How Bad Are Feral Cats?

[dakotasin]

tricky- i dump feral dogs, too - just figured if you dump ferals, it was inclusive of dogs; so i thought it went w/o saying... but, now i've said it... feral dogs respond pretty well to the same calls coyotes do.

 

[swampdog]

feral dogs respond pretty well to the same calls coyotes do

A rabbit scream works pretty good on cats, too. "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty."

Around here, foxes and bobcats are the normal targets, which is how I know. I see more cats and dogs when calling than either of the real targets.

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Well, squirrels are rodents. No problem with killing them either.

 

[Steve Wynn]

Unforunately I've taken out more cats and dogs than rabbits some days.

Steve

 

[TimboKhan]

because I care about its welfare as well as the welfare of the environment in my area, I don't allow it to roam freely--it's an exclusively inside cat. That way it won't get run over, injured by other animals or humans, catch diseases from ferals, kill wildlife, crap in the neighbor's flowerboxes or the kids sandboxes, or be trapped/killed by an environmentally conscious human or animal control officer.

Precisely the reason for the "inside only" policy that I mentioned earlier. Well said.

 

[Sven]

I saw them in rual Hawaii all over the place... oh for a silenced .22 and a shovel. And maybe a hazmat suit.