[TN-Bird] Fwd: Re: How to keep cats away
- From: "Raincrow" <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:44:52 -0800
I am weighing in a bit late, but I beg cat-haters to please, if you feel you=
must dispose of a bird-eating cat, use a live trap and take the offending a=
nimal(s) to the local animal shelter so the owner might be able to recover t=
he animal and then take steps to better control it (or so that it can be ado=
pted or, at the very least, destroyed humanely)=2E Although you might hate b=
ird-killers, please, for the sake of humane animal treatment, do not subject=
them to the agony of poisoning, or the slow death of being trapped then dum=
ped=2E Contrary to popular mythology, ALMOST NO DOMESTIC CAT IS A GOOD ENOUG=
H HUNTER TO SURVIVE FOR MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS WHEN DUMPED=2E Birds are the m=
ost difficult prey for cats to catch, except for a subpopulation of "bird sp=
ecialists=2E" Released/feral cats eat far more insects, rodents, and garbage=
than birds before they starve or are killed by cars, dogs, coyotes, owls, b=
irders, etc=2E=20
Yet another alternative, unless you are plagued by a hardcore bird specialis=
t who will not be deterred from her/his hobby, is to set up a feeding statio=
n w/ the cheapest dry pet food you can find, located as far from the bird fe=
eders as possible=2E I've used this method with good success to pull the squ=
irrels, possums, raccoons, groundhogs, etc=2E away from my feeders (pet food=
has much more food value for them than bird seed)=2E Some years when the pe=
st traffic at the alternative feeding area gets too heavy, I pull all feedin=
g stations, bird and otherwise, for about a week=2E The birds catch on much =
faster than the pests, spend the week foraging elsewhere, and come back as s=
oon as I put out the sunflower seeds again, while the pests stay away for mu=
ch longer=2E=20
Liz Singley
Kingston, TN
----- Original Message -----
From: Wallace Coffey [mailto:jwcoffey@tricon=2Enet]
Sent: 11/2/2005 7:04:35 PM
To: tn-bird@freelists=2Eorg
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: How to keep cats away
Allie Dryer,
FOR STARTERS, go talk to your neighbor and explain how much you enjoy the
birds and how much you enjoy feeding the birds in=20your yard=2E
Ask your neighbor to help you enjoy the birds by doing whatever to ensure
your opportunity to enjoy your feeder=2E
If it were me, I would not talk about whether the cats actually kill the
birds or drink from the birdbath or whether I found a bird dead or saw the
cats kill a bird=2E
I would just talk kindly and friendly and with understanding about your
opportunity to enjoy the birds at your feeder without the cats "scaring"
them away=2E Then see what results you get=2E
People love their cats with great passion=2E I am not a pet owner but have
had dogs and never owend a cat=2E I am only thinking about the obvious=2E
Let's go birding=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
> Today we found a dead bird next to the birdbath=2E How can one get rid of
> the cats without making an enemy of the neighbor?
>
> Thanks
>
> Allie Dreyer
> Lebanon TN
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The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with
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You are also required to list the count in which the birds
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