Camacho Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 at the cat pic they selected to attach to the article http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/cats-australia-kill-1-million-birds-day-article-1.3543955 Cats in Australia kill over 1 million birds a day BY CONSTANCE GIBBS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017, 6:17 PM Cats in Australia have swallowed many, many canaries. Over a million birds are eaten a day by hungry cats — both feral and pets. A study in the journal Biological Conservationsays that cats are on a killing spree, wiping out over 300 million birds in Australia annually. This certainly sounds like a lot, until realizing that there are about 11 billion native birds in the country, making cat kills only about 4% of the population. And in the United States, cats kill over 2.4 billion birds per year. So Australia’s getting off easy. But scientists are still worried. Cats are killing about 71 threatened species of bird in the country. Here in the states, cats have contributed to the extinction of 33 species of bird. Australia has committed more than $23 million toward reducing cats’ impact on bird populations, including beginning construction on “cat free zones” to allow native birds on the threat of extinction some peace of mind. Australia’s animals are known for overtaking the people. Rabbits are a well-documented menace, kangaroos outnumber the population 2:1 and magpie swooping season happens every September, where people must protect their property — and their necks — from low-flying magpies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 ^ its bird killing days are way in the past... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Hector said: at the cat pic they selected to attach to the article http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/cats-australia-kill-1-million-birds-day-article-1.3543955 Cats in Australia kill over 1 million birds a day BY CONSTANCE GIBBS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017, 6:17 PM Poor kitty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 That cat ate 2 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crystal Coffin Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 @Jazzy Jan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Crystal Coffin said: @Jazzy Jan: I love cats but they do kill so many native birds I put a bell on my cat's collars so they could not sneak up on birds. Always love plenty of birds in the garden. Also when my lovely tabby cat Ablett was very old, the birds in my back garden got their revenge. They used to steal Ablett's food while he was eating ! He would just look at them in disgust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Coffin Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 25 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said: I love cats but they do kill so many native birds I put a bell on my cat's collars so they could not sneak up on birds. Always love plenty of birds in the garden. Also when my lovely tabby cat Ablett was very old, the birds in my back garden got their revenge. They used to steal Ablett's food while he was eating ! He would just look at them in disgust. Is your tabby cat fat like the one we see above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Crystal Coffin said: Is your tabby cat fat like the one we see above? He passed away years back but he was not as fat as the ginger cat pictured ! Was a big cat though and super cuddly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 8 hours ago, Jazzy Jan said: He passed away years back but he was not as fat as the ginger cat pictured ! Was a big cat though and super cuddly. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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