tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post8595551407150776350..comments2024-03-02T22:45:48.126-05:00Comments on Capital Naturalist by Alonso Abugattas: Outdoor Cats: Killer KittiesCapital Naturalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552243732770888229noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-5796198922471710122020-10-25T00:00:36.075-04:002020-10-25T00:00:36.075-04:00Apparently we need more responsible feral cat colo...Apparently we need more responsible feral cat colony caretakers, or better no feral cat colonies at all!<br />Capital Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552243732770888229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-62440112923442640842015-11-10T16:49:25.734-05:002015-11-10T16:49:25.734-05:00Outdoor enclosures are fun for cats and allow them...Outdoor enclosures are fun for cats and allow them to be outdoors without harming wildlife. Lots of great ideas on Pinterest, or google Catios, or cat enclosures. You can even include a tree for climbing. <br />rockypandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325616661637855933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-9249106889952317082015-06-09T18:09:47.750-04:002015-06-09T18:09:47.750-04:00If you believe philosophically that pets should no...If you believe philosophically that pets should not be kept, since almost all household pets spend the vast majority of their lives confined to houses if not pens/tanks, then that is your philosophy and you should not have pets. However, to let your pet out knowing it will likely have a negative effect on native wildlife is looked at equally if not more so negatively by others, for the reasons I and so many others through scientific studies, have spelled out already. You then place the value of your cat's entertainment and free roaming nature over the lives of wildlife and other animals. If you do not want to keep pets confined and on your property, then please do not have them. But to let them onto other people's property and ignore what may be their wishes to the contrary or to ignore how they value other animal's lives is wrong and disrespectful to them and to other animals. Capital Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552243732770888229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-41755501521323708922015-06-09T14:42:20.574-04:002015-06-09T14:42:20.574-04:00The idea that any animal belongs inside all the ti...The idea that any animal belongs inside all the time is absurd. Spend your days in a prison cell (after being neutered, of course), and then tell me you think cats should be locked inside for their entire lifespan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-19126037978845843652015-02-11T18:01:02.926-05:002015-02-11T18:01:02.926-05:00Once again and as clearly stated in the article, m...Once again and as clearly stated in the article, man is to blame for the vast majority of environmental issues.This includes bringing nonnative cats over in the first place and continued damage by allowing them loose even today. That was clearly acknowledged in the article. But so was the fact that man is the only one who can fix the situation or at least try not to make it worse by continuing the bad practice of allowing outdoor cats or even condoning their presence in parks. To use the excuse that man was to blame so lets not do anything to to correct this other major issue is just wrong. That there are other human related issues to work on is apparent to all, to not do anything about what is considered the leading human caused mortality factor (outdoor cats) and ignore that is also wrong. When you take all the other negative effects due to outdoor cats, look at all the studies and who supports that cats not be in outdoors, then it seems pretty apparent that something needs to be done about outdoor cats. That does not mean that other things also do not have to be done as well, but to ignore the cat issue seems to be ignoring the facts as well. No amount of sarcasm or pointing fingers at yet other issues changes the facts surrounding that outdoor cats cause numerous negative consequences for wildlife and should be dealt with. For even more on the effects of cats worldwide, even in the absence of other human caused problems, check out this article as well: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/42e26d754f3b4eeeb125ec37b5f112af/study-cats-foxes-behind-australias-alarming-extinctions?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%2AMorning%20Brief&utm_campaign=2014_MorningBrief%2002%2010%2015%20A Capital Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552243732770888229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-80884367372747362292015-02-11T13:10:20.936-05:002015-02-11T13:10:20.936-05:00A responsible feral cat colony caretaker will not ...A responsible feral cat colony caretaker will not allow the "piles of poo" or piles of dry food to accumulate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-86334856512439959472015-02-11T13:08:23.504-05:002015-02-11T13:08:23.504-05:00More than 70 million birds are killed annually by ...More than 70 million birds are killed annually by lawn Chemicals-- Great SCOTTS Almighty!!! More than 70 million birds are killed annually by collisions with plate glass windows and windshields -- "Harry! Turn on the windshield wipers!! Got some sparrow parts on the glass!!"<br />The CAT that kills the MOST birds is the CATerpillar Bulldozer that cuts down forests in mere days, DISPLACING birds and wildlife - I saw it happen right outside my window -- THOUSANDS of birds (MANY species) who used to sing in that forest were GONE in the space of TWO days-- NO cat could have killed that many birds. Where do these bird go? To fewer and fewer forests or trees, with OTHER displaced birds competing for nesting space. Bye Bye Birdies!!! WE -- Man"KIND" (that word itself is an Oxymoron) are RESPONSIBLE for this-- Sure it's good to spay and neuter your cats and keep them indoors - not for the birds but for the cats' safety -- but no THE CATS are NOT the real culprits-- WE are. Perhaps I should give a sardonic salute to ALL the trees being cut down in Arlington County for more McMansions and Tyvek and Plywood condominiums-- I am SURE the birds who have been displaced will ALL flock back to them, right?????????A Atturahttp://www.bronxace.homestead.com/lowcostspay.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-24717308496813297172015-02-11T09:39:34.479-05:002015-02-11T09:39:34.479-05:00Awesome article Alonso!! I couldn't agree with...Awesome article Alonso!! I couldn't agree with you more. Thanks for getting the word out. My husband works in an area where some folks come out to feed the "wild" kitties in his complex and all he gets for it is piles of poo to dodge and piles of dry cat food which is not just feeding the cats but other opportunistic critters too. And the owners refuse to trap and remove the colony. Very frustrating!A Fellow Naturalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-17684408741752566832015-02-10T23:07:32.075-05:002015-02-10T23:07:32.075-05:00Outstanding and well written! I hope cat owners re...Outstanding and well written! I hope cat owners read this and recognize the threat that outdoor cats pose to wildlife as well as the risks posed to cats themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com