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I'm pretty sure the rat killing nature of cats is way overstated. Also, in an urban environment where they can much more easily find food thrown in trash, etc.,
by asdajksah2123 4y ago
I'm pretty sure the rat killing nature of cats is way overstated. Also, in an urban environment where they can much more easily find food thrown in trash, etc., they are unlikely to make an effort to kill rats to obtain that food. Finally, a sufficient cat population that could eradicate a rat problem would likely eradicate the bird population first.
- Euphorbium 4y agoI let out my cat, and had to sweep dead mice around the house. Cats kill for fun.
- midoridensha 4y agoCats kill mice, not rats. Rats are too large and dangerous for cats. NYC rats are as large as small cats.
- Cupertino95014 4y agoI was looking for contrary evidence to that, but it appears you're right: https://excitedcats.com/can-cats-kill-rats/ https://excitedcats.com/can-cats-kill-rats/ of course, the cats can induce the rats to move somewhere else. But if it's a big city, they're not going to move out of town.
- Euphorbium 4y agoUse large cats then. Large cats definitely kill rats, I have seen it. But I also have seen rats that are larger than my current small cat.
- midoridensha 4y agoGo read the other responder's article link. Cats can kill rats, but they generally don't bother, and are very inefficient predators of rats. Rats are just too large. Predators don't like to prey on animals that are a significant threat to them. Mice, OTOH, are easy prey for cats and they'll kill tons of them.