That doesn't mean it was wrong....just that there are other things to
consider. My personal cats are house cats. There are ferals and
"those who are passing by" that I care about....a lot. These guys
have a different life style...not right or wrong but different. I
wish all cats could have a home. Not happening. I wish all cats
wanted to have inside homes...definately not happening. Life is as it
is.
On Mar 22, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote:
Yes, humans have negatively impacted the planet in a number of ways,
to be sure.
And in retrospect, I think my post was inappropriate. My points
were only (1) to further encourage folks to keep their cats indoors
for (as you point out) "their well-being"; and (2) highlight the
incredible number of birds killed by cats each year. The numbers
astounded me, which is what motivated the post. I'm a big-time cat
lover (just ask my four furry housemates) AND a big-time bird
lover. And never the twain shall meet!
~Bonnie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Rosenfeldt" <drosenfe...@wi.rr.com
>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Keep Cats Indoors
All too true. In Milwaukee, once, I saw a terrified wolf on the
downtown
expressway being chased down by law enforcement (I think that ended
badly
for the wolf :-() And all along my former bus route between
Milwaukee and
Racine you can see deer and wolves in the fields-that-used-to-be-
woods that
have been displaced by road and building construction. My friend on
the west
side of Milwaukee is nervous about taking her dog for a walk at night
because she's near train tracks and coyotes are common along them,
now,
having followed the tracks into urban areas looking for food. It's
really
nuts the way some idiots build, build, build and then have the
nerve to
blame cats for bird depredation. Oh, I know that outside cats
account for a
considerable number of birds, squirrels, and the like, but humans
are a way
bigger threat.
That being said, I am a strong advocate of keeping cats indoors for
their
well-being.
Diane R.
-----Original Message-----
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of SomeWhere
Sam
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:36 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Keep Cats Indoors
Sorry but that information is outdated or biased.
The number one killer of birds is humans due to habitat loss or
construction
for same.
Humans: The Number One Threat to Birds
http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=325
SomeWhere Sam
________________________________
From: Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tue, March 22, 2011 2:37:38 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Keep Cats Indoors
In the newspaper today:
House cats are the #1 predator of wild birds. The American Bird
Conservancy
estimates up to 500 million birds per year are killed by cats. About
400,000 are killed yearly by wind turbines (less than 20% of the
number
killed by cats). So now we have another reason to keep our cats
indoors --
not only for their own health and safety, but for that of our BIRD
population!
Save the cats and the birds: Keep Your Cat Indoors!
~Bonnie
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