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Collarless Cats
I have noticed quite a lot of 'missing cat' posters around the place recently. This happens every summer when cats get bored and wander off for a bit but I am curious as to why so many of them state the cat has no collar.
Surely a collar with a tag giving contact details is a must, no?
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I live on Wray Crescent too I think I've seen your cat around. There's another white one that is scruffier but yours is smaller.
If yours is the one i'm thinking of I saw it having a ruck with a completely black cat about a week ago, your cat legged it as its only small.
I'll keep an eye out.
I know many a cat owner who have put collars with bells on their cats yet they still get brought home presents.
Cats can be very stealthy.
Nevertheless, after spending £30+ on collars, including name tags, we just haven't bothered since ours lost his last one. He's chipped, so that should suffice.
As for bells - they apparently make cats even stealthier hunters.
In terms of bird life - well, it's unfortunate, but honestly, how many birds are slain by cats over the course of a year? My cat is nearly 2 and has only caught one bird. The rest of the time he's catching flies or licking his bollocks.
@nick_m "large populations of domestic cats roaming free killing wild birds for pleasure" is a bit of an over-exaggeration, surely? My cat is mostly an indoors cat and all she ever catches is the odd fly or moth. Your average moggie might be lucky enough to get a mouse once in a blue moon but the majority of kitties just can't be bothered as their bellies are usually full of Whiskers...
@Timmymc hope your cat turns up soon.
"Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK-wide. This may be surprising, but many millions of birds die naturally every year, mainly through starvation, disease, or other forms of predation. There is evidence that cats tend to take weak or sickly birds"