Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Suggestion for outdoor cats catching birds and otherwildlife

[Karen Carlson (kcarlson2]

WT is right about cats and song birds (I know I know--humans destroying 
habitat and warming the earth cause far more damage) but since birds are 
under such pressure, cat predation is even more cause to worry.  My city 
(Madison, Wi) has an ordinance against cats at large.

For my last outdoor cat wore a bib.  Sure--he occasionally got it off 
but since I knew his haunts, I was always able to recover it and put it 
back on. I think that's the least cat people can do if they let their 
cats roam.

WT, I think most people see a world of difference between dogs at large 
vs. cats. (By "at large" I mean not confined to one's own property.)  
Sure, some dogs handle it well--just sort of roam around--often doing 
"rounds" in the neighborhood but as a policy, most city and suburban 
humans just won't tolerate it.

Karen Carlson
Arboretum Cohousing
Madison, Wi



On 6/27/11 11:13 AM, Wayne Tyson wrote:
> CoHo:
>
> Domestic and feral housecats are a major factor in the decline/extinction of
> songbird populations. Rationalizations aside, just what is the logic that
> lets cats run loose but not dogs?
>
> WT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Racheli Gai"<racheli [at] sonoracohousing.com>
> To: "Cohousing-L"<cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 8:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Suggestion for outdoor cats catching birds and
> otherwildlife
>
>
> > Just to say that many cats are masters at getting rid of their cat
> > bibs, at least those in Sonora Cohousing,
> > so this "solution" is only very partially so.  Also, after a while
> > people get tired of replacing the bibs, and formerly
> > bibbed cats no longer wear those.
> >
> > Racheli, Sonora Cohousing, Tucson.
> >
> >
> > On Jun 27, 2011, at 7:15 AM, Carol Singleton wrote:
> >
> > > I volunteer at a wildlife rehabilitation facility where we take in
> > > many
> > > birds and other animals that have been cat caught and injured.  Our
> > > organization suggests cat bibs as a way to help outdoor cats stop
> > > catching
> > > song birds and other little critters.  Our pet policy suggest that
> > > outdoor
> > > cat owners have the cats wear cat bibs.  See information and ways to
> > > obtain
> > > cat bibs/collars at
> > > http://www.pacificwildlifecare.org/newsletters/birdbesafecollar.pdf
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Carol Singleton
> > >
> > > Oak Creek Commons
> > >
> > > Paso Robles, CA
> > >
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