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Good job Fred, we have a lot of feral cats around here and they kill all the songbirds, irresponsible owners make me sick. Unless you live in the country you should keep your cats indoors, I do.
Russell you talk a load of tripe. Its nature & been going on since the year dot, cats should have freedom like you do. freds playing , I have had cats all my life, what about dogs that rip bunnies, foxes & kids to pieces.
No it’s not nature, and it’s also against the law in my town to let your cats run wild. and the cats don’t even eat the birds, they just kill them, so I quit feeding them because the cats were just wiping them out, it was like setting a trap, as I said before irresponsible owners, so now I am setting traps for the cats and taking them into animal control when I catch them,or if I see one during the day I call animal control. I take it your not a responsible cat owner.
Last week, 4 pitbulls mauled a man to death near Summerville, SC. A grown man, but a double amputee in a wheel chair. This was in the Summerville Journal Scene but none of the 3 local networks covered it. There were too many ‘articles’ where a local business was being promoted, so we can go buy stuff from these businesses. And I don’t mean commercials, either. . I’ve never heard of somebody getting cat mauled, but our neighborhood squirrells and rats don’t get much airtime. The birds that do get caught, would not have made the species more viable anyway. . Also, in my neighborhood, we have a huge owl that has been taking cats and small dogs left out overnight. The Coyotes have not made it here, yet.
When I lived on a farm we let our cats out at night to help with the rodent population, they never got eaten by coyotes, one of our dogs did though, the cats did a good job of keeping the stable clean of rodents.They would bring a dead mouse to the door in the morning ,I think they were bringing home a present for us.
Russell I am a very responsible owner of 2cats they are never out at night & well looked after. I live in the country in central Portugal and the jay birds kill more baby birds here than any cat, if not for the blackbirds chasing them off there nests there would be a lot more dead so if my cat could get the jay birds I would be pleased you want to hear the crys form the baby birds when the jays get them its horrible
Animal “control” here doesn’t do cats. Neighbor’s bird chasing cat is too old for the hunt. It just sleeps under my truck all day. I guess some day I’ll find him as stiff as a board.
Any reader who has ever been a "dog’s best friend" will recognize and love Fred. Fred is a wry and witty observer of life, finding funnybones and turning up smiles on three continents.
Frazz by Jef Mallett
Free Range by Bill Whitehead
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Chris Kenworthy said, about 9 hours ago
Poor Fred. We think you’re exciting! Well, most of the time. ;)
russell5419 said, about 7 hours ago
Good job Fred, we have a lot of feral cats around here and they kill all the songbirds, irresponsible owners make me sick. Unless you live in the country you should keep your cats indoors, I do.
jackdohany
said, about 6 hours ago
The main reason to keep cats indoors is to protect them from coyotes, who find them to be delicious.
david_42 said, about 6 hours ago
@russell5419
And if you do live in the country, the coyotes will thank you.
Linda Doyle said, about 6 hours ago
Russell you talk a load of tripe. Its nature & been going on since the year dot, cats should have freedom like you do.
freds playing , I have had cats all my life, what about dogs that rip bunnies, foxes & kids to pieces.
russell5419 said, about 6 hours ago
@Linda Doyle
No it’s not nature, and it’s also against the law in my town to let your cats run wild. and the cats don’t even eat the birds, they just kill them, so I quit feeding them because the cats were just wiping them out, it was like setting a trap, as I said before irresponsible owners, so now I am setting traps for the cats and taking them into animal control when I catch them,or if I see one during the day I call animal control. I take it your not a responsible cat owner.
Teresa said, about 6 hours ago
@Linda Doyle
Last week, 4 pitbulls mauled a man to death near Summerville, SC.
A grown man, but a double amputee in a wheel chair.
This was in the Summerville Journal Scene but none of the 3 local networks covered it. There were too many ‘articles’ where a local business was being promoted, so we can go buy stuff from these businesses. And I don’t mean commercials, either.
.
I’ve never heard of somebody getting cat mauled, but our neighborhood squirrells and rats don’t get much airtime. The birds that do get caught, would not have made the species more viable anyway.
.
Also, in my neighborhood, we have a huge owl that has been taking cats and small dogs left out overnight. The Coyotes have not made it here, yet.
russell5419 said, about 6 hours ago
@david_42
When I lived on a farm we let our cats out at night to help with the rodent population, they never got eaten by coyotes, one of our dogs did though, the cats did a good job of keeping the stable clean of rodents.They would bring a dead mouse to the door in the morning ,I think they were bringing home a present for us.
whmIII said, about 6 hours ago
Chases cats like he chases sausage…
Linda Doyle said, about 5 hours ago
Russell I am a very responsible owner of 2cats they are never out at night & well looked after. I live in the country in central Portugal and the jay birds kill more baby birds here than any cat, if not for the blackbirds chasing them off there nests there would be a lot more dead so if my cat could get the jay birds I would be pleased you want to hear the crys form the baby birds when the jays get them its horrible
catman5169 said, about 1 hour ago
….but did the cat think it was exciting?
Bob
said, about 1 hour ago
Animal “control” here doesn’t do cats. Neighbor’s bird chasing cat is too old for the hunt. It just sleeps under my truck all day. I guess some day I’ll find him as stiff as a board.