Neighborhood Cats
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We have had cats(down to one) and dogs(down to one as well), we have never let our cats outside.
We do have a "feral" neighborhood cat who had a litter, so I trapped them all, including momma. Took the kittens to a buddies farm and had the momma spayed, released her back to the neighborhood and have no real problems.
We have two neighbors who let their cats(1 each) roam, but the one I had spayed keeps them away, this is her territory. She lives in a run down garage my neighbor has basically abandoned.
Additionally, I have never encountered a mouse on our property in almost 6 years. That said, we have a significant amount of birds in our yard, never found a dead one. Maybe my bird feeders are too high?
Now, if you want to talk about squirrels, those things are a real nuisance.
We do have a "feral" neighborhood cat who had a litter, so I trapped them all, including momma. Took the kittens to a buddies farm and had the momma spayed, released her back to the neighborhood and have no real problems.
We have two neighbors who let their cats(1 each) roam, but the one I had spayed keeps them away, this is her territory. She lives in a run down garage my neighbor has basically abandoned.
Additionally, I have never encountered a mouse on our property in almost 6 years. That said, we have a significant amount of birds in our yard, never found a dead one. Maybe my bird feeders are too high?
Now, if you want to talk about squirrels, those things are a real nuisance.
Cats...reminds me of this great speech from the Oscars a few years back:
Raquel, so many go to bed hungry in this nation, yet cat food is full of tuna. Each time I go to the zoo and see those porpoises crammed into tiny tanks, I think, "what a waste that is." Butcher half of them now! That's a lot of dolphin meat that can be fed to our cats, freeing up that tuna for our nation's hungry. So many are cold, shivering in the night. So I say, take those cats, and skin them! Use their fur to keep hundreds warm!
Raquel, so many go to bed hungry in this nation, yet cat food is full of tuna. Each time I go to the zoo and see those porpoises crammed into tiny tanks, I think, "what a waste that is." Butcher half of them now! That's a lot of dolphin meat that can be fed to our cats, freeing up that tuna for our nation's hungry. So many are cold, shivering in the night. So I say, take those cats, and skin them! Use their fur to keep hundreds warm!
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Im allergic to cats but not bothered by them roaming the neighborhood. A stray dog that growls at my kids will end up in a shallow grave.
Thousands of years of genetics don't just disappear. Cats have caused 63 bird species to become extinct while the International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists domestic cats as one of the world’s worst non-native invasive species.
https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/cats-and-birds/
How about "as a cat lover and owner, I feel their lives provide great enrichment and their health and well-being are important to me". But that acronym is just too long.
As a guy who lives, works and recreates in the west, BLM has always been Bureau of Land Management.
I have one neutered cat that I allow to roam free during the day. He's not allowed to go out at night because our neighborhood has hawks, coyotes, raccoons, barred owls, etc. I know he's much healthier and happier when he gets fresh air. He definitely spends time in the neighbor's yards, but doesn't wander far. He rarely catches birds, but if he does they are always sparrows. In the spring he'll usually go on a baby rabbit killing rampage- alas, we still have plenty of those rodents running around. Two weekends ago he slaughtered a family of chipmunks. That was weird. I'm happy to report my yard & garden are vole-free. He often likes to bring his victims back to the house as a gift. He also pulls all this off without front claws (which apparently you're not supposed to do anymore- he's over ten years old now). The best way to keep him out of your yard is to get a dog.
I'm picturing you and Nemo here:
More hair, less suit, but generally accurate in regards to Nemo!
