"Garret Swayne" wrote in message
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My cat Zacky is an indoor/outdoor cat, and he's forever bringing home prey that he
catches. Every week or so, I'll come home and find a bloody lifeless bird in my
living room (and the room full of feathers!) Or a lizard. Or a mouse. Or these
really weird worms that are not snails or slugs, but look like snails without their
shell. He also brings in these really huge grasshoppers and then torture them to
death, leaving large insect carcasses throughout the house. It's like living with
a feline serial murderer! Occasionally, I'll catch him as he's bringing in his
captive still alive and as yet unharmed. So I'll give him a stern NO, take it from
his mouth, and carry it outside to release it. This kind of ****es him off, but
I'm not sure what else to do.
I really want to discourage such behavior. Any ideas?

-Garret
garret at garretswayne dot com

I use a bell on my Freddy, which helps. Also I don't let him out in the dark or early
morning when he's most likely to hunt.

Adam