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The robins have arrived, but those early birds aren’t getting any worms this year. (It’s basically christmas at easter in case you hadn’t noticed!!!) This is why I have a weird apple chunk/mealworm/sunflower seed/water bowl buffet thing going on in my backyard. It’s for the chickadees and the White-throated Sparrows and the Robins and the Woodcocks. That’s right, Woodcocks. You should youtube “American Woodcock shows off dance moves” right now. Trouble these days, is, your outdoor cats are climbing up on the snow banks, or hiding in the drifts, all with the purpose of murdering birds for sport!! WTF, neighbors. I know these aren’t strays, I hear you calling your cat in at night, and that cute calico one has her name in sparkly letters on the collar. Did you know, it’s a fact that every cat you let out, no matter how much you feed it, is just going to go out there and kill as many innocent critters as it can get its paws on? There aren’t even any floppy leaves around this year for your cat to chase instead. That really sucks for the birds, dude. They’ve got it hard enough. The poor things flew up here for thousands of miles, down from south ‘merica, real ‘merica, etcetera. The whole way home, they were dodging smoke stacks, open ponds of toxic waste, light-bright coffee farms that have no bugs for them to eat, clearcuts, sky scrapers covered in trick mirrors, crazy spotlights on malls, etcetera! Somehow those little Turdus’ (for real, Turdus is the latin name of Robin, google it) made it to our backyards. It’s a miracle!!!!!! Right now they’re pretty hungry I bet. So, I’m just asking you, would you please keep your pussy on lockdown? At least till the snow melts, and then you can let them out so they can kill all the baby nestlings. Right now the grown ups are hangry. You know what is a more awesomer cat sport? Tying a bag of catnip to a string, and tying that string to a ceiling fan blade. Try it sometime. Leave that innocent Turdus and the Woodcock alone. Thank you. If you don’t have a ceiling fan, invite people over for a knitting party, make a cardboard kingdom, get some plywood and build a tree, install PVC tube tunnelling around the ceilings or watch every video of Maru for inspiration. —love a pussy, respect the bird
This article appears in Apr 9-15, 2015.
Circle of life
I think all pussies should be in lock-down but comments like that get me banned…
My cat-who is not a pussy-also likes to stalk the birds I feed in the backyard. The problem is that the birds are far smarter than the cat. One or two sit up on the shed roof and call out warning signals to the ones feeding.
After 50 years of owning 8 outdoor cats, only one caught a bird-only once. She ate it.
Release the wood cocks!
Sorry but the cats (and other predators) are doing what they are designed for. Stop attracting them with tasty meals and/or toys.
It’s not like this is the first time snow has been on the ground in april you idiot. Robins survived snow on the ground before and cats climbing the snow to get at them, this isn’t a man made thing that’s in the way here. Here’s an idea, don’t leave a robin buffet around your house so that the cats won’t know where they will be!!!
^^ Circle of life my arse! We’ve stacked the deck by breeding and feeding millions of cats. Don’t get me wrong, they’re my favourite pet, but get a bell and/or a colourful scrunchy for your kitty (see below). It will make it easier for the birds to spot your little predator. And what’s with this – a big outpouring of grief for the dead puppy – but no sympathy for our bird friends. Shame! Shame!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-20/scru…
BAN FERAL CATS!
Cats just don’t kill the birds, they torture them first. And they love it. It’s not just one or two birds, each year they kill them in the millions. Cat owners should have the same responsibilities as dog owners. Licence them, neuter and spay them! And then keep them indoors! Failure should automatically result fines for he owners and euthanasia for the cats. Ban feral cats!
A pleasure as always,
Cheerio!
Excellent bitch!
I’d agree with the bell on a collar route. Both of my cats are kept indoors but thats more for their own safety.
And fuck that circle of life crap. Felis Catus (domestic cats) are actually one of the top invasive species in North America.
Of the billions of birds out there, less than 1/10 of 1% are killed by Felix’s cactus, let alone cats.
It appears the local Ladies Lynch MoBBery has found a new focus… watch them start with the toms.
^Some care, others don’t. But a couple hundred million dead birds is a pretty big number so is it really that difficult to put a jingling bell on your cats collar?
Successful feral cats, and they’re all “successful,” don’t make a sound. A bell makes o difference.
^^Please refrain from purchasing anymore pet supplies at the Dollar store. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with the quality of items when you make the change.
Stop buying pet snacks at the Dollar Store you’ll be pleasantly surprised at you’re pet’s next vet. checkup.
The birds around my house are having an all you can eat buffet of: meal worms, blueberries, cut up apple, strawberries, raspberries and a sweet bag of seed. Got robins, bluejays, chickadees, etc… Poor little bastards were starving.
Jesus Sonovabitch and others who don’t think cats are a big deal, you should probably read up on the issue, try science articles or even the news, e.g. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/9-leading-causes-of-bird-deaths-in-canada-1.1873654
Aww Steve you Are a softy.