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Index of Subjects --001a1140a562bd29a9052a3c2c09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable But Nick, something so preventable, and easily preventable...to save so much wildlife. It is not silly. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 26 January 2016 at 08:34, Nicholas Hill <fernhillns@gmail.com> wrote: > Darrell, Randy > we cant lock everyone up who drives ATVs, who leaves cars idling, who cut= s > down trees unnecessarily, who doesn't pick up after their dog, who has th= e > thermostat set at 78F, who cuts grass rather than has a biodiverse > butterfly garden. > > This is silly > > Nick > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 11:26 PM, <darrell@abolitphotos.ca> wrote: > >> For some reason, cats will kill star-nosed moles and plenty of them but >> they won't eat them. I wonder why, there must be a reason, maybe a scent >> gland. >> >> >> >> I'm not sure why people think that keeping cats in at night will cure th= e >> problem, maybe lessen it by 1/4. The true cure is to not allow housecats= to >> roam free, (same law as for dogs) they must be in a pen, leash or under >> control, the same as any other pet. This will near totally cure the prob= lem. >> >> >> >> Coyotes love the taste of cats, our DNR found 3 cat collars in one coyot= e >> stomach. I think that if people really do love their cats, they would >> contain them so not to get run over or ate. I don't believe people think >> about them be eaten though. >> >> >> >> Housecats are a problem in the rural areas, the same as they are anywher= e >> else. A roaming cat kills no matter where it resides. I know of two >> different houses that have about 15 cats each, lovely, just xxxxxxx love= ly. >> The best way to get rid of mice is to trap them, rats too. Cats will not >> tacke full grown rats, seen them run from them, baby rats maybe. Educati= on >> and law is what is needed. It seems there is some sort of left over scar= e >> from the black plague to allow cats to roam and kill at will. Be known t= hat >> the cats just spread the plague further by hosting fleas. >> >> >> >> It is past time to make it law to contain your pets, all pets, no >> exceptions. Only then will this problem be solved and not until. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> >> On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:27:59 -0400, David Currie < >> david_currie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi All >> >> We sometimes get caught up with the estimated numbers quoted from EC or >> others as being totally accurate for some reason, though always expresse= d >> in an estimate or within a certain range. I don=E2=80=99t have to tell t= his group >> that science is based on fact with those facts extrapolated to give us s= ome >> idea. Cod numbers, seal numbers, feral cat numbers etc. to make a >> comparison. Is the number of birds really that important other than it= =E2=80=99 a >> lot and getting worse as free-roaming cats increase? Don=E2=80=99t we t= hink that >> if we lose 350 million or 100 or 70 million land birds/small animals to >> cats in Canada a year, it=E2=80=99s too many when we can avoid it? Do we= always >> have to complain about collisions, habitat destruction etc. to lessen th= e >> guilt we have about our pet cat? >> >> This is a human issue of attitude and it is important that we become mor= e >> responsible for our cats as we have with dogs. Cats are doing what they = are >> built to hunt extremely effectively and we are contributing to aiding an >> invasive species that has a direct impact on our natural wildlife. >> Relegating our pet cats to the house doesn=E2=80=99t mean a life in the = closet, and >> from what I understand from my friends, it develops a better =E2=80=9Cpe= t >> experience=E2=80=9D where they are not killed, shot at, poisoned, scarre= d or lost. >> On the wildlife side, we humans need to take some responsibility here an= d >> quit hiding behind the , my cat is =E2=80=9Ctoo old=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Ct= oo fat=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cdoesn=E2=80=99t climb >> trees=E2=80=9D, is a =E2=80=9Cbush cat=E2=80=9D, (I=E2=80=99ve heard tha= t one) and =E2=80=9Cnever brings anything >> home=E2=80=9D attitude that relieves them of the guilt they have. >> >> If we talk to the trap and neuter people, which I have, they are >> experiencing a huge growth of unwanted cats in NS, there are no resource= s >> to deal with it and a public attitude that pretty much encourages dumpin= g >> them. Burnside Park in Dartmouth, the TN people say, has 1000 feral cats= at >> a minimum as the SPCA (located there) has no room so the people open the >> car door and abandon them right there. They told me you could set a trap >> anywhere there and catch animals daily. >> >> I suppose some roaming cats may very well develop a taste for rodents, >> and I guess selective enough to not include, chipmunks, young hare, mead= ow >> voles, Star-nosed Moles, amphibians or birds given the opportunity but w= e >> humans seem to believe that cats, in order to enjoy their lives, need to= be >> outdoors. I am encouraged to see Vancouver take a stand. >> >> ps...can someone tell me why keeping cats inside at night is an answer t= o >> the problem or is that point so the cat doesn=E2=80=99t get hurt as easi= ly? >> >> David Currie >> >> >> >> >> >> > --001a1140a562bd29a9052a3c2c09 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">But Nick, something so preventable, and easily preventable= ...to save so much wildlife.<div><br></div><div>It is not silly.</div><div>= <br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all= "><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature">_________________________________<br>= RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 26 January 2016 at 08:34, Nicholas Hill <= span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:fernhillns@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla= nk">fernhillns@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D