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You probably would to Fritz if you had nothing to eat!
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Enjoy your supper
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Paul
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On January 24, 2016 at 1:25 PM Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> wrote:
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<p>     Usually I agree with many of the points you make on this site, and I know you you like being contrarian at times, but in this one you are just totally and factually wrong.  Any cat that can walk; even cats that are "born couch potatoes"; will soon revert back to the natural hunter instincts they were born with if given the opportunity. To say otherwise is just not true and naive. All the best.</p>
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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>From:</strong> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com><br/> <strong>Sent:</strong> January 24, 2016 11:48 AM<br/> <strong>To:</strong> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NatureNS] Vancouver has new "bird strategy"</span>
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Hi Nick & All,                        Jan 24, 2016
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<em>  </em>I agree Nick. As you likely are aware, cat is a four letter word on Naturens for many flawed reasons. Some cats are, without doubt, born hunters and this trait was at one time highly regarded as in "the mother is a great mouser". But most current cats are born couch potatoes.
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    In our own yard we have had shortening available year round for 4 (?) years (and over winter for >45 years), within easy leap of an interested cat, and about 10 neighbourhood cats who wander in and out from time to time. But I have seen a cat expressing interest in birds only once and it took off like a scared cat when I tapped on the window.
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    Apart from the odd Shrew dropped on the doorstep the only cat/other animal interaction I have observed in our yard is our cat being hounded indoors many times one summer by a Blue Jay with a nearby nest and out cat being attacked by a Raccoon who had apparently forgotten to go back home before dawn.
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    And yes it is best all round to keep cats in at night and harmless to let them run in the daytime but punish if necessary undue interest in birds.
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    This would a wonderful world, that beats even the song of that name, if our worst problem was cats snoring in some patch of  sunlight outdoors.
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Yt, DW, Kentville
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<strong>From:</strong>
Nicholas Hill
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<strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, January 24, 2016 10:37 AM
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<strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NatureNS] Vancouver has new "bird strategy&