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17 Feb 2009, 9:43 pm

8O http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... erers.html

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It may be a pussycat at home, but behind your back your pet moggy is a ruthless assassin.

Millions of other small animals fall victim to our feline friends, with researchers claiming that each cat takes about five lives every year.

Now some of these soft-pawed mass murderers are to be electronically tagged to discover exactly how many wildlife deaths they are responsible for.



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17 Feb 2009, 9:51 pm

ShadesOfMe wrote:
8O http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... erers.html

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It may be a pussycat at home, but behind your back your pet moggy is a ruthless assassin.

Millions of other small animals fall victim to our feline friends, with researchers claiming that each cat takes about five lives every year.

Now some of these soft-pawed mass murderers are to be electronically tagged to discover exactly how many wildlife deaths they are responsible for.


what! Apredator killing another life form...thats unheard of!


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17 Feb 2009, 9:52 pm

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ShadesOfMe wrote:
8O http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... erers.html

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It may be a pussycat at home, but behind your back your pet moggy is a ruthless assassin.

Millions of other small animals fall victim to our feline friends, with researchers claiming that each cat takes about five lives every year.

Now some of these soft-pawed mass murderers are to be electronically tagged to discover exactly how many wildlife deaths they are responsible for.


what! Apredator killing another life form...thats unheard of!


of course it is! These things NEVER happen! :P I think it's an interesting study, but calling them mass murderers is a bit extreme.



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17 Feb 2009, 11:02 pm

I thought cats were SUPPOSED to kill mice...


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18 Feb 2009, 12:27 am

Well, nowadays us humans aren't allowed to kill one another, while I'm sure that however long ago it was, our barbaric ancestors beat each over the head with rocks to show who's bigger and badder.

But this is ridiculous.


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18 Feb 2009, 3:03 am

I think perhaps we ought to start implementing kitty death sentences.


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18 Feb 2009, 6:10 am

this is just too far. killing birds and mice is what kittys do.



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18 Feb 2009, 10:06 am

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this is just too far. killing birds and mice is what kittys do.
Exactly. They are *meant* to. Especially if they are outdoor animals.



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18 Feb 2009, 10:40 am

Domestic cats aren't outdoor animals. I don't think any domestic cat should live outdoors because the damage they do to songbird populations, and because the damage done to the cat (much shorter lifespans). Out of all the animal rescue organizations I've worked with, none will adopt to people who want an "outside" cat.

Tagging the cats doesn't seem worthwhile in this case. What would make sense is to rehome or put down the feral cats found killing songbirds.



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18 Feb 2009, 11:15 am

ShadesOfMe wrote:
8O http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... erers.html

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It may be a pussycat at home, but behind your back your pet moggy is a ruthless assassin.

Millions of other small animals fall victim to our feline friends, with researchers claiming that each cat takes about five lives every year.

Now some of these soft-pawed mass murderers are to be electronically tagged to discover exactly how many wildlife deaths they are responsible for.


And it is a damned good thing. Otherwise we would be up to our armpits in mice and rats.

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18 Feb 2009, 12:33 pm

I doubt it. Mice certainly aren't immune from the effects of human development, as there are already a few on the endangered species lists. And I think we've learned from past mistakes that introducing alien species to an environment in the name of population control introduces more problems than it solves. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species



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18 Feb 2009, 3:39 pm

I think that it is normal for cats to chase and hunt mice, but I hate it when cats kill song birds and frogs.


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19 Feb 2009, 9:36 am

Wonder how much grant money this idea was worth?

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19 Feb 2009, 3:23 pm

Mage wrote:
Domestic cats aren't outdoor animals. I don't think any domestic cat should live outdoors because the damage they do to songbird populations, and because the damage done to the cat (much shorter lifespans). Out of all the animal rescue organizations I've worked with, none will adopt to people who want an "outside" cat.

Tagging the cats doesn't seem worthwhile in this case. What would make sense is to rehome or put down the feral cats found killing songbirds.


Domestic cats and working cat breeds are completely interchangeable. Unlike dogs, most breeds of cats are perfectly capable of living inside or outside.

At least in the UK, we are starting to get a serious rat problem. A larger population of feral cats would be a boon.


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19 Feb 2009, 3:48 pm

I thought that most cats would only be good for catching mice, the rats are a bit too big and nasty for many cats to deal with. I thought that the best way of dealing with rats was a pack of terrier dogs.


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19 Feb 2009, 4:20 pm

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I thought that most cats would only be good for catching mice, the rats are a bit too big and nasty for many cats to deal with. I thought that the best way of dealing with rats was a pack of terrier dogs.


Decent sized cat will take rats on. It worked for the Royal Navy. Any feral cat breed is going to end up being quite sizeable. Its a helpful size to be.


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