Rikurzhen
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From the UK:
And here's the response from one of the cat-owning neighbors:
So because she doesn't want to restrict her cats to her own property nor keep them as indoor cats, the problem of her cats killing the birds on his property is not her concern and all responsibility falls on the bird-lover to patrol his property to keep the cats out?
The better solution is to just make the cats disappear. Let the owners search for them forever. People will soon get the message.
An Oxford University educated research chemist has issued his cat-owning neighbours with leaflets warning them of "drastic action" if they continue to let their animals roam free and kill the birds in his garden.
Dr Clive Mowforth claims he has received arson threats in response to the leaflets after he told owners they should control their cats and stop letting them roam free to "murder" dozens of birds in his specially redeveloped garden. . . . .
In the last week alone, cats have killed a jackdaw, a blackbird and a house sparrow, said Dr Mowforth.
I was watching the sparrow whilst eating my dinner. She was sat quietly enjoying the food in the evening sun when a cat leapt right onto the shoulder-height table, grabbed the bird and ran off. This was the final straw.
The 57-year-old said he has spent more than 10 years converting the garden at his Gloucestershire home into a paradise for birds and set up video surveillance when he noticed how numbers had fallen and how many were being killed.
Dr Clive Mowforth claims he has received arson threats in response to the leaflets after he told owners they should control their cats and stop letting them roam free to "murder" dozens of birds in his specially redeveloped garden. . . . .
In the last week alone, cats have killed a jackdaw, a blackbird and a house sparrow, said Dr Mowforth.
I was watching the sparrow whilst eating my dinner. She was sat quietly enjoying the food in the evening sun when a cat leapt right onto the shoulder-height table, grabbed the bird and ran off. This was the final straw.
The 57-year-old said he has spent more than 10 years converting the garden at his Gloucestershire home into a paradise for birds and set up video surveillance when he noticed how numbers had fallen and how many were being killed.
And here's the response from one of the cat-owning neighbors:
Amanda Woods, 39, who has two cats in the street, said: "There is nothing you can do to stop your cats going in other people's gardens - unless you have house cats.
"One of the cats is my nine year old son's cat and he got really upset when he saw the letter.
"We all got leaflets through the door, it's all over Facebook.
"If he doesn't like cats in his garden there are things he could do about it.
"One of the cats is my nine year old son's cat and he got really upset when he saw the letter.
"We all got leaflets through the door, it's all over Facebook.
"If he doesn't like cats in his garden there are things he could do about it.
So because she doesn't want to restrict her cats to her own property nor keep them as indoor cats, the problem of her cats killing the birds on his property is not her concern and all responsibility falls on the bird-lover to patrol his property to keep the cats out?
The better solution is to just make the cats disappear. Let the owners search for them forever. People will soon get the message.