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I agree. Everything about the number makes no sense. It assumes there are more cats than people and these cats are just killing machines. Maybe I just live in a
by TheBigSalad 3y ago
I agree. Everything about the number makes no sense. It assumes there are more cats than people and these cats are just killing machines. Maybe I just live in a bubble? I live outside of Boston and there are definitely fewer cats than people. There are very few stray cats, a small % compared to house cats. I let my cats outside on rare occasion, but almost nobody else I know does. I assure you my cats are not capable of killing birds. They just look in wonder. All in all, I've had about 30 cat years of ownership and there is maybe 1 dead bird altogether (RIP Frisky).
I don't really know what's going on in other parts of the country. Are there stray cats just roaming the forests? I can't imagine why anyone would have incentive to exaggerate these numbers though.
- Jka9rhnDJos 3y agoAccording to the study linked in the article, > Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. So, we should start culling feral cats. The statistic about extinct birds was done in Australia, and included foxes, stoats, rats, and other small mammals, as “alien predators” contributing to the killing of birds in Australia.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoFeral populations do get culled through spay and neutering programs