I'll agree with the stupid idiots part. Would it have been better for them to turn them over to animal control to be killed? That's what happens with feral cats around me.Stupid idiots! I can only hope the get the book thrown at them.
I didn't forget them - they are not native to Indiana and don't count as native wildlife. Officially always open season on them also.Plus you forgot Coyotes.
Those predators you list will also make a meal out of a cat if the occasion arises.
I didn't forget them - they are not native to Indiana and don't count as native wildlife. Officially always open season on them also.
The only native predator that might take a full-grown cat is a great horned owl. Even eagles likely won't, since they are partial to fish and diurnal, while cats are partial to fish and mostly nocturnal. And they would have a fight on their hands. The more cats they eat, the better.
Dog don't do nearly the amount of damage to the environment that cats do.Not to overcomplicate, but what if we were talking about dogs vs cats?
Coyotes are native to Indiana.I didn't forget them - they are not native to Indiana and don't count as native wildlife. Officially always open season on them also.
The only native predator that might take a full-grown cat is a great horned owl. Even eagles likely won't, since they are partial to fish and diurnal, while cats are partial to fish and mostly nocturnal. And they would have a fight on their hands. The more cats they eat, the better.
I've had a cat taken by a raptor of some sort. I found what was left in my field.I didn't forget them - they are not native to Indiana and don't count as native wildlife. Officially always open season on them also.
The only native predator that might take a full-grown cat is a great horned owl. Even eagles likely won't, since they are partial to fish and diurnal, while cats are partial to fish and mostly nocturnal. And they would have a fight on their hands. The more cats they eat, the better.
Depends on your source:Coyotes are native to Indiana.
Coyote information
Coyote information including food habits, reproduction and advice on how to deal with nuisance coyotes from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlifewww.in.gov
True.Cursory research will show that feral cats (and outdoor "pets") kill huge amounts of native wildlife yearly. It is always open season on outdoor cats. The bleeding hearts that TNR are just allowing more death and destruction during the feral cats' lifetimes (which are usually hard, brutal and short).
We have a strictly indoor cat that doesn't have a collar or vet visits - she NEVER goes outside, and freezes in fright if she makes it onto the porch. She is a PET.
I agree to a point. So what responsibility is on the Cat Lady for hording 20 cats? Clearly she wasn't able to keep them in control on her own property. when the cats leave your property, guess what, they might not come home the very next day.Sorry, but if my neighbor had 20+ cats that were coming over to my property and being a nuisance (cat poop, spraying, living in my barn), I would probably do the same thing. Only difference is I wouldn’t say anything. Forget animal control. Forget talking to the neighbor. The animals simply would not come home. This is one situation that I have no patience for.
When do you consider something native? They predate the US, that would make them native in my book.Depends on your source:
"The historical range of coyotes prior to 1700 was restricted to the prairies and desert areas of Mexico and central North America."
https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/coyote-info/north-american-distribution
True.
My family had a shack going back to the mid 1930'a in NW Wisconsin til recently when i finally sold it.
My late parents told me many times through the years that back in the day when hunting up there, it was customary that if you ran across a feral cat you shot it.
This because they killed many game animals and their young and greatly reduced the game animal population.
Had a buddy that was having problems with a neighbor's dog, one day he peppered it with rock salt and then called the neighbor and told him to come over and get the dog.They all sound like lovely neighbors
Wonder why cat lady was recording them?
I wouldn't like those cats either, but if i trapped them i'd probably try to take them to a shelter or something. We have a lot of feral cats and crazy cat people (not just ladies) around our area, too.
Telling the lady they were dead was dumb.
My dogs never got the message, over the past 20 years and several dogs, between them they have about 20 notches on their collective collars.You know, in some ancient cultures cats were revered as gods. The cats have never forgotten this.
We are not talking about the whole US - just Indiana. Otherwise you could say grizzlies or alligators are native to Indiana because they are native to the US.When do you consider something native? They predate the US, that would make them native in my book.
My dog (RIP) got along fine with cats. Here she is with a big male tom that we inherited from DoggyMama's aunt. That cat hated everybody at first, until he figured out that we were a cat-friendly house. He really came out of his shell then, but he was old, and we only had him for about 6 months before he passed away. I'm glad he found out that people weren't so scary after all.My dogs never got the message, over the past 20 years and several dogs, between them they have about 20 notches on their collective collars.
Big Sweeties!