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Old October 12th 12, 11:12 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Default Feral cat problem

Bill Graham wrote:
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Pon o:
Do you expect this to be a growing problem in the future? I don't
remember feral cats being a problem until a few yrs. ago.


Maybe it's a local predator/prey balance thing.

I have no clue what preys on cats except for foxes.

Owls, Eagles, Ospreys, Teen aged boys, automobiles, people who use
Round-Up on their weeds, coyotes, Stray dogs, Other cats, various cat
diseases (like FIV) Poisoned mice, rats, snails and other critters,
Poisonous snakes (in some locals) And probably several other things
that I haven't thought of yet. Oh... the "teen aged boys"... Some of
them are in their forties and fifties, and just like to use cats for
their target proctice.....


I forgot other hazards such as enclosed places like auto trunks. and
sometimes cars don't kill cats by running them down, but their fan belts
kill them on start up in the morning.....