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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 308595" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Bells don't work. Not because the birds don't hear them, but because a bell does not mean "danger" to a bird, and a cat will learn in a matter of minutes to stalk without ringing the bell. </p><p></p><p>These birds are native to North America, and cats are not. They've only been here in any kind of numbers since the turn of the last century. Birds have no natural fear nor defense against them.</p><p></p><p>If you want Sammy to stop killing birds, you must bring him back inside. There are cat toys and cat videos that can help him to not be bored. But you can't train wild birds to fear cats, even with a bell.</p><p></p><p>Here are some good links with factual information and studies regarding "outdoor cats" and wild birds.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials/predation.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials/predation.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 308595, member: 99"] Bells don't work. Not because the birds don't hear them, but because a bell does not mean "danger" to a bird, and a cat will learn in a matter of minutes to stalk without ringing the bell. These birds are native to North America, and cats are not. They've only been here in any kind of numbers since the turn of the last century. Birds have no natural fear nor defense against them. If you want Sammy to stop killing birds, you must bring him back inside. There are cat toys and cat videos that can help him to not be bored. But you can't train wild birds to fear cats, even with a bell. Here are some good links with factual information and studies regarding "outdoor cats" and wild birds. [URL]http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html[/URL] [URL]http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials/predation.pdf[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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