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In reply to the discussion: House cats kill more critters than thought - researchers use cameras to track the slaughter [View all]Gato Moteado
(9,859 posts)first of all, the domestic cat is not native to north america.
secondly, domestication has made the house cat an unnatural killer. wild cats kill to eat. domesticated house cats kill to kill because the instinct has been bred into them over the millenia by people wanting cats to control the pest problems in their living spaces.
sorry that you hate people that actually care about wild animals and biodiversity. please keep your domestic cats indoors where they belong.
in most municipalities, leash laws refer to cats as well as dogs. when i lived in austin, i had the most irresponsible cat owners (i know that's redundant) around me. i trapped the cats when they came into my yard and delivered them to the town lake animal center. if a cat was collared with tags, they would call the owner and fine them when they came to pick up their cat. if the cat had no ID, i have no idea what they did, nor did i care.