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OT: Cat Tracking Study

dbCooper
dbCooper Posts: 2,678
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For those that allow their cats to roam, and are curious where they go, this study may give some insights.....
LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
Great Plains, USA
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,342
    I guess that I will never know. Unless I subscribe. 
    Judging by the plentiful supply roaming my neighborhood it isn’t to a free spa and neuter clinic.
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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
    edited March 2020
    it is irresponsible to let them roam. they really hurt the native bird population for one thing, in some areas to the point of endangering survival. How would you like if dog owners let them roam? 
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    speed51133 said:
    it is irresponsible to let them roam. they really hurt the native bird population for one thing, in some areas to the point of endangering survival. How would you like if dog owners let them roam? 
    Dogs hurt people. I would need hundreds of cats in my neighborhood to put a dent in the bird population. Hundreds. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,611
    most of the dogs around me that roam are happy go lucky friendly dogs, when the problems start it is usually one of the penned up dogs on the loose. my dog roams =) as soon as i let him out of the truck at camp he beelines 6 houses up the street, the neighbor lets out the lab and she beelines back to my house for a beef bone handout
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    No free roaming cats in my neighborhood....coyotes. 
    .
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited March 2020
    Murder machines. Mine met his fate (assumed coyote) a few years ago. It’s hard out there. 

    For those who say they shouldn’t be outside: We adopted a semi-feral cat. Tried to keep him inside and he literally did
    $10,000 damage to our house and furniture. He was chill if he could come and go but a monster when cooped up. I wouldn't have another cat because of it but there was no way this cat was going to be an inside-only cat. 

    I would imagine the local bird, lizard, and rodent populations were pleased to see him go. I know my couch was. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,678
    td66snrf said:
    No free roaming cats in my neighborhood....coyotes. 
    .

    The article touched on Coyotes and Dingoes having a taste for cat.
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    our town picks up strays ,spay,neuter them and return them where they were picked up
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    lkapigian said:
    our town picks up strays ,spay,neuter them and return them where they were picked up
    Same here. They notch their ear so you can tell which ones have been spayed/neutered. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    lkapigian said:
    our town picks up strays ,spay,neuter them and return them where they were picked up
    I’m sorry, but it’s just an insane waste of tax dollars to catch, treat and release strays. If they were endangered animals in the wild, ok. Doing it in the city is just stupid.
    Rather see the money go to kids school lunches.
    people claim they keep pests away. But it’s the same people putting and leaving food outside to feed their animals that also bring in the pests.
    Also neighborhood cats tearing up my grill covers as scratching posts and crapping in the yard. I welcome coyotes...
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Photo Egg said:
    lkapigian said:
    our town picks up strays ,spay,neuter them and return them where they were picked up
    I’m sorry, but it’s just an insane waste of tax dollars to catch, treat and release strays. If they were endangered animals in the wild, ok. Doing it in the city is just stupid.
    Rather see the money go to kids school lunches.
    people claim they keep pests away. But it’s the same people putting and leaving food outside to feed their animals that also bring in the pests.
    Also neighborhood cats tearing up my grill covers as scratching posts and crapping in the yard. I welcome coyotes...
    I truly agree,drives me nuts............as  well as the "lets just leave food out"
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Photo Egg said:
    lkapigian said:
    our town picks up strays ,spay,neuter them and return them where they were picked up
    I’m sorry, but it’s just an insane waste of tax dollars to catch, treat and release strays. If they were endangered animals in the wild, ok. Doing it in the city is just stupid.
    Rather see the money go to kids school lunches.
    people claim they keep pests away. But it’s the same people putting and leaving food outside to feed their animals that also bring in the pests.
    Also neighborhood cats tearing up my grill covers as scratching posts and crapping in the yard. I welcome coyotes...
    It’s not tax dollars (here anyway). It’s some non-profit or something like that. 

    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    I have a "have-a-heart" trap that I set.  Every cat I catch gets relocated.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    GATraveller said:
    I have a "have-a-heart" trap that I set.  Every cat I catch gets relocated.
    My neighbors across the street moved across town, the cat showed back up about a week later ( which I think is amazing ) ...........somehow the cat I used to chase off has become an adopted son....its a love hate thing
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Those spay-nueter programs for feral cats are mostly privately funded and they work and save money in the long term.
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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
    House cats just aren't native. They really hurt the local wildlife. Not just birds, but smaller birds can really take a hit
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    We have 5 cats and since they are well fed they may kill a 3 or 4 birds a year.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    And those are probably injured/sick.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,944
    My cats bang on mice all night. Rarely a bird.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    speed51133 said:
    House cats just aren't native. They really hurt the local wildlife. Not just birds, but smaller birds can really take a hit
    People aren't native either, and I see your point, they've f*cked everything up.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    nolaegghead said:
    Those spay-nueter programs for feral cats are mostly privately funded and they work and save money in the long term.
    Euthanizing helps with the problem in the long run. Releasing the problem back into the neighborhood is a poor use of resources. And this entire situation was created by none other than animal lovers who failed to take care and responsibility for their animals. “Cats are born to run free”...then if you live in the city...choose another pet. 
    Just my opinion. Not a knock on responsible pet lovers.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Photo Egg said:
    nolaegghead said:
    Those spay-nueter programs for feral cats are mostly privately funded and they work and save money in the long term.
    Euthanizing helps with the problem in the long run. Releasing the problem back into the neighborhood is a poor use of resources. And this entire situation was created by none other than animal lovers who failed to take care and responsibility for their animals. “Cats are born to run free”...then if you live in the city...choose another pet. 
    Just my opinion. Not a knock on responsible pet lovers.
    True animal lovers wouldn't fail to fix their pets and abandon them to an urban area to reproduce.  
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    I have this cat in my hood that sprays my car several times a week. 
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
    edited March 2020
    For those of you that let your cats wander near my home or out in the country where I hunt, you do not need to wonder where they go to after I see them.  They will have been 'relocated'.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Spaightlabs said:
    For those of you that let your cats wander near my home or out in the country where I hunt, you do not need to wonder where they go to after I see them.  They will have been 'relocated'.
    Same goes for cat hunters in my neighborhood. 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    nolaegghead said:
    Photo Egg said:
    nolaegghead said:
    Those spay-nueter programs for feral cats are mostly privately funded and they work and save money in the long term.
    Euthanizing helps with the problem in the long run. Releasing the problem back into the neighborhood is a poor use of resources. And this entire situation was created by none other than animal lovers who failed to take care and responsibility for their animals. “Cats are born to run free”...then if you live in the city...choose another pet. 
    Just my opinion. Not a knock on responsible pet lovers.
    True animal lovers wouldn't fail to fix their pets and abandon them to an urban area to reproduce.  
    I agree. I only wish more pet owners were really animal lovers.
    Also wish more parents really loved having children.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
    nolaegghead said:
    Spaightlabs said:
    For those of you that let your cats wander near my home or out in the country where I hunt, you do not need to wonder where they go to after I see them.  They will have been 'relocated'.
    Same goes for cat hunters in my neighborhood. 
    Who said anything about cat hunting?  this is a bit of a non-sequitur?
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  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,699
    Spaightlabs said:
    For those of you that let your cats wander near my home or out in the country where I hunt, you do not need to wonder where they go to after I see them.  They will have been 'relocated'.
    Isn't there a Netflix special about fvcking with cats?
    Las Vegas, NV


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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Spaightlabs said:
    nolaegghead said:
    Spaightlabs said:
    For those of you that let your cats wander near my home or out in the country where I hunt, you do not need to wonder where they go to after I see them.  They will have been 'relocated'.
    Same goes for cat hunters in my neighborhood. 
    Who said anything about cat hunting?  this is a bit of a non-sequitur?
    Like you said, I 'relocate' them.  Nothing sinister there, inherently. 
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
    Battleborn said:
    Spaightlabs said:
    For those of you that let your cats wander near my home or out in the country where I hunt, you do not need to wonder where they go to after I see them.  They will have been 'relocated'.
    Isn't there a Netflix special about fvcking with cats?
    There's a section on Pornhub I think.  Not sure about Netflix.
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