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A thousand dollars for food per month? WOW!!
On Wed, 11 May 2011 06:28:00 -0400, Harryk
sent the following message I_am_Tosk wrote: In , says... On Tue, 10 May 2011 12:01:35 -0700, wrote: On Tue, 10 May 2011 14:25:55 -0400, wrote: Mine is a mouser for sure... also gets the occasional snake, yuk, and more than it's share of birds (bummer, but what can you do). Keep the cat in the house. I have no problem with people enjoying their pets but when they become exotic predators they become a concern. The only small animals that can compete with cats are rats and mice. They can kill everything else but these rodents can reproduce faster than a cat can eat them. You end up with nothing but rats and mice in the ecosystem. That is why the DEP kills cats in the parks around here. They don't talk about it much tho. The also do not talk about the wild hogs they kill. It's a mostly outdoor cat. I'm really not concerned about whatever birds it can hunt down. I wouldn't call a cat an "exotic" predator. Cats have been around a long time. I'm nowhere near a state park. They are certainly "exotics" to anyone who studies wildlife. The animals on this continent did not evolve to deal with them. They were introduced by Europeans. They really do not have any natural enemies here although a gator will take one if he sees one and a bobcat will run one off it is in his territory but that will probably not be a fight to the death. For most cat owners, your biggest fear is probably another exotic, the pit bull. (or some other big hunting dog) Auggie Doggie used to chase cats away bit he never really attacked one. I remember one day we had a cat in the yard and Auggie started after him. The cat turned and put up his best threat display. Auggie ran right over him and they ended up in a pile. They rolled around in the dust for a few seconds until they both got their composure back. The cat took off and Auggie chased him until they got off the property, then Auggie came back, pretty happy with himself. Ha, similar but funnier... Our old Pitbull cross took off out the back door after a cat that was probably 50 yards down the back yard. The "cross" in her was greyhound, she was a veeeeery fast dog, about 50 pounds. As she closed on the cat, who had not seen her yet, there was a noise way down in the park behind the house. The cat stopped in the middle of the yard and looked toward the sound. Now kitty was standing broadside with head turned completely away and never ever saw the dog who hit kitty full speed and they rolled into a ball, got up and Rudy chased kitty off the property. I never laughed so hard in my life. Well, maybe once... The very first time I heard of the concept of "Cow Tipping" but that's another story.. And yes for you snopes guys, I know cow tipping is a myth... Too bad someone didn't shoot your ill-mannered dog or its equally ill-mannered owner. Fortunate for him , you or one of your triggrr happy cronies was not in attendance. Dogs chase cats. It's what they do. |
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