10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2015

Another product has been invented that could cut down on the number of wild birds killed by domestic cats. Lawrence University associate professor Dr. Susan Willson, who led a field study involving pet cats in 2013 and 2014. The testimonials all credit Birdsbesafe with reducing the number of birds killed by pet cats.

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MARCH 19, 2013

They are a commensal species, meaning that they are a wild animal that lives in close association with humans, not as a pet or as a farm animal but more like a parasite, to the extent that it is hard to find them in truely wild settings, and it is hard to find human settlements without them. As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. And it goes on and on, this is just a sampling.

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JULY 22, 2014

Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 ” Many. Probably too many.

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