DANG CATS

[Trahere]

There is only one cat in my household and you all know who owns that!

 

[wickedinhere]

HAHA thats funny.

 

[WVBill]

I have the same problem - a neighbor who has cats and has never controlled them. Consequently the neighborhood is overpopulated with their cats and the offspring of their cats.

They DO seem to cut down on the field mouse and rabbit population - and they probably help support the fox, hawk and owl population. But the thing that bothers me about them is that they always come up on our front porch and back deck and our own (indoor only) cat and dog go bonkers in the middle of the night!

I have been "re-locating" them for several months now. I put out a livetrap and when I get one I take it a few miles down the road and release it. Hopeflly the fox, hawks and owls appreciate it.

But the cats seem to be breeding as fast as I can re-locate them. In our county, although it is largely rural, it is illegal to kill "domestic animals" - and although my wife hates them too, she'd never let me. So for now I will keep up my "Cat Relocation Service".

WVBill

 

[Bob_Skurka]

VWBill, if I was you, I would relocate them to a shelter. What you are doing is spreading the problem and making it larger. The cats you relocate that survive will simply find other wild cats and eventually breed and increase the population. You may also want to call animal control and give them your neighbor's address. By the time I figured out what the problem was in my area, my neighbors had a for sale sign up and moved. But they left a problem that has been a nusience for the rest of us and now, after a couple years, nature is finally restoring balance.

Cats are a major problem because except for bobcats, there are no similar sized, similar capability predators in the North American ecosystem. Consequently the domestic cats gone wild tend to dominate the ecosystem in their area and it takes a dramatic toll on the bird population, throwing off the balance of nature in the pockets where these cats exist.

 

[1bush2hog]

there are no similar sized, similar capability predators in the North American ecosystem.



Coyotes take care of any excess cats in our area.

 

[BillyP]

I have the same problem - a neighbor who has cats and has never controlled them. Consequently the neighborhood is overpopulated with their cats and the offspring of their cats.

They DO seem to cut down on the field mouse and rabbit population - and they probably help support the fox, hawk and owl population. But the thing that bothers me about them is that they always come up on our front porch and back deck and our own (indoor only) cat and dog go bonkers in the middle of the night!

I have been "re-locating" them for several months now. I put out a livetrap and when I get one I take it a few miles down the road and release it. Hopeflly the fox, hawks and owls appreciate it.

But the cats seem to be breeding as fast as I can re-locate them. In our county, although it is largely rural, it is illegal to kill "domestic animals" - and although my wife hates them too, she'd never let me. So for now I will keep up my "Cat Relocation Service".

WVBill

I think, if you'll check, it's also illegal to "re-locate" too.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

there are no similar sized, similar capability predators in the North American ecosystem.



Coyotes take care of any excess cats in our area.

They also have taken care of SOME of the cats in my area. But there are now more coyotes. And the last time I checked, coyotes don't climb trees so they only seem to be able to catch/kill the stupid and the sick cats. The cats that make it in the wild for more than 6 months seem to become very cautious and careful, those are the ones that are also able to breed and teach thier offspring.

 

[YanmarFever]

Gosh !!! And here I have been relocating them to Cat Heaven all this time. I didnt know I was breaking the law !

 

[goaliedad]

SSS- shoot, shovel and shut up. of the three I think the latter is most important.

 

[BillyP]

Gosh !!! And here I have been relocating them to Cat Heaven all this time. I didnt know I was breaking the law !

Just goes to show ya, huh? You're never too old to learn