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PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. I think that cat destruction of wild things is vastly overrated.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 11:55 PM

Nov 2019

I'm speaking as someone who has had cats. They really aren't that successful at hunting.

As for dogs, too many of them attack humans. So yeah, they do need to be on leashes. An unleashed cat almost never attacks a human. After all how many stories do we read about a cat killing its owner, as compared to similar stories about dogs.

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Cats to be put on leashes to protect wildlife? EU says No [View all] Eugene Nov 2019 OP

So, dogs don't need a leash either? Jewls2 Nov 2019 #1

I think that cat destruction of wild things is vastly overrated. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #2

when someone puts out a study that finds the proper rate of predation, we can talk. mopinko Nov 2019 #3

Right. I keep on reading things about how PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #4

i dont think 'outdoor cats' and 'feral cats' are the same thing. mopinko Nov 2019 #5

What I have read more than once is the claim that PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #6

yup. also mopinko Nov 2019 #8

poo. keep your cats inside. i always will have feline hostages w/ stockholms. pansypoo53219 Nov 2019 #7