Do We Really Know That Cats Kill By The Billions? Not So Fast

[Zorra]

25. +1. We had barn cats all the time I was growing up, and no one

could ever possibly convince me that cats are not nature's perfect prolific killing machine.

I love kitties but sorry, they kill, and do so frequently when left outside. It's simply their nature. What do people think their kitty is doing when it's outside, but not around? Hunting, or, if it's a tom that's not neutered, looking for nooky.

I won't let cats own me anymore, because I can't in good conscience keep them inside, while at the same time, can't in good conscience let them roam freely to kill off wildlife, which does two huge negatives:

Letting cats roam freely kills off wildlife that is facing increased pressure to survive because of waning habitat caused by human encroachment, and it kills off wildlife that most natural predators, such as hawks, owls, eagles, shrikes, snakes, raccoons, opossums, bobcats, lynx, coyotes, all members of the weasel (Mustelidae) family, which includes various types of weasels, mink, marten, skunk, badger, otter, fisher, and wolverine, depend on for food, every single day, in order to survive.

All those critters hunt wild prey for their everyday survival as a matter of life and death. Bootsie the housecat hunts wild prey for fun when she's not curled up next to her bowl of little friskies.