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re: Poland declares cats are an invasive species

Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:29 pm to
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:29 pm to
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I would think birds are important for insect control.
Birds are important for agriculture.

Cats are a destructive species and need to be reined in.
Posted by TigerOnTheMountain
Higher Elevation
Member since Oct 2014
41773 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:30 pm to
I have a shop cat that came with the purchase of the property. She just hangs around the property killing indiscriminately

I don’t mind it, but I could see how feral cats could quickly become a problem.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75112 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:33 pm to
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There is some damning evidence on why cats should stay inside. In the U.S. alone, housecats kill more than 2 billion birds each year, adding to the extinction of 63 different species. It’s this reason that makes cats a problem for the ecosystem, says Laura Helmuth, editor-in-chief at Scientific American.

This is true, but it also has a great deal to do with the continued clear cutting of woodlands.

Cavity nesting birds are losing habitat at an increasing rate. That forces those birds into closer proximity to humans and cats (feral or not).
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 2:42 pm
Posted by Champagne
Sabine Free State.
Member since Oct 2007
55263 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:36 pm to
They are.
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
22469 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:37 pm to
I'd like to invade that species.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
42264 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:39 pm to
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Read recently Australia has gone to war against feral cats.


Don’t they have a field mouse problem?
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:40 pm to
I mean, every Human in The America’s is an invasive species, to be technical
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75112 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:41 pm to
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Read recently Australia has gone to war against feral cats.


Emus, rabbits, cats......the Aussies keep having to go to war with shite they bring into their country.

Meanwhile, we've been utterly defeated by the European Starling and the House Sparrow, all of which should be killed with fire.
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
14799 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:55 pm to
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I don’t doubt cats kill a lot of birds but how do they come up with this number?


Just look how many drones the government has to replace each year.
Posted by NPComb
Member since Jan 2019
28496 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:56 pm to
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Poland declares cats are an invasive species


Good. Cats are evil.
Posted by drexyl
Mingovia
Member since Sep 2005
23395 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:57 pm to
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In the U.S. alone, housecats kill more than 2 billion birds each year
birds aren’t even real bro
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:59 pm to
Cats are some of the most efficient and ruthless hunters. The domesticated cat hunts over 150 different species. They have decimated the Australian Outback
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75112 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:59 pm to
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What can or should be done about it, if anything, is the question.

Extensive trapping and putting them down. Hefty fines and/or jail time for the pieces of shite out there who allow them to breed uncontrolled and roam around outside of their property.
Posted by Art Vandelay
LOUISIANA
Member since Sep 2005
11509 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:00 pm to
Cat tannerite videos
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
24858 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:09 pm to
True, they see another animal have any kind of a pattern in where they land or walk and they will set up an ambush win a day
Posted by Maryville
Tennessee
Member since Sep 2021
37 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:10 pm to
Is Mike in any danger?
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14049 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:17 pm to
I mean, every Human in The America’s is an invasive species, to be technical

By that “logic” so is every cow, horse, honeybee, sheep, pig; all wheat, sugarcane, apples, bananas, coffee, rice….
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 5:15 pm
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
23171 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:20 pm to
How many birds get chopped up by windmills?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
80819 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:22 pm to
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What can or should be done about it, if anything, is the question.


The most effective solution is trap, vaccinate, spay/neuter, and release.

They'll claim a territory and keep other cats away. Trap and kill just means they get replaced by another feral cat.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75112 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:36 pm to
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The most effective solution is trap, vaccinate, spay/neuter, and release.

Releasing them does no good. Put them down.
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Trap and kill just means they get replaced by another feral cat.

Keep trapping and keep killing.

Anyone who is caught allowing them to breed unchecked should have the cats taken and face penalties.
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 3:38 pm
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