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Counting stray cats while cycling at night
I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two
nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. |
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Counting stray cats while cycling at night
"John Doe" wrote in message ... I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. How do you know that they are stray cats? I ask this as a Brit who doesn't have any stray cats near me (wish I did as I'd like another) There seems to be a huge stray/feral cat problem in America. In my locality, kittens are a rare thing. It costs 80 US dollars to buy one. Which is good and suggests the spay/neuter program which offers it free is working. There's no "free to a good home" kittens near me. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote: I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. How do you know that they are stray cats? It wasn't difficult. I ask this as a Brit who doesn't have any stray cats near me (wish I did as I'd like another) How do you know that for a fact? There seems to be a huge stray/feral cat problem in America. I would say there are too many in my neighborhood. I don't know about other neighborhoods. Obviously you don't either. In my locality, kittens are a rare thing. It costs 80 US dollars to buy one. I hope you're not talking about a pet store. Which is good and suggests the spay/neuter program which offers it free is working. There's no "free to a good home" kittens near me. Having fewer stray cats in Europe nowadays probably helps keep the bubonic plague away. You all were nearly wiped out and traumatized by the bubonic plague, makes sense that you are scared to death of stray animals. I hope something like that never happens here, but I fear it could. I do wish more people would get their animals from the Humane Society instead of from a breeder or a pet store. Then again, that means there are some gems to be had out there for those of us who care. I brought in a Calico that's exceptionally well marked, looks better than the Calicos that come up in a Google image search. |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote: "John Doe" wrote: I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. How do you know that they are stray cats? It wasn't difficult. I ask this as a Brit who doesn't have any stray cats near me (wish I did as I'd like another) How do you know that? How do I know I haven't stray cats near me? Probably because they're not there.. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote "Christina Websell" wrote: "John Doe" wrote: I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. How do you know that they are stray cats? It wasn't difficult. I ask this as a Brit who doesn't have any stray cats near me (wish I did as I'd like another) How do you know that? How do I know I haven't stray cats near me? Probably because they're not there.. Try using a modern LED headlamp... |
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:37:30 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "John Doe" wrote in message ... I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. How do you know that they are stray cats? I ask this as a Brit who doesn't have any stray cats near me (wish I did as I'd like another) There seems to be a huge stray/feral cat problem in America. In my locality, kittens are a rare thing. It costs 80 US dollars to buy one. Which is good and suggests the spay/neuter program which offers it free is working. There's no "free to a good home" kittens near me. Tweed Strays or pets? I see other pet cats in my neighborhood (western US), but few ferals. There are other locations where the feral population is a problem, and organizations have been formed to trap/neuter/release as a form of population control. I think there is a cultural difference between the US and UK regarding free roaming pet cats. I get the impression from some sources that NOT allowing one's pet cat to free roam is considered a form of abuse by many in Britain. In the US, however, there seems to be a strong bias that pet cats MUST be kept indoors and properly entertained with all sorts of artificial and fabricated toys & equipment. Most of the privately owned shelters require an "indoor only" agreement for adoption. The larger municipally supported agencies are more liberal on this point. Dick |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote: "John Doe" wrote "Christina Websell" wrote: "John Doe" wrote: I bought a powerful LED headlamp. Took it for a ride after dark two nights ago. It was warm out but having the thing strapped to my forhead at eye level, it is so powerful I could see what looked like moderate to heavy snowfall that was probably actually teeny tiny specks of pollen. It was not mist, unfortunately. Perhaps more importantly... In my peripheral vision, in the light's outer coverage area, without turning my head to look, I could see all the little pairs of cat eyes peering at me on the way to the store. The modern LED headlamp is like having car headlights strapped to your forhead. How do you know that they are stray cats? It wasn't difficult. I ask this as a Brit who doesn't have any stray cats near me (wish I did as I'd like another) How do you know that? How do I know I haven't stray cats near me? Probably because they're not there.. Try using a modern LED headlamp... It's different here in the UK. I would find a lot of of eyes from cats who are allowed out as indoor/outdoor cats. Including Boyfie. |
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"Dick Ballard" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:37:30 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: Strays or pets? I see other pet cats in my neighborhood (western US), but few ferals. There are other locations where the feral population is a problem, and organizations have been formed to trap/neuter/release as a form of population control. I think there is a cultural difference between the US and UK regarding free roaming pet cats. I get the impression from some sources that NOT allowing one's pet cat to free roam is considered a form of abuse by many in Britain. Yes. In the US, however, there seems to be a strong bias that pet cats MUST be kept indoors and properly entertained with all sorts of artificial and fabricated toys & equipment. Most of the privately owned shelters require an "indoor only" agreement for adoption. The larger municipally supported agencies are more liberal on this point. Dick I'm not going to enter into an argument. It's my opinion that cats like to go out in UK and they should. If I adopted a cat from a shelter here they wouldn't let me keep it totally in the house. |
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Counting stray cats while cycling at night
"John Doe" wrote in message ... Having fewer stray cats in Europe nowadays probably helps keep the bubonic plague away. You all were nearly wiped out and traumatized by the bubonic plague, makes sense that you are scared to death of stray animals. I hope something like that never happens here, but I fear it could. ?? Bubonic plague was caused by black rats in the 1600's. I doubt you got it over in the USA at that time. |
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Counting stray cats while cycling at night
On 2/13/2015 6:28 PM, John Doe wrote:
Having fewer stray cats in Europe nowadays probably helps keep the bubonic plague away. You all were nearly wiped out and traumatized by the bubonic plague, makes sense that you are scared to death of stray animals. I hope something like that never happens here, but I fear it could. ...........Huh? Bubonic plague comes from fleas on rats or other rodents. Cats killed rats. Unfortunately cats can be killed by the plague too, so things only got worse over time. The major factor of spread was the rats on the ships, which transported it all over. And there already is bubonic plague here popping up occasionally in AZ. http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/vector/plague/ ..........She's saying the cats in the UK are owned, not strays, not that there aren't cats all over outside. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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