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Title: Bird groups estimate cats kill one billion birds every year on this continent. North American song bird populations have declined by 40% and research shows that cats account for almost a quarter of this decline.
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URL Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/s ... 1/05/f-feral-cats-current.html
Published: Feb 16, 2012
Author: cbc
Post Date: 2012-02-16 23:04:54 by wudidiz
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Cat populations are booming in North America, sparking a major conflict between cat lovers and people trying to protect birds. In this photo, a stray cat carries a pigeon in its mouth after catching it in the street. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

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#1. To: wudidiz (#0)

The cats catch the old and sickly birds that aren't on their toes/claws anymore. The young, sharp ones don't let cats slip up on them. That also keeps down the disease rates among birds. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

ratcat  posted on  2012-02-16   23:13:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

The cats catch the old and sickly birds that aren't on their toes/claws anymore. The young, sharp ones don't let cats slip up on them. That also keeps down the disease rates among birds. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

Cats climb trees and eat the baby birds out of the nest.

Cats should not be allowed to run free. The slaughter they engage in is enormous.

Turtle  posted on  2012-02-17   13:54:07 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Cats climb trees and eat the baby birds out of the nest.

That never happens. Birds build their nests far out on the limbs where the weight of a cat cannot be supported. Cats could get baby birds if people place nesting boxes in improper locations. However, birds normally do not build nests in places where they see cats roaming around. They aren't that stupid.

We have trees that are 40 - 60 feet high and I've never seen a cat climb higher than about 12 feet. I have seen Blue Jays raiding the nests of other birds on many occasions, eating the babies.

We have three cats now. One is about 19 years old and goes outside for about 2 minutes every 2 weeks or so. One has 3 legs and cannot climb threes. The third is a stray that we took in which is young and very adept at climbing. She has caught one bird and that may have been one that flew into the patio door.

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