My rant for the day is this: Why are cats allowed to roam outside freely, killing birds and rabbits and pooping in gardens while dogs must be leashed with their owners picking up their poop immediately after it hits the ground?
My husband was upset when he witnessed a cat killing a baby rabbit in our backyard recently. He was looking out our kitchen window and saw the cat chasing the bunny. By the time he got out to the backyard, the cat had injured the bunny so badly it barely had the strength to limp across the yard before it collapse dead.
This video posted on Youtube recently shows a cat eating baby birds in a nest…
One of my gardening clients says her cat brings her dead birds as “presents” all the time. My cousin, also an avid nature lover, posted recently on Facebook about a cat in his neighbourhood that attacked a nest of baby cardinals…
Why is this allowed in this day and age? Granted, cats rarely attack people and their pile of poop is smaller than most dog’s, but cat poop or feces is very dangerous to pregnant women and small children. I learned this firsthand as TOXOPLASMOSIS was one of the suspected reasons for the three STILLBIRTHS I suffered through years ago. Toxoplasmosis is a parasite transferred to humans through exposure to cat feces.
I understand that cats like to hunt the birds and bunnies, thinking they are presenting their owners with a gift. Domesticated cats certainly do not need to hunt these poor unfortunate creatures as a source of food. Some of you will say this practice is part of nature. Cats like to stalk, shred, scratch etc. Regardless, it is a cruel, unnecessary practice that should be prevented!
Cat owners should be accountable and responsible for their cats as dog owners have to be for their dogs. If you cannot prevent your cats from roaming the neighbourhood killing creatures of nature, get them declawed or keep the cats on a leash. Better yet, keep them inside, buy them fancy toys to play with or let them shred your furniture.