Sentences with phrase «by outdoor cats»

Many diseases are more likely to be encountered by outdoor cats that can acquire infections from hunting.

In their 2010 book, The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation, ABC claims there are «532 million birds killed annually by outdoor cats, with the actual number likely being much higher.»

«I think it will be impossible to deny the ongoing slaughter of wildlife by outdoor cats given the videotape documentation and the scientific credibility that this study brings,» said Michael Hutchins, Executive Director / CEO of The Wildlife Society, the leading organization for wildlife professionals in the United States.

This way you eliminate many of the dangers faced by outdoor cats... (I admit that I do recommend keeping your cat inside if you live in a highly urban area) I have had cats all my life and my view is simply this: Life is dangerous, that does not mean it should not be lived... Get real people, cats are animals not babies.

Predation by outdoor cats on birds and other wildlife is a real and legitimate concern.

«I think it will be impossible to deny the ongoing slaughter of wildlife by outdoor cats given the videotape documentation and the scientific credibility that this study brings,» said Michael Hutchins, Executive Director / CEO of The Wildlife Society, the leading organization for wildlife professionals in the United States.

According to the show's website, the topic to be discussed was toxoplasmosis, the risks posed by outdoor cats, and «how to manage the situation.»

Preventing future property damage If you are experiencing property damage by outdoor cats, review the information here to help prevent future damage.

* According to The American Bird Conservancy's Guide to Bird Conservation, «532 million birds [are] killed annually by outdoor cats.»

The public awareness campaign educates people about the dangers faced by outdoor cats, and why it's important to keep cats from roaming unsupervised.

This is obvious as he observes, «Many diseases are more likely to be encountered by outdoor cats that can acquire infections from hunting.»

That said, I have always felt that the injunction against city involvement with TNR was counterproductive to the cause of protecting birds from predation by outdoor cats.

In a joint media release, the American Bird Conservancy and The Wildlife Society team up to misrepresent the results of a recent predation study, decrying the «ongoing slaughter of wildlife by outdoor cats.»

If, instead, Dauphiné and her lawyers had seized the moment to make the scientific case for the problems caused by outdoor cats, they might have gotten a better outcome in the trial — and also helped educate people about the issue.

The study, which is described as the most comprehensive analysis of information on the issue of outdoor cat predation, found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported, with annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.4 to 3.7 billion and mammal mortality likely 6.9 — 20.7 billion individual animals.

In their recently released book, The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation, ABC changes tack a bit — using what the authors call «conservative» estimates of the outdoor cat population and annual predation rates, for example, to arrive at their figure of «532 million birds killed annually by outdoor cats.»

Impact To arrive at their figure of «532 million birds killed annually by outdoor cats,» Lebbin et al. multiply «the most conservative predation rate (5.6 birds per cats per year) by the most conservative estimate of outdoor and feral cats in the U.S. (95 million).»

««KittyCam» Reveals High Levels of Wildlife Being Killed by Outdoor Cats,» declares a media release issued today — a joint effort of the American Bird Conservancy and The Wildlife Society, and, to my knowledge, the first of its kind.