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LETTERS, Page 4Killer Cats
It is a sad fact of life that the big fish eat the little ones.
The study estimating that Britain's 5 million house cats kill
wildlife at a rate of 70 million birds and animals a year was
interesting, but I thought the researchers came down a bit hard on
feline pets (ENVIRONMENT, July 31). Cat owners were right in
seeming "quite unperturbed" by the casualty figures. Wouldn't you
rather have fewer sparrows than a lot more rats and mice?
Nancy Forney
Worton, Md.
We live in a rural area, and I wish cats would take up hunting
the rabbits who are destroying the cabbage. Let the scientists find
something else to worry about.
Mary Lazor
Clinton, Mich.
Would people say "Naughty tiger!" when the big cat kills and
eats its prey? Of course not. Then why criticize domestic cats for
doing the same? It's their nature to hunt. The instinct is
unalterable.
Rick Pettey
Wauwatosa, Wis.
The Michigan Audubon Society has suggested that we keep our
cats in at night and bell them whenever they go out. These simple
ideas would give wildlife a fighting chance.
Marcia Lipps
Muskegon, Mich.