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Noticeable, brightly coloured, cat collar protects birds from cat predation (47 – 54% reduction)

PoC avatarPosted on June 7, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 7, 2022

There is a product on the market called Birdsbesafe®. They are fluffy cat collars in very bright colours. They are deliberately bright because songbirds see bright colours especially well. You can immediately understand the idea. The cat stalks a bird. … Continue reading →

Posted in predatory behaviour | Tagged bird conservation, bird conservationists, birds, cat behavior, cat collars, Cat News, cat prey, cat preying on birds, cat product, cat products, conservation, domestic cat predation, ornithologists | 18 Replies

Cat owner relies on her two cats to kill venomous huntsman spiders (video)

PoC avatarPosted on May 22, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 22, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT-SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The first point to make is that although huntsman spiders use venom to immobilise prey and can reach up to 5 inches across, based upon my careful research they do not cause harm to domestic cats … Continue reading →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged australia, cat predation, cat prey items, domestic cat predation, insects, poison, spiders | Leave a reply

Targeted domestic cat confinement a better solution to protecting wildlife

PoC avatarPosted on April 17, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 17, 2022

Usually, the discussion about protecting wildlife from predation by domestic cats is binary: either you confine them to the home or you allow them to be free-roaming. A lot of people think domestic cat should be allowed to roam freely … Continue reading →

Posted in rat catching | Tagged ACT, Animal laws, australia, bird conservation, cat confinement, cat predation, domestic cat predation, indoor vs outdoor cat, microchipping

3 reasons why cats play with their prey, apparently torturing them

PoC avatarPosted on January 17, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 17, 2022

There are 3 reasons why domestic cats apparently torture their prey by playing with them. I list and discuss them here. It is a form of feline behaviour which at best irritates their human caregiver and at worst disgusts them. … Continue reading →

Posted in playing with prey | Tagged african asian wildcat, cat hunting, cat predation, cat prey, cat prey items, domestic cat predation, feral cat predation | Leave a reply

Cat eats a bird – plucking before feeding

PoC avatarPosted on January 1, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 1, 2022

When a cat eats a bird, it will sometimes pluck the bird’s feathers beforehand. That, though, is a simplistic statement because it seems that it is more complicated than that. The same or very similar methods are employed by both … Continue reading →

Posted in predatory behaviour | Tagged birds, caracal, cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat hunting, cat predation, cat prey, cat prey items, domestic cat predation | 6 Replies

The inherent bias and unhelpfulness in the book ‘Cat Wars’ by Peter Marra and Chris Santella

PoC avatarPosted on November 1, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 1, 2021

You can buy the book Cat Wars by Peter Marra and Chris Santella on Amazon. They describe cats as “environmental contaminants like DDT”. They claim that they spread disease and disrupt the ecological balance of the environment. They have a … Continue reading →

Posted in books and CDs | Tagged birds, book, book review, cat preying on birds, cats killing birds, cats preying on birds, domestic cat predation | Leave a reply

44 percent of domestic cats hunt wildlife

PoC avatarPosted on October 31, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 31, 2021

Based on a scientific study carried out in America over the period November 2010-October 2011, it was found that 44% of domestic cats allowed outside (free-roaming cats) hunted wildlife. Of course, this is one study about domestic cats in a … Continue reading →

Posted in predatory behaviour | Tagged cat as a predator, cat behavior, domestic cat predation, predatory behavior | Leave a reply

Do cats attack bats?

PoC avatarPosted on September 20, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 20, 2021

Alternative questions to the title are (1) do cats hunt bats? – and (2) do cats eat bats? They are different questions but they overlap. But the answer will be different in each case. I am referring to domestic, stray … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged bats, cat predation, cat prey items, domestic cat predation | Leave a reply

POLL: how many birds does your cat kill per year? Please complete it to scotch ‘rumours’ of cats killing billions of birds.

PoC avatarPosted on July 26, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 26, 2021

Please complete this poll. It won’t take you more than five seconds! It is half way down the page. I think it will help because the ornithologists like to promote the idea that domestic cats kill billions of birds annually … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting birds | Tagged cat predation, cat preying on birds, cats killing birds, cats preying on birds, domestic cat predation, hunting birds, ornithologists, scientific studies, statistics | 3 Replies

Britons accept domestic cat hunting but some don’t like it

PoC avatarPosted on June 21, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2021

By and large, Britons accept the fact that their domestic cat hunts and kills prey but there is a percentage who don’t like it because, for example, they see it as unnecessary and cruel. But others see it as an … Continue reading →

Posted in ownership | Tagged cat collars, cat hunting, cat ownership, conservation, domestic cat hunting, domestic cat predation, indoor vs outdoor cat, responsible cat ownership | Leave a reply

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