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Old May 27th 04, 01:38 AM
RobZip
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"dgk" wrote in message
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Ugh. I feel horrible. Sure, birds die all the time but I'm never going
to let the cats out again without making enough noise so that all the
birds get out first.


This is one of the things I encounter doing wildlife rehab. A surprising
number of cat owners don't think their cat will hunt and kill when outside
and doubt their ability to do so. Cats are very effective predators by
nature. The old sage advice among rehab people here is that even a well fed,
mostly indoor cat will hunt and kill something at least every third time it
is outside. Not to be laying any sort of accusatory trip on you but,
surprise - you got yourself a hunter there!