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Discussion Topic: Should Cats Wear Bibs?
According to a new study from Murdoch University in Western Australia, domestic cats wearing brightly-colored bibs kill fewer birds and other wildlife. It’s not clear if the bibs scare wildlife away or prevent the kitties from properly pouncing. But the real question is: Would you put a bib on your cat?
Free ranging cats are an ecological disaster and should be removed from the ecosystem...with a .22 preferably.
Posted by: Matt | May 30, 2007 at 03:29 PM
well said Matt!
Posted by: WaltSmith | May 30, 2007 at 07:54 PM
Has F&S totally lost their mind? Have you all gone nuts there?! If, and that's IF I owned a cat the LAST thing I would put on it is a brightly colored bib! Why on God's green earth would I want to give the Bubba's of the world a clear and defined target to zero in on. A person whould have to be a complete and utter moron to dress their cat in such bibs. This is the most asinine idea I've ever heard, it rates right up there with the the question posed by F&S! Thank God I own a Lab.
Posted by: Paul | May 31, 2007 at 10:55 PM
I live on a chunk of land and my neighbors cats grew from about 20 in number last year to about 50 this year. I'm not kidding- it's so bad even the hawks can't thin out their population. I think someone should put some bright colored bibs on these cats and bring their .22 over. My dog hates them too, every morning he comes to his dog house and smells the cats that slept in it over night.
Posted by: William | June 01, 2007 at 12:16 AM
I THINK ALL CATS SHOULD WEAR DIAPERS! IF YOU DONT THINK SO, JUST COME AND SMELL MY FLOWER BEDS!
Posted by: DAGWOOD | June 01, 2007 at 12:29 PM