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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
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 20:21:25 1985
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> 
> 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
> 
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