Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice2.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!amd!amdcad!amdimage!prls!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!ccice2!joe From: joe@ccice2.UUCP (Joe DiBenedetto II) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Cats killing birds Message-ID: <677@ccice2.UUCP> Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 20:21:25 EST Article-I.D.: ccice2.677 Posted: Wed Oct 23 20:21:25 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 04:24:40 EST References: <301@drutx.UUCP> Organization: CCI Central Engineering, Rochester, NY Lines: 40 > > I have reason to believe that one of my cats has become a BIRD > KILLER. > > This is our black one, Phantom by name. The other day I saw > him merrily crunching a dead bird on the porch for the 2nd time > in a week. He and the others have been munching on mice quite > a few times recently, but I don't mind that. The three young > ones are about a year old and are becoming quite active hunters. > I had always believed that cats are unable to catch birds--unless > the bird is very young, sick, or injured. But two such incidents > in a week makes me wonder. > > Is there any way to disuade him from this practice? I have > seen people put bells on cats for this--but that would probably > drive me up the wall. We feed the birds in the winter--I hate > to attract them to their deaths. > > By the way, these are the declawed cats that people have flamed > me about, and claimed were maimed for life. > -- > > Sue Brezden > ihnp4!drutx!slb > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I march to the beat of a different drummer, whose identity, > location, and musical ability are as yet unknown. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~