{"id":37815,"date":"2013-06-15T13:58:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T19:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/15\/cats-domesticated-killing-machines-or-lazy-lounge-abouts.html"},"modified":"2013-06-30T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T23:57:30","slug":"cats-domesticated-killing-machines-or-lazy-lounge-abouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/15\/cats-domesticated-killing-machines-or-lazy-lounge-abouts.html","title":{"rendered":"Cats: Domesticated Killing Machines or Lazy Lounge-Abouts?"},"content":{"rendered":"
There's been a moderate amount of press in the past several years about how domesticated cats are a major threat to bird populations. \u00a0That may not actually be the case, it seems.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Les Jenkins<\/a><\/span>)<\/div>\n

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What does your cat do when you\u2019re not around?<\/a>
\n Time-shifting cats avoid confrontation, steal each other’s food.\n <\/p>\n

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There's been a moderate amount of press in the past several years about how domesticated cats are a major threat to bird populations. \u00a0That may not actually be the case, it seems. (h\/t +Les Jenkins) What does your cat do when you\u2019re not around? Time-shifting cats avoid confrontation, steal each other’s food. 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