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There were, before cats killed them.

• bombcar 3y ago
  At 60 million cats in the USA, each is killing 40 birds a year, or about once a week. Furry killing machines each and every one. But some sites say that there are an additional 40 million feral cats, and that the "owned cats" are 80% indoor-only. Tom and Jerry tried to warn us.
  • orwin 3y ago
    My father managed to 'adopt' a feral cat that should have been 1-2 yo at the time. That cat used to kill up to three birds a day from April to September, and even with cats food and a bell, managed to regularly catch birds. He even killed a magpie once (he's a thick boy). If the population of feral cat is really 40 million, 2 billions killed seems a bit low.
    • bombcar 3y ago
      At some point a cat's gotta eat, and if they're feral they're eating animals or garbage, mainly. I don't know how much of a cat's diet "in the wild" can be plant-based. But I suspect you have a small number of cats that are just murder machines, some that eat birds to stay alive, and the vast majority of fat housecats that just eat chickens via a giant grinder at the pet food store.