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Re: [wildlifeservices] Re: cats

> The RSPB view as quoted does not make sense, because there is plenty
> of ewvidence that cats kill lots of birds; and if they kill lots of
> birds then they must make an impact on bird populations. Of course
> birds die and are killed by other factors but that does not mean that
> the cat problem should be ignored.
> peter

More Birds and wildlife are killed by humans than cats and what is more
there is a hypocrisy amongst humans who will put down a trap for a mouse but
then kick off when a cat kills one.

Cats kill things yes but look at it in the wider context

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A





Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:45 pm

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I wasnt aware until the TV prog today that cats are such bad news for wildlife. Part of the solution it seems is to make sure that cats are fitted with a bell...
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Sep 20, 2007
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Hi - I'm not a cat defender per se, and I agree to fitting bell. But I was interested to read on RSPB website (concerned with conservation, not welfare): ...
Guy Beards
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Sep 21, 2007
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The RSPB view as quoted does not make sense, because there is plenty of ewvidence that cats kill lots of birds; and if they kill lots of birds then they must...
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Sep 23, 2007
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... More Birds and wildlife are killed by humans than cats and what is more there is a hypocrisy amongst humans who will put down a trap for a mouse but then...
Andrew Fuller
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Sep 24, 2007
5:49 pm

I agree. I think that yes, cats have always killed birds and always will, but it is worth noting that far more cats wear bells these days. It is more to do...
Jen Gillibrand
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