitely NickB79 Mar 2014 #65

Don't feed them either. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #69

The denial on this thread is just sad NickB79 Mar 2014 #15

I'm not in denial. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2014 #21

+1 area51 Mar 2014 #28

that's why I have cats. keep the plague at bay. Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #80

It is just another chapter in "The Divide and Conquer" book of rules. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #32

There have been many, many, many studies about the effects of cats on wildlife. Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #42

I'm not arguing that they don't have a negative effect. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2014 #45

The pesticides you cite - is namely DDT Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #49

I know of no European country where cats are considered vermin. Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #88

Yes you are! nt Logical Mar 2014 #56

So let me make sure I understand you. Because pesticides are bad, outdoor cats...... Logical Mar 2014 #59

Can we walk and chew gum at the same time? NickB79 Mar 2014 #64

and a Jadgterrier is a superior vermin killer to any cat every born Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #71

We had a West Highland White Terrier. Mouser of the gods, she was NickB79 Mar 2014 #73

The canine kill shake is the most efficient killer I have ever seen Drahthaardogs Mar 2014 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Mar 2014 #24

Addressing them all at the same time would be great. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #72

I'm down for a starling eradication program NickB79 Mar 2014 #84

I assume you forgot this... madinmaryland Mar 2014 #111

No, actually NickB79 Mar 2014 #112

Starlings were purposefully introduced alarimer Mar 2014 #119

The scale of the problem is almost beyond imagination. truebluegreen Mar 2014 #19

Richard Conniff sounds like a fine steward of our planet... countryjake Mar 2014 #20

Does Conniff contend that trap/neuter programs for ferals... Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #55

My cats have always gotten a reward for bringing home a dead bird... Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #22

The OP is so intense "The Evil of the outdoor cat" HangOnKids Mar 2014 #23

I think that's just the title of the original article. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author SidDithers Mar 2014 #113

Ha! That made me bust out laughing MelungeonWoman Mar 2014 #26

Wow, how classy of you. So someone killing cats is OK also? n-t Logical Mar 2014 #91

Yes... A cat hunting and a person killing others pets is the same thing Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #94

It is stupid to say cats killing birds is ok. How about dogs killing cats, ok with that? n-t Logical Mar 2014 #95

Billions of cats must be killed every year by stray dogs XemaSab Mar 2014 #99

'Wait... Let me keep grasping to find a way to make it ok to kill pets' Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #100

Fucking bird freaks are also why we can't have nice things. alphafemale Mar 2014 #105

I had a cat named Lucky. madaboutharry Mar 2014 #29

Ah, it's our bi-annual Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #30

We have 2 outdoor cats AND B2G Mar 2014 #33

We do as well. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #34

I'm trying to picture my cat B2G Mar 2014 #35

I met a woman once whose cat specialized in hummingbirds. nt Bigmack Mar 2014 #66

That was one fast cat. nt B2G Mar 2014 #68

Not fast.... Bigmack Mar 2014 #115

We have a bird feeder & neighbors outdoor cats. Stopped feeding the birds after too much carnage. Bonx Mar 2014 #81

HEY reddread Mar 2014 #38

We call her Loco Loki for a reason. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #40

My daughter's female cat is also named Loki. Same reason. riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #48

our house backs up to 50 acres of park land elehhhhna Mar 2014 #36

The feral cat problem is a separate issue B2G Mar 2014 #37

They do a lot of damage XemaSab Mar 2014 #47

FFS, which is destroying birds more- over development or cats? It's like pointing to a raindrop KittyWampus Mar 2014 #39

i understand working cats in barns and all-but letting your fluffy kill songbirds is just wrong dembotoz Mar 2014 #43

Again, it's the feral population B2G Mar 2014 #44

we have a tv show for the hunting of feral pig--perhap a new one for feral cats dembotoz Mar 2014 #54

Feral cats often start off as "Fluffy" NickB79 Mar 2014 #85

Responsible pet owners spay and neuter B2G Mar 2014 #89

The your cat is an exception hueymahl Mar 2014 #118

An outdoor cat came along with the house I just bought. Orsino Mar 2014 #52

Handsome kitty! ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #103

My kitty cat Zelda is 14 nilesobek Mar 2014 #53

My kitty who is now recently gone was with me for 12 years. We were in love with RKP5637 Mar 2014 #61

Coyotes are everywhere..? Bigmack Mar 2014 #67

Why do people who love their kids B2G Mar 2014 #70

Are there many large predators where you live? NickB79 Mar 2014 #75

There are all manner of dangers to children B2G Mar 2014 #76

Indeed, there are plenty of dangers to children outdoors NickB79 Mar 2014 #82

LOL, cats = children? Brilliant! n-t Logical Mar 2014 #97

Why is it okay for cats to poop in a box on the floor wheniwasincongress Mar 2014 #114

Oh fuck. Not another cat-hating post from you. Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #77

I took my cats camping in a trailer. Cleita Mar 2014 #78

the ridiculousness of obsessed birders.... mike_c Mar 2014 #79

I notice in my neighborhood that predator birds like hawks and kestrels Cleita Mar 2014 #83

The apathy of bird killers is sick! n-th Logical Mar 2014 #96

We have ground birds and outdoor cats. MissB Mar 2014 #87

My current cat is a strictly indoor cat. LWolf Mar 2014 #90

They make electronic doggy doors B2G Mar 2014 #93

Worth looking into, anyway. LWolf Mar 2014 #110

Can you find a neighborhood kid to come over right after school to let your dog out? Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #101

Rural... LWolf Mar 2014 #109

Okay. Next idea ... How about Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #116

Yearghh.. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #104

Every one of my rescues LOVES being indoor-only. I couldn't blast them outside catbyte Mar 2014 #106

We have 5 indoor cats. 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #108