How do you deal with stray cats?

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Well after reading this post, if they are treating you like dirt, it seems it may be for very good reason. Sorry, but as you said, you did it to yourself.

Your posts are starting to show your mentality, I never once attacked you or any other individual. I merely stated an opinion of why I feel the way I do. I have many reason to feel the way I do because of actions. The list would be too long and boring to post all and I see no reason to do it, I 'll give a couple of examples later. Your post are also starting to show how arogant a "city" person can be and are proving why "upstaters" feel the way they do. Just a suggestion, if you want me to respect you then return the favor, DON"T FORGET you opened this can of worms. As I stated, good people come from all walks of life the problems starts when things are lumped into a whole or in your case one person that wants a fight! I apologize to all the good folks from the city I ment NO harm or insult to you, I just hope that folks can understand why upstaters get bent out of shape with the city.

I will give a couple of examples of why some "upstaters" get upset. Just had new windmills put in(I think they're awsome) no big deal except we "upstaters" don't benifit, the power goes to the city, kind of a slap in the face. Just had major water work done, again we don't benifit it goes to the city. On a more personal note had some "hunters" come walking down my drive, asked what they were doing and where they were from and explained they were on private property. They told me "we're from NYC and have a hunting lic. so we can hunt anywhere we want" They truely believed this and were quite smug about how they handled themselves. I did explain to them about hunting regulations and personal property respect, they more or less called me hillbilly threw their noses in the air and went to the next track of property. Once again I know not everyone is like this and maybe I've just seen the few rotten apples in the barrel, but in my defence I can only go by the facts that are presented to me, much like Carl Berts posts. Now if you'll excuse me I need to go make super for my 1st cousin which is also my mother and my 15th wife !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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I can only assume that comments like these are because of all the inbreeding in middle America and upstate NY. Of course I'm not saying that all you backwoods country folk sleep with your relatives, it's just that I haven't actually met one yet that doesn't. Oh and just so you know, believe it or not, school really does go passed the third grade.

Sorry, I too couldn't help myself.

Not sure why you'd go past the 3rd grade level, selling drugs and standing on a corner don't entail a diploma. See how that works it can go both ways

 

[Deere Dude]

Maybe your cats are slow or just to lazy to chase a bird? I will completely disagree with your statement I have seen cats do some major bird killin in my yard, including humming birds. They also raised heck with my ducks nest. Cats are preditors and will go after whatever they need to or whatever they fancy at the time.




Birds do alot more then what you suggested, but I won't argue with your opinion, looks like it's your point and your stickin to it

I saw a video from a camera mounted on a cat as he went out and about. He was a terror on the song birds, and anything else he could catch and hang onto. I had outside cats now and then but they never seem to stick around or last. Maybe some other critter gets them or a neighbor shoots them. As for me, I would not shoot a cat. I have no qualms about shooting as close to cats as I can without hitting them. They generally stay away after that. Same with stray dogs.

I had a very nice big black dog who happen to be in the middle of a farmers snowy field a couple hundred feet from our house with no other houses withing a quarter mile, and someone, no doubt hunting, shot him. I am sure it was the neighbors kid. The dog dragged himself back to within a few feet of our house and bled to death. I was devastated as you can imagine, so I won't shoot someone elses dog or cat because I know how much it probably means to them, but I will scare them away. If the animal was destroying or killing something valuable, that is different. Plus I don't want a several thousand dollar fine for animal cruelty.

 

[stingray1]

So tell us what you do when a bird s***s on your car?

Birds don't crap on my cars.

 

[CBW1999]

Doesn't matter location- but, if you really think about it- letting the cats out to run unrestricted is a bit selfish. Typically, that is not tolerated with other animals. You open the door, cat goes out- to other peoples property and terrorize cute little animals and poo on the lawn. Never mind that they can bring back illness that can be transmitted to humans.

There are a couple of towns in the county that have local ordinance in effect that allows for the round up and destruction of feral cats. Twice a year (I think) plenty of notice is given to keep your cats indoors during a certain time period because traps will be placed to collect the feral animals. if you don't want your cat trapped- don't let it out.

Mind you- we have 4 cats. We live in the sticks. Only one of them goes out (he won't use the litter pans). Often we find his little "gifts" on the doorstep (mice, moles) Only once in the 10 years has he left a small bird.

 

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For those that don't think feral or stray cats are an issue.

Feral cats in Australia have caused the decline and extinction of animals on islands as they have been shown to cause a significant impact on ground birds and small native mammals.[10] Feral cats have also stopped any attempts to re-introduce threatened species back into areas where they have become extinct as the cats have simply hunted and killed the newly released animals.[13] Numerous Australian environmentalists claim the feral cat has been an ecological disaster in Australia, inhabiting most ecosystems except dense rainforest, and being implicated in the extinction of several marsupial and placental mammal species

The fauna of New Zealand has evolved in isolation for millions of years without the presence of mammals (apart from a few bat species). Consequently, birds dominated the niches occupied by mammals and many became flightless. The introduction of mammals after settlement by Māori from about the 12th century had a huge effect on the indigenous biodiversity. European explorers and settlers brought cats on their ships and the presence of feral cats were recorded from the latter decades of the 19th century.[19] It is estimated that feral cats have been responsible for the extinction of six endemic bird species and over 70 localised subspecies as well as depleting bird and lizard species.

Many islands host ecologically naive animal species; that is, animals that do not have predator responses for dealing with predators such as cats.[21] Feral cats introduced to such islands have had a devastating impact on these islands' biodiversity. They have been implicated in the extinction of several species and local extinctions, such as the hutias from the Caribbean, the Guadalupe Storm Petrel from Pacific Mexico, the Stephens Island wren; in a statistical study, they were a significant cause for the extinction of 40% of the species studied.[22] Moors and Atkinson wrote, in 1984, "No other alien predator has had such a universally damaging effect