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 Chris Bates03 Jul : 05:19The Blues fest is here this weekend whos coming out to see this
Buehler, Buehler Farris Buehler
Chris Bates29 Jun : 08:11What great day here in the QCA
RSS19 Jun : 15:09Oh Ya that would make it memorable LOL
Uncle O19 Jun : 08:53RSS, should we lend them Frank's fly swatter?
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Chris Bates
Hunting the Midwest Outdoor Radio
Show Fox Sports Radio am 1230 (Quad City's)
Quad Citys Times Thursday's Sports section
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Feral Cats Wreak Havoc With Our Wildlife
I have seen this event time and time again and to this day it still frustrates me to the point of saying something about it.
Isn’t it cute to see fluffy the house cat bring home a pretty song bird and drop it at the feet of the irresponsible pet owner, that’s right folks, Irresponsible pet owner.
For those of you that are not aware, the common house cat is the number one predator here in this country. The old school of thought was that the house cat will be a good mouser, which they are very good by the way, but they are also very good at catching and killing song birds, rabbits, frogs, butterflies, pond gold fish, and the most important one of them all pheasant chicks along with what ever else they can catch.
The irresponsible pet owner that does not want the cat any will drive out to the country where there are many farms and with the hopes of the cat finding there way to the next farm, But what really happens is they become feral and wreak total havoc on our eco system.
The common house cat can take care of its self more than you can believe, and they are very adaptable to every type of situation. The Coyote gets a pretty bad wrap for the decline of Iowa’s game bird population, granted a coyote will take a sick game bird something easy to catch; after all they are in the dog family.
I have never seen a Coyote jump 7 ft high to catch anything, let alone a healthy pheasant; a feral cat on the other hand will have no problem with that type of feat.
The state of Florida has such a problem with Feral cats that the beaches on the Gulf side of the state, the sand mouse has been put on the endangered list, all because of the irresponsible pet owner. This is a mouse that lives in the sand and is a nocturnal creature, so are the Feral Cats.
I was able to do the math on this subject and I was floored with the results, think of it this way. You have the so called indoor / outdoor cat, that cat catches and kills one other creature per day, your cat goes out everyday that is 365 creatures it has killed, played with, etc. now imagine if the pet owner had 2 house cats that would be 730 creatures killed. So you see how these numbers start to add up.
I am sure there are many responsible cat owners and I applaud you for doing the right thing and keeping them confined to your home, I have no problem with cats as pets until they are released into the wild, and then it becomes an issue for every sportsman and woman to take up the cause to make sure that they do not destroy our wildlife.
Chris Bates can be contacted at -email- or www.midwestangling.com[/color] | |
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