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Where I live we're completely overrun with squirrels. I'd have no problem with more roaming cats killing them, ditto for pigeons. Are they actually threatening

Where I live we're completely overrun with squirrels. I'd have no problem with more roaming cats killing them, ditto for pigeons. Are they actually threatening species or just eating animals? If it's the latter it doesn't seem like a problem. Fewer cats is going to mean more vermin, we'll see how people like it then.

derstander 3y ago
Beware the law of unintended consequences. For example, see the “Four Pests Campaign”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign
- waingake 3y ago
  Exactly, my free roaming cat brings home a large rat present for me at least once a month.
theshrike79 3y ago
If you can breed a cat so that it only eats the "bad" small animals, go ahead. But you do need to remember cats tend to love to hunt _everything_. Just a few freely roaming cats are enough to make sure you won't be hearing any small birds chirping in the trees in your area. Because they're all dead.
taberiand 3y ago
In Australia, cats absolutely shred through native animal populations. They threaten, and have caused, the extinction of many species. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/invasive-species/feral-animals-australia/feral-cats https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/invasive-species/feral... https://invasives.org.au/our-work/feral-animals/cats-in-australia/ https://invasives.org.au/our-work/feral-animals/cats-in-aust...