bloody cats

julian b

04/11/2004 at 14:10

there I was watching a lovely blackbird
enjoying its regulur bath in my birdbath
and next doors cat comes and rips its head off...not fair really is it?
so do we put up with felines while they kill 100 million birds a year or do we treat them as vermin as in parts of n.z?

Parky Again

04/11/2004 at 14:28

fireworks!!!! that confuses them! especially roman candles tied.........

<dragged off screaming>

Ddyrchafedig Gyrrwr (Beic Modur)

04/11/2004 at 14:50

You watch blackbirds taking a bath ? You kinky sod you!

Jon Doran

04/11/2004 at 14:53

I like cats and as long as I'm the editor of this site, they're staying put...

No pretences with moggies, they're just scaled-down predators. It's what they do. You have to sort of admire that.

And don't get me started on pigeons, talk about rats with wings.

OutdoorsMagic Editor | jon@outdoorsmagic.com

Stuey, they know where they can stick their bank

04/11/2004 at 14:57

Well said Jon

julian b

04/11/2004 at 15:03

yeah reading it back I asked for that one tony!fireworks sound intresting....but would they ever get airbourne?
maybe everyone should have dogs instead,yeah thats the answer!!

Jules aka Bat Girl

04/11/2004 at 15:04

The bigest threat to bird life in this country is modern farming methods. The birds here have evolved with predetors ( all though not cats) in new Zealand they evolved without predetors and so the cats impact is very different there.

Beercat

04/11/2004 at 15:05

You can buy hanging bird baths...although there's probably a market for bird "snuff" movies

julian b

04/11/2004 at 15:10

yes youre probably right julie but I did read the house sparrows having real probs due to mr moggie...

Man on stilts

04/11/2004 at 16:19

Julie
Over the nation as a whole you may be right. Road kill is also significant. But locally, in most urban and suburban areas, the density of the cat population is enormous - FAR higher than it would be for any natural predator. It's far higher than the bird populations have evolved to deal with. Cats kill millions (might be tens of millions) of small birds and other small animals, and garden bird populations can be badly affected.

Ddyrchafedig Gyrrwr (Beic Modur)

04/11/2004 at 16:32

John is correct and a visit to the RSPB website would confirm this with research that they have undertaken.

I live in a semi rural area and have noticed a sharp decline in birds and a corresponding raise in the domestic feline population.

But, even the RSPB promote kind methods, one of which is collars with bells on, similar to jester bells, might give the birds some chance I suppose!

Ddyrchafedig Gyrrwr (Beic Modur)

04/11/2004 at 16:35

BTW, the greatest time of loss to cats according to the RSPB is during nesting time when cats clear out the nests of fledglings, the do concede toothough that the proliferation of Magpies doesn't help, since they also predate nests of other birds!

Stuey, they know where they can stick their bank

04/11/2004 at 16:35

No collars. Cats can get caught on branchs and choke.

Cats are cool, perfect pets and keep me company.

Also if the cats get the things that keep crapping om my car I'm happy

Nearly Normal Polar Bear

04/11/2004 at 16:41

They obviously don't if they keep crapping on it!

Ddyrchafedig Gyrrwr (Beic Modur)

04/11/2004 at 16:45

They promote safety collars Stu that would break at a weak spot before they would choke a cat!

Talking of crapping, that is the main problem with cats, they ruin efforts at gardening.

I have a tried and tested answer though. Orange peel. Cats cannot stand it. I put it around my plants and it keeps the buggers away! Another on is short pieces of cut up hosepipe. This has two uses. Apparently, cats think they are snakes, and they have the advantage of the fact that earwigs crawl into them at night and can be disposed of the next day.

Bloody hell I am starting to sound like Titmarsh.

Oh don't be silly, what do I know about Geology !!

;-)))

Richard Watkiss

04/11/2004 at 16:49

I say i say i say

how do you stop a kitten spitting at you?

turn the grill down

i thag yew

paddy

04/11/2004 at 17:30

Nice one Richard?,that one will appeal to the, i hope small minority of cruel joke merchants on this site?given that i have a hand full of cats,to include two dogs that form part of my household.you got any pets mate.

Richard Watkiss

04/11/2004 at 17:36

Not at the mo' paddy: I had to have my cats adopted by a mate cos the missus developed an allergy to them. Cow.

I'm not cattist. Some of my best friends are cats.

Ninja Marmot

04/11/2004 at 17:49

Nature, red in tooth and claw.

My contribution.

Richard Watkiss

04/11/2004 at 17:51

Is that a haiku?

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