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seveneyes

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59. They are wrong to do that

Reply to Aerows (Reply #56)

Sun Mar 23, 2014, 06:25 PM

Mar 2014

Maybe lay in wait until the racoons move off their property and then dispatch them with a scoped air rifle.

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Do We Really Know That Cats Kill By The Billions? Not So Fast [View all] Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 OP

This is a thing? Agschmid Mar 2014 #1

Can't see why cats would want to go outside Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #22

Simple answer...there's a door, see? brooklynite Mar 2014 #35

I have owned nine cats since I was 12 Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #76

I have had similar results. The last two cats that have lived with me as INDOOR cats MADem Mar 2014 #81

As Mr. Spock said Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #91

Sounds like a fun house to me! nt MADem Mar 2014 #93

Both of our former cats died of internal complications having nothing to do with going outdoors. brooklynite Mar 2014 #86

That may well be Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #90

k&R. nt raccoon Mar 2014 #2

I think birds kill smaller birds. warrior1 Mar 2014 #3

I see this all the time. Red Tails go after the doves and pigeons, which Cleita Mar 2014 #6

Hell, didn't we just see Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #23

Birds kill cats too Rumold Mar 2014 #84

I fully admit to extreme bias in this regard.... mike_c Mar 2014 #4

righteous post. +1000. nt navarth Mar 2014 #12

It is possible people are a issue and cats also. No one says it is only cats. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #14

Hmmmm. Do cats kill billionaires? Something about that just doesn't seem right. Kurovski Mar 2014 #83

Yes, cats are an introduced species and the DO have an impact. alarimer Mar 2014 #63

Having witnesses countless numbers of my human friends whose windows 'do in' birds every truedelphi Mar 2014 #82

Coyotes and raptors in my neighborhood do a far more efficient job than any cat. Cleita Mar 2014 #5

Yes, we have coyotes galore -- and we live within city limits. Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #19

We have lots of urban coyotes Texasgal Mar 2014 #69

Never trust a cat named Doc world wide wally Mar 2014 #7

It's almost like animals eat other animals. progressoid Mar 2014 #8

I don't have a problem with cats killing things. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #9

Feral cats AND dogs are a menace Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #24

That's terrible. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #40

Perhaps a bounty would expedite removing the feral dogs seveneyes Mar 2014 #58

The cats will benefit from a trap, roody Mar 2014 #33

Yes, at the very least they need to be neutered. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #38

+++++ Yes! BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #42

The proper way to take care of feral cats is not killing them tabbycat31 Mar 2014 #46

Mine used to hunt because she was starving. Aerows Mar 2014 #10

Mine just tortures them to death AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #13

Mine is six years old Aerows Mar 2014 #15

Made me laugh... TeeYiYi Mar 2014 #17

I would think that lizards and mice are more likely Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #26

The amount of shrews she killed and brought home to feast on ... Aerows Mar 2014 #31

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics... JCMach1 Mar 2014 #11

Disagreements with scientific studies should be based on better science. Cassidy Mar 2014 #16

Cat should be kept in doors Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #28

Cats should without question be spayed and neutered Aerows Mar 2014 #32

People who argue that cats should be allowed to roam free XemaSab Mar 2014 #18

Dogs hunt too. Cleita Mar 2014 #20

Yup. Texasgal Mar 2014 #72

My neighbors dogs love killing baby rabbits. B Calm Mar 2014 #85

Gosh, don't see any arguments that cats SHOULD Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #21

+1. We had barn cats all the time I was growing up, and no one Zorra Mar 2014 #25

+1000. nt NickB79 Mar 2014 #27

except that the basis for our argument is the happiness and welfare of the cats themselves.... mike_c Mar 2014 #29

My female cat freaks out when she can't go outside for at least a little while Aerows Mar 2014 #37

Apparently you don't have neighbors who have gardens. Demit Mar 2014 #45

you're right, none do.... mike_c Mar 2014 #47

Well, it sounds like you're all of a mind, so that's nice. Demit Mar 2014 #64

A cat is a cat Aerows Mar 2014 #68

Then keep them in your house, if you want a companion. Demit Mar 2014 #74

Of course, nobody that would do that has a garden, either. Aerows Mar 2014 #65

Same with people that argue Wolves can run free while felines can't seveneyes Mar 2014 #54

All of my cats are spayed/neutered, well fed Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #88

First, 80 million dead animals is no small number NickB79 Mar 2014 #30

So far I haven't seen anyone Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #34

Okay...it's perfectly fine for my cat to wander outdoors. brooklynite Mar 2014 #36

I think many people seem to forget that the entire reason cats were domesticated Aerows Mar 2014 #39

I think the jury is still out on who domesticated whom, LOL.... mike_c Mar 2014 #50

"Purr when you see them" Aerows Mar 2014 #52

Our cat is welcome to any mouse dumb enough Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #77

Not to get into a big disagreement over this Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #75

Bubonic Plague was demonstrably spread throughout Europe Aerows Mar 2014 #41

Yes, and cats help keep vermin at bay to this day seveneyes Mar 2014 #55

I'm living proof of that Aerows Mar 2014 #56

They are wrong to do that seveneyes Mar 2014 #59

I don't have a raccoon issue anymore Aerows Mar 2014 #61

People also need to remember cats kill other predators as well. scarletlib Mar 2014 #43

my cat will never get out MFM008 Mar 2014 #44

Luring raccoons near your home is a recipe for disaster. Aerows Mar 2014 #60

Cats born and raised indoors are inefficient hunters Warpy Mar 2014 #48

A bird got into the house once Aerows Mar 2014 #49

I had one huntress Warpy Mar 2014 #51

I've rescued three birds from mine just that way. Aerows Mar 2014 #53

My thoughts Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #78

I posted the abstract on this subject from a scholarly journal in Science topics HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #57

Perhaps Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #79

I questioned those reports too. dem in texas Mar 2014 #62

It seems to me this is a plausible explanation for a lot of bird kills. idendoit Mar 2014 #66

I get a large amt of baby cottontails each year that are cat caught. nt Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #67

Did you prefer them attacking your garden? Aerows Mar 2014 #70

I have a large garden and they don't do much in the way of damage. Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #71

My five are house cats and they kill sweet fuck all dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #73

Oh, one does not know what an adrenaline surge is Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #80

European starlings reddread Mar 2014 #87

I share my life with 2 cats who never go outside justiceischeap Mar 2014 #89

I posted a link to a 2011 NYT story elsewhere in the thread Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #92

It's easier to create a study that blames something else justiceischeap Mar 2014 #94

In my area, LWolf Mar 2014 #95

I have both Indoor & Outdoor cats Feron Mar 2014 #96

Am I an "overzealous birder?" XemaSab Mar 2014 #97