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Cats, even well fed by their owners, have a tendency to hunt everything that moves once released outside their home. It's estimated that free-ranging domestic cats kill billions of birds and billions of mammals annually. (source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife) We need a worldwide solution to stop cats’ extermination of wildlife. Of course, most people won’t keep their cats inside, so we need something, maybe a device attached to the cat to make its hunting fail. Do you have ideas to propose? Edit: Bells work, but only partially. |
This is less of an issue in rural areas that have natural predators for cats. Once in a blue moon I see a cat hunting my chipmunks. I feed horses, deer, chipmunks and about 20 species of birds. Even then it is rare to see a cat here as they are hunted by coyotes, large owls, eagles and mountain lions. I just had 3 giant eagles in my driveway eating a deer that didn't look both ways before crossing the highway. Feral cats do not last long with them around. For that reason alone people in rural areas should keep their cats indoors or avoid getting a cat in the first place. It is not fair to put domesticated animals in the mix with bigger predators.