J F
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Little off track, but should I be worried about the chipmunks that like to hide/run to my truck (and eye me while sitting on top of a tire)? Will they chew up wiring harnesses?
Cats killing billions of animals??
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If you feed a cat you are it's owner...or should I say irresponsible owner (see previous post for definition)
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J F
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Alright pine, did a cat steal your girlfriend in h.s.? 
Don87
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Yes, it was a garter snake. My cat spends 95% of his time in the house. He's never caught a bird that I know of, just mice, ground moles, and chipmunks. Although he did get a bunny once.
My cat is extremely well fed by me, he has access to food and water 24/7, and we give him cat treats every day.
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Alright pine, did a cat steal your girlfriend in h.s.?
Nothing like that...I actually had a cat for for 19 years that I dug out of a wall (the rest of the litter died of distemper)...cats are great pets...but they are also non-native to America and that makes a big difference...no different than the problems with the pythons etc. in the everglades (where you can no longer find most native mammals)
Cats are an issue that does not get recognized because "animal lovers" rarely see the damage to native wildlife they inflict...
IMO, cats should be no different than any other species of pet/animals that are considered HARMFUL species to native environments...
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Can the same logic be applied to us folks that are non-native to America?
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I kinda had a similar situation. There was a stray female hanging around here. She had a litter of 4 kittens. The mother was extremely friendly, but the kittens were completely wild. So got rid of them.
The stray female got pregnant again, she had 4 more in my barn. This time I had my wife and son watching. And when mommy went missing, I had my son check the barn, and brought the kittens in. All males and I had them neutered. Gave two away, and kept two. My wifes cat got hit by a car. Mine is the only one left.
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Why are some that way? My cousins had one that was a cat killer. We had a full blooded Australian Sheppard that would be nice to a cat as long as were were around but would kill it when we left so we went years without cats around the place. I can kind of understand that because cats went feral after they got off the boat with no natural predators to eat them so they are OK to kill in the minds of dogs there I guess.