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JoeyT

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7. And in support of that.

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:41 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-kitty-killers-20120807,0,6611224.story

The team found that about 30% of the cats killed prey, an average of two animals per week. The cats brought home nearly a quarter of the animals they killed, ate 30% and left 49% to rot where they died. About 41% of the prey were lizards, snakes and frogs; mammals such as chipmunks and voles accounted for 25%; and birds only 12%. The low percentage of birds may be because they can fly, but with an estimated 74 million cats in the country, the total carnage is high.

Of course had that study been run in a country full of flightless birds, the bird ratio would be considerably higher.

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NZ to eradicate pet cats? Purr-ish the thought! [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

That's right! Scootaloo Jan 2013 #1

Yep that about sums it up. n/t skamaria Jan 2013 #2

And in support of that. JoeyT Jan 2013 #7

Cats indoors I don't see the problem SWTORFanatic Jan 2013 #3

keeping cats indoors would really just solve this problem in a win-win situation La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #4

All five of mine are indoors cats. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #5

as is mine. they live longer and are healthier and dont kill the poor birds La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #6