Just Jack Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/staggering-stats-cats-kill-billions-animals-162839117.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That article seems oddly concerned over the fate of voles and chipmunks. It seems to me the cats are providing a valuable services. Keep at it, Mr. Kitty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That article seems oddly concerned over the fate of voles and chipmunks. It seems to me the cats are providing a valuable services. Keep at it, Mr. Kitty! I have friends on Facebook that have been on an anti-cat crusade lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have friends on Facebook that have been on an anti-cat crusade lately. Nice friends you got there Chef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Nice friends you got there Chef. No different than some of the "friends" I have here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have a cat enclosure accessed from my laundry window so my cats never go out into the open world. It protects my cats from disease and accidents.....and protects the many beautiful native birds in my area. I don't think anybody would be too happy if one of these were to be killed.... http://www.pbase.com/ian_c/image/111755283 http://www.pbase.com/ian_c/image/98198694 http://www.pbase.com/ian_c/image/99678922 http://www.pbase.com/ian_c/image/96143890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Pound for pound, nature's best hunting machine: night vision eyes, 360 hearing, fangs, retractable claws, stealthy, quick reflexes, agile, can climb and leap safely from heights, can swim .... I understand theyre not too popular down under for the havoc the wreak on native animal species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Pound for pound, nature's best hunting machine: night vision eyes, 360 hearing, fangs, retractable claws, stealthy, quick reflexes, agile, can climb and leap safely from heights, can swim .... I understand theyre not too popular down under for the havoc the wreak on native animal species You are indeed correct. There have been new housing estates(suburbs) open up here in the past decade which have had a caveat on the land stipulating that the owner cannot have cats. I personally think that is going too far as a good cat enclosure helps ensure the protection of the native fauna. .....and you are also correct about them being hunting machines. Even with an enclosure one of my cats once managed to grab a young pigeon, somehow pull it through the chicken wire, and deposit it still living in my lounge room. One can only imagine how many birds the two of my cats would have killed over the years if they had been allowed to roam free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have friends on Facebook you !@#$ing liar Even with an enclosure one of my cats once managed to grab a young pigeon, somehow pull it through the chicken wire, and deposit it still living in my lounge room. Ours used to drop the heads of gophers on our doorstep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 That article seems oddly concerned over the fate of voles and chipmunks. It seems to me the cats are providing a valuable services. Keep at it, Mr. Kitty! Yah, isn't that service why Europeans brought them over here on ships in the first place? And as the last sentence/quote of that article alludes to, they kill rats who kill birds too, so it's not all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Ours used to drop the heads of gophers on our doorstep. Ours when i was growing up used to sadistically torture mice in front of us for hours. They'd be half dead and bleeding, he'd pretend he was letting them escape, then pounce on them at the last second , dragging them back to center stage for more torture. Then when he decided it was time to put them out of their misery, the end would come in a macabre climax of gory dismemberment. Cat was super cute too, which masked a nasty sadism. Edited January 30, 2013 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Some of you know I work in radio. There have been enviromentalists fighting the building of new radio/tv towers because they claimed they killed too many birds. (birds get decapitated flying into guy wires allegedly) I guess now we will be exterminating cats too. PTR Edited January 31, 2013 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Some of you know I work in radio. There have been enviromentalists fighting the building of new radio/tv towers because they claimed they killed too many birds. (birds get decapitated flying into guy wires allegedly) I guess now we will be exterminating cars too. PTR Wow, does that mean you will be riding a bike from now on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 You mean to tell me that predators have been hunting prey under our noses this whole time??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have friends on Facebook you !@#$ing liar No, it's true! He accepted my friend request (probably going against someones advice not to accept it). But most of his post there are pictures of food he's made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 As I type this my 3 cats are playing in the house running full speed and one of them ran into a wall and knocked himself out....... Funnyist **** I ever saw.....as long as he isnt dead. Gotta go check on him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 No, it's true! He accepted my friend request (probably going against someones advice not to accept it). But most of his post there are pictures of food he's made. To me FB ain't about people. It's about food, booze and music. Luckily for Pooj most of his posts are what beer he's drinking otherwise he'd have been unfriended long ago. As I type this my 3 cats are playing in the house running full speed and one of them ran into a wall and knocked himself out....... Funnyist **** I ever saw.....as long as he isnt dead. Gotta go check on him now. Knocked himself out?? And you didn't get this on video. That would have made him a youtube star. I would have paid money to see that and I love cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Yup...for me Facebook is like my beer, music and off the wall stories blog...I try and stay away from detailing everything I do or place I go during the course of my day...unless I think someone would find it interesting.... " On the bus to work...its windy and I have the most adorable and smart children.." I'll post a picture of my phone so u can be amazed at the current weather... To me FB ain't about people. It's about food, booze and music. Luckily for Pooj most of his posts are what beer he's drinking otherwise he'd have been unfriended long ago. Knocked himself out?? And you didn't get this on video. That would have made him a youtube star. I would have paid money to see that and I love cats. Edited January 31, 2013 by The Poojer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 cats...killers??? come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I've grown up with cats my entire life. Like John, I now have three; like Dibs, mine are all indoor cats Two of the three have grown up with our dog, so the dog thinks she's a cat and the cats think they're dogs (one of them always gets some dog food at feeding time before the dog digs in). It's my belief that people who hate cats really just hate the fact that the cats really don't need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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