tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post115351439943382154..comments2024-03-24T05:58:01.599-04:00Comments on Veggie Revolution: A Cat Trap Stops House Cat Predation of Birds and Small AnimalsSally Kneidel, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649128376428335780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-52916315671772804722012-01-24T21:06:22.690-05:002012-01-24T21:06:22.690-05:00Cats should not be alowed to roam free, especialy ...Cats should not be alowed to roam free, especialy in rural areas. They are killing machines. Traps are only effective for some cats. <br />Cats are nocturnal. Be wary of cat lovers putting their cats ouside in the evening. My neighbors tried the night approach and I learned to hunt them at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-87505874729067950922009-06-04T21:39:06.159-04:002009-06-04T21:39:06.159-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with your entire post. Here...I wholeheartedly agree with your entire post. Here's a post from my blog about my losing a little friend of mine.<br /><br />Do Mockingbirds "Fly Over the Rainbow Bridge?" I often read or hear where someone's pet they loved was last seen "Crossing The Rainbow Bridge." I seldom get publicly emotional about an animal, though in my long years I have lost loyal dogs, birds, and even a beautiful silver miniature horse stallion that was still-born in my back yard.<br />I'd have to say the Texas Mockingbird is one of my favorite birds, mostly because of how closely I've observed them. We rehabilitated and released an injured Mockingbird youngster we found in our yard a number of years ago. The next year he returned to our feeders and hung around the yard, and then the next year a pair nested in a short bushy tree in our front yard. <br />There was no proof, of course, that it was him, except possibly that he stayed so near and appeared to trust us when we went to the car or mailbox, or to shoo away the neighbor's cats when he'd strafe them.<br />We'd see him each spring for several days in the top of a particular tree in our back yard. He'd fly up several feet, hover, then alight back in the tree. It looked like he was flopping back down, and the tree leaves appeared as if he were compressing them. <br />We had to conclude this was his mating performance because within a few days they'd build another nest in the same tree in our front yard. Luckily the tree got taller and bushier each year. We'd long since stopped feeding any of the birds because of the neighbor's cats and we had even considered deterring the pair from nesting here.<br />They had mixed success for a number of years. We ran the cats off whenever we saw them near the front yard, he'd strafe them, and I think most of the fledglings survived. This last spring he may have slowed with age. One of the cats left his wings on my front porch. Do Mockingbirds "Fly Over the Rainbow Bridge?" I don't know, but I miss that little guy! Cat owners, please keep your pets indoors!Bird Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046338291483808594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-21090828353421175522009-03-30T02:31:00.000-04:002009-03-30T02:31:00.000-04:00As a cat lover and former owner, I don't think any...As a cat lover and former owner, I don't think any cats should be roaming where they can be run over, stolen, or contract disease (some of which are spreadable to humans and one that can result in a child being born blind YIKES).<BR/><BR/>I used to just shake my head when I'd see that. Once I learned about the damage they do to songbirds, though, I would tolerate no more. In my case, I did have to trap cats on two occasions. Live traps baited with canned fish poured on some newspaper are highly effective. I prefer to trap and take them to a shelter where I know they will be properly cared for rather than letting animal control get involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-51694347828033277412009-03-30T02:30:00.000-04:002009-03-30T02:30:00.000-04:00As a cat lover and former owner, I don't think any...As a cat lover and former owner, I don't think any cats should be roaming where they can be run over, stolen, or contract disease (some of which are spreadable to humans and one that can result in a child being born blind YIKES).<BR/><BR/>I used to just shake my head when I'd see that. Once I learned about the damage they do to songbirds, though, I would tolerate no more. In my case, I did have to trap cats on two occasions. Live traps baited with canned fish poured on some newspaper are highly effective. I prefer to trap and take them to a shelter where I know they will be properly cared for rather than letting animal control get involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-82559168333190345272009-03-15T20:28:00.000-04:002009-03-15T20:28:00.000-04:00Traps work very well, I have trapped 4 cats in 1 m...Traps work very well, I have trapped 4 cats in 1 month and they do not have 9 lives. If the owners want to keep their cat safe, keep it inside their house. It's the Law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com