Oh I dunno, Stoutfellow. I not only tolerate some predators, I cheer 'em on: spiders, hawks, snakes. But not feral cats.
Until recently, when my greyhound finally began to feel his age, cats entered our yard at their own risk. There've been several times where we had to go out in the middle of the night, lock up the dogs, and rescue a cat from our pergola. And one instance in which I was, alas, too late (I only ever found the remains.) I have to say I was much, much sorrier about the wild duck that he caught (I cried over that one). Feral cats are pests on so many levels.
Ever since I've created most of my garden spaces with an eye to wild bird habitat, I've been less and less charmed by the prospect of the neighbors's half-wild animals. Happily though, those concerns made it possible for me to come to a detente with my next door neighbor: I'd do my best to keep her cats safe if they poached in my yard, if she'd forgive the hawk pair for the occasional raid on her chickens.
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Date: 2005-04-13 06:40 am (UTC)Until recently, when my greyhound finally began to feel his age, cats entered our yard at their own risk. There've been several times where we had to go out in the middle of the night, lock up the dogs, and rescue a cat from our pergola. And one instance in which I was, alas, too late (I only ever found the remains.) I have to say I was much, much sorrier about the wild duck that he caught (I cried over that one). Feral cats are pests on so many levels.
Ever since I've created most of my garden spaces with an eye to wild bird habitat, I've been less and less charmed by the prospect of the neighbors's half-wild animals. Happily though, those concerns made it possible for me to come to a detente with my next door neighbor: I'd do my best to keep her cats safe if they poached in my yard, if she'd forgive the hawk pair for the occasional raid on her chickens.
But this hunting thing is Just. Wrong.