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Mew warrior1 Aug 2012 #1
lol. so cute, yet so deadly Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #2
They are the most deadly predators per pound on the planet... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #4
I've watched cats watch birds and it amazes me how close they can get without Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #8
Last weekend we had a huge mama racoon and four babies in the back yard.. snooper2 Aug 2012 #92
Yeah my dog, the missing twin of Odie, chases birds too Sheepshank Aug 2012 #125
I lived with a cat who could make his meow sound like a bird chirp. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #127
Yes. That is why we agreed with them about domestication. aquart Aug 2012 #15
LOL!!!! n/t Inuca Aug 2012 #76
Haha! Let's hope you can come to agreeable terms. Chemisse Aug 2012 #152
+1. My sister took in a three-legged stray who regularly brought home leftovers gkhouston Aug 2012 #38
I had a kitty who lost a paw and she remained the dominant cat in the house. TeamPooka Aug 2012 #142
if they looked like toads, we wouldn't put up with their behavior 0rganism Aug 2012 #55
So . . . Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #3
I think the point is to keep them inside? Kalidurga Aug 2012 #5
Or make them wear bells. Fawke Em Aug 2012 #9
Cats are really good at finding scapegoats (or would that be scapemutts?) for coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #98
One of my rescue cats was getting into trouble, so we decided to bell him, and put a 1monster Aug 2012 #114
I wondered if anyone would say "bell" JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #135
Six cats inside? Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #17
Put bells on their collars, then. Fawke Em Aug 2012 #22
Did you want to volunteer for that one? Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #27
So you have cats that are so feral you can't even put a collar on them? XemaSab Aug 2012 #41
I don't have a collar for my rescue cat FunkyLeprechaun Aug 2012 #43
yah.. I've had a problem with collars Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #66
Some cats just keep losing them pstokely Aug 2012 #159
Oh stop it. Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #52
"Now y'all stop hatin' on my kitties if you don't mind!" Yeah! Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #121
If someone's rottweilers had gone wild, formed a pack, and were running around killing deer XemaSab Aug 2012 #139
But I know that shelters are overcrowded. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #141
Hey that's a bit off. I think s/he's allowing the cats to have their freedoms. vaberella Aug 2012 #100
Indeed, catching, spaying, releasing feral cats is such a bad thing to do. Should instead keep them uppityperson Aug 2012 #106
Putting aside the topic of cats who kill for a moment, Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #123
Dang, I didn't think the sarcasm icon was needed. uppityperson Aug 2012 #138
My bad. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #140
I suppose it's often easier to find LanternWaste Aug 2012 #95
Collars on cats can be extremely dangerous for the cats. I've had many cats over the years (we 1monster Aug 2012 #115
Do they also have their toilet habits figured out? Doremus Aug 2012 #28
We used to have hella feral cats around here XemaSab Aug 2012 #42
new meaning to kitty litter loli phabay Aug 2012 #70
The Kittehs were just checking their P-Mail formercia Aug 2012 #103
Nine cats here, indoor only. n/t kurtzapril4 Aug 2012 #44
my Mom at one point had 16. All indoor. Maine-ah Aug 2012 #78
I have EIGHT cats inside. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #129
no, keep them inside, particularly if you care about song birds Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #6
Interesting that you don't see a third alternative. Doremus Aug 2012 #16
Outdoor cats live an average of three to five years. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #132
Explaining in part what I've heard called "the dead zone" around human habitations bhikkhu Aug 2012 #7
I had an outside cat as a child. one day we saw him running across a street further Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #13
What your cat heard: "blah, blah" (thereby demonstrating why coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #99
I had a Shetland Sheep Dog at one time. She tried, but was unable to herd the cats... 1monster Aug 2012 #117
We feed the birds. We feed the cats. Squirrels, raccoons and possums tag along. aquart Aug 2012 #18
Two years is the average for ferals. Your area sounds a lot tougher for them. aquart Aug 2012 #24
Or some from a more sheltered area move in LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #53
It's probably too late for a cat-licensing program to work. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #10
Doesn't surprise me a bit.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #11
Tell me you don't use running water. aquart Aug 2012 #20
A friend had a cat that somehow got into into a pan of used motor oil.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #23
Yes. Levitate. And fly. Seen it. aquart Aug 2012 #26
We use a hand shower spinbaby Aug 2012 #63
Oh yes. LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #50
My wife and I call it 'walking on water' and almost fall down on the coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #101
You just need thick elbow length gloves. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #71
If a bathing program for kittens is started very early (before being completely weaned) the cats 1monster Aug 2012 #118
Good for housecats. A cat or two and a good ratting terrier, and you won't have ANY crap in your MADem Aug 2012 #12
Or you could just clean your house. Doremus Aug 2012 #19
If you live in a shack in the woods, you're always going to see a few critters. nt MADem Aug 2012 #62
Our whole neighborhood was overrun with marsh rats. My husband put up a bird feeder 1monster Aug 2012 #124
Keep Your Kittehs Indoors! AnnieBW Aug 2012 #14
....... Edweird Aug 2012 #21
ROFL! Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #29
That is in my top 10 Kalidurga Aug 2012 #31
My Ren is a 1-cat killing machine. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #25
Are you sure Ren doesn't kills birds? the point of the article is that cats kill more Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #32
He hunts critters in the garage. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #34
HOUSE cats don't have access to prey to kill it, except perhaps kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #30
Not true. toddwv Aug 2012 #59
True, that. My knick-knacks can also attest to it. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #119
I have met a few that prey upon human feet and ankles. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #163
I think the biggest probem is not domestic cats, but feral cats that are allowed to live and breed demosincebirth Aug 2012 #33
Well, so much for that sweet, innocent face: freshwest Aug 2012 #35
A cat my husband had brought in a squirrel once. AllyCat Aug 2012 #47
Oh, yes, he brought in squirrels, field mice, rats, birds, lizards and a mole once. freshwest Aug 2012 #49
Mine brought in a snake Aerows Aug 2012 #65
I saved a pond frog last night. Stepped out my B Calm Aug 2012 #36
You think your cats have forgotten and forgiven you???? :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #102
They'll get over it! I enjoy listening B Calm Aug 2012 #107
My kitty pretended to sleep then a guest let Budgie out of the cage and upon flyover flamingdem Aug 2012 #37
We just discovered a hawk nest overlooking our back yard. Loudly Aug 2012 #39
Only if he/she is a kitten Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #40
Cats that are allowed to roam outside SheilaT Aug 2012 #45
Gee, I wonder where they picked up that behavior? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #46
I tried to get my cats interested in palmetto bugs in my Miami home, but they could care less NBachers Aug 2012 #48
Waaaaaaaah! Cats kill other animals!!!!! Daemonaquila Aug 2012 #51
Yes, the ecosystem of northern Africa and Europe. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #83
Bobcats, lynx, cougars are not native to North America? uppityperson Aug 2012 #108
They are not housecats. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #116
Maine Coons are native to this continent LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #158
No. They are a breed of domestic house cat. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #162
wrong. Gato Moteado Aug 2012 #120
Why the hate for cats? octothorpe Aug 2012 #154
That's just effed up. TDale313 Aug 2012 #155
This message was self-deleted by its author OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #160
actually one of the outlaying suburbs in my area takes strays spays or neuters them azurnoir Aug 2012 #54
Is this true?! Behind the Aegis Aug 2012 #56
Oh, my. Sniper kitteh all grown up Hatchling Aug 2012 #148
The UK is way ahead of this study Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #57
Our cat was a stray who is now an indoor cat nadine_mn Aug 2012 #58
I love cats! rDigital Aug 2012 #60
My two are strictly indoor cats only Raine Aug 2012 #61
We have three cats... KansDem Aug 2012 #64
Yes, but is the gender difference really due to biology? Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #67
omg for the complete win loli phabay Aug 2012 #72
LMFAO trotsky Aug 2012 #79
Well done! Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #104
+1 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #111
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #122
Oh, come on. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #134
Well, I did. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #149
Why, you...you...you... LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #153
That's gotta be a DUzy!!! opiate69 Aug 2012 #156
I think they're on vacation this week. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #157
Sweet Mr Dixon Aug 2012 #68
lol yup plus my pet coyote needs to eat as well ;) loli phabay Aug 2012 #74
Sweet, we haven't had one of these flamewars in a while. n/t flvegan Aug 2012 #69
I own two strictly indoor cats.. Upton Aug 2012 #73
Proposal a few years back... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #75
Awww, she just wants to be close to her pride. What's really spooky to me is how I'll be coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #105
Its not hard to know what your cats are thinking when that happens.... Volaris Aug 2012 #131
Comforting thought. I swear sometimes I see the wheels coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #137
That's why my beasties not only Ride Inside, they LIVE inside catbyte Aug 2012 #77
My cats are rescued feral cats. Atman Aug 2012 #80
HOLY CRAP! The cardinal just tried to attack my cat! Atman Aug 2012 #86
So now instead of "blaming it on the dog" it's the cat's fault auburngrad82 Aug 2012 #81
If they're outdoors, they're not "house cats" joeybee12 Aug 2012 #82
I am surprised chipmunks are not extinct in my area lapislzi Aug 2012 #84
This "Cats are Bad" craze has come up before. It will go the way of hula hoops and poodle skirts. slackmaster Aug 2012 #85
When it comes to indoor cats, BarbaRosa Aug 2012 #87
Our kitties only kill mice and maybe bugs Marrah_G Aug 2012 #88
I think this is something people indulge in so they can pretend humans building in animal Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #89
Coyotes love cats. They're smarter, too. eom Bigmack Aug 2012 #90
my feline overlords are indoors only Sylvarose Aug 2012 #91
My cat is not aloud outdoors. She remains inside. And I tell you: we no longer have any problems Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #93
My cat is aloud inside and outside.. snooper2 Aug 2012 #94
LOL. We call tuna 'cat cocaine' in my household and our cat always coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #109
That's what I get for failing to proofread!! You got me!! You got me good!!!!! :) Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #112
My cats are true 'house cats' and stay indoors. They do enjoy going after WI_DEM Aug 2012 #96
Thanks for posting. Really cool thread - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #97
Thanks for reading. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #133
People and cats live in different places, situations. Interesting study. uppityperson Aug 2012 #110
My kitty babies live in the house. The only critters they have killed are GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #113
We have foxes, which also kill critters, so my furry-home-companion never leaves the house. patrice Aug 2012 #126
Save a critter!!! Broderick Aug 2012 #128
My kitty is indoors only, and too lazy to even murder an insect. Butterbean Aug 2012 #130
Methinks you got cheated when the cat gods\goddesses dispensed their coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #136
She's a white persian, hence the attitude. ;) Butterbean Aug 2012 #144
Ah, feline royalty.That explains a lot. I'll bet she's a beautiful cat :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #145
Another reason to hate cats! N-t Logical Aug 2012 #143
Bad, bad putty cats. lonestarnot Aug 2012 #146
eating and drinking things they found rad51 Aug 2012 #147
My old cat. 17, just lays around the house Blue_In_AK Aug 2012 #150
Sometimes it's just better to not know. Chemisse Aug 2012 #151
We've known this for years. Grandpa shoots 'em on sight... OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #161
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