Cats v Wildlife

[Rich Rule]

I kill spiders but I don't eat them.

 

I like spiders, they have character and can become great friends and always obey and respect the house owner. I have one in my shed that I pop out to see now and again. He is easy to find as you can hear him crawling about.

 

Plus, spiders kill and eat flies and we all know they puke and crap on our food. Flies are dirty little insects.

 

I don't like cats!

[Joe Newton]

I think youre all getting far too excited about this. Nurture cats, make them happy. A happy cat is a relaxed cat. Care for them, bring them on, and feed them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the dogs.

 

 

I'm gonna gift wrap your dog and drop it off to the local takeaway

[Timbermcpherson]

People introduced cats, so its people who are responsible for removing them.

 

I love wildlife, I love most animals, but in this life you have to make sacrifices, take responsibility and take action

 

I was part of a cat eradication program 20 years ago with our department of conservation. Saw what a positive effect it had on all forms of wildlife. Didnt matter if they were pets or feral, they were all observed killing mostly for the fun of it

 

We have a cat, it doesnt hunt, if it did I would end it. They are a selfish, harmful and cruel animal which need to be controlled if our wildlife is going to have any chance.

[Joe Newton]

I believe humans are the only animals capable of being selfish or cruel.

 

You'd have your cat put down if it caught a pidgeon?

 

What happens if one of your kids kills a spider?

[spudulike]

I think the main issue here is that most dogs will be kept within the confines of their owners property and in the main, do not go round killing our wildlife unless bred to do so and show their owners some respect and loyalty.

 

Cats on the other hand, they walk in to other peoples gardens, crap on their pea shingle/freshly dug veggie patch, kill the birds/mice etc in the garden and in our case, totally ignore the rats that nest under our shed so I have to shoot them...the rats that is!

 

We have a rich variety of birds in the back garden down to us feeding them and to see many of the fledglings taken out by cats owned by others which isn't particularly nice. We had a fledgling blackbird once that had been disowned by its parents, we fed it all day to the point that it followed us in to the house but had to push it out for the night - next morning....the wife caught a cat ripping it apart!

 

Not sure I like cats too much for this reason - If cats were kept in their owners gardens, it wouldn't be so much of an issue, but they aren't!

[Joe Newton]

Problem is that cats are so much more agile than dogs. I've just let my kitten out this week, and already it's finding ways out the garden, which is fairly well fenced all around.

I'm gonna put a sand box at the end of the garden, hopefully he'll use that instead of the neighbours either side, who both have terriers, so that should help!

[Coximus]

A bell stops most bird kills as they simply cant be stealthy enough with one to get the bird!

 

Nothing stops the rat, mice and anything ground based killing though - if it cant fly or the cat does not have to climb (sets bell off) to get it, then my cat just relies on pure speed and can out chase pretty much any ground based life even the fox got a good seeing to.

 

Simple solution I've found - Keep the cat in side as much as possible - if she gets out she brings back mice, many many mice, but with bells on she never gets a bird, take the bells off and we have starlings and pigeons within the hour.

[paullen]

Our native wolves were eradicated for killing livestock, I really don't understand how cats are allowed to roam free, killing our native wildlife.

By all means keep cats, but they shouldn't be allowed to roam free. People need to be responsible for their pets. I would happily end a cat if it was killing birds on my property.

[treequip]

Our native wolves were eradicated for killing livestock, I really don't understand how cats are allowed to roam free, killing our native wildlife.

By all means keep cats, but they shouldn't be allowed to roam free. People need to be responsible for their pets. I would happily end a cat if it was killing birds on my property.

 

You don't understand this?

 

Livestock has a monetary value and it belongs to someone

 

By comparison wildlife is valueless

 

Cats eat small animals. It's all part of the food chain, it's in a cats nature to hunt, killing something because it hunts is un natural unless it's hunting your livestock:thumbdown:

[Lucan]

You don't understand this?

 

Livestock has a monetary value and it belongs to someone

 

By comparison wildlife is valueless

 

Cats eat small animals. It's all part of the food chain, it's in a cats nature to hunt, killing something because it hunts is un natural unless it's hunting your livestock:thumbdown:

 

 

Would you change your mind if your cat kept killing animals that were endangered? Say red squirrels, water voles, skylarks, etc?

 

I don't have a cat, but if I did and it kept bringing back red squirrels I'd feel sick to the stomach.