John Savage wrote:


If cats are going to do damage, it would most likely be feral/abandoned
cats and these generally emerge only after dusk,

Evening All,

I've seen cat-threads in this group take some bizarre and nasty turns,
and at the risk of setting off another such, I feel I must add another
2c worth before I shut-up.

John, I agree that ferals/abandoned cats (and there is a difference) do
commit a great deal of damage, unfortunately dusk also brings out hordes
of house cats whose owners must have no awareness of what their pets get
up to (for no considerate, respectful person would allow it to continue
if they were aware of it!). From leaving disease-ridden excrement all
over neighbours' gardens, to spraying foul scent over cars, front doors,
steps, etc, to dismembering baby possums, these house cats are very bad
news for anyone except their owners.
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D wrote:
my kitty catches only rabbits that I ever see. I don't think he is
really interested in birds, and there aren't any native species within a
kilometre or 2 from the house.

Cause and effect, D? How can you be so blase about what you cat is doing
when you can't see it?
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Stephen Oakes wrote:

I am happy to keep our cat very fat, but I bet he still catches wildlife
sometimes.

And Stephen, have you perhaps considered doing something to prevent the
destruction continuing?????
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OK, that's enough. I'll go away now.
M