No, it doesn't really bother me when they eat mice, moles, etc., but lets be realistic here and admit that the biggest part of the average "pet" cat's diet comes out of a can or box, and the 1 or 2 mice they kill a week hardly puts a dent in the mouse population. Sanitary farm practices reduce rodent numbers significantly more than a truckload of cats. As to the bell wearing cats, I haven't seen a cat wearing a bell ever, in the countless numbers that I have seen stalking songbirds on my property over the years.
And just as Mother Nature intended for the loss of bunnies, I do my part to ensure the loss of a few cats. It's actually the same. As I said before, and I don't mean to offend anyone, but "to each his own" and not everybody adores cats. I don't mind them on other peoples property, but if they're on mine, they're history. If the owners of the cats really loved them as much as many profess, they would certainly keep them from entering the "danger zone".
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a bell on the cats collar gives birds a notice...
does it bother you when they kill mice and moles? i still believe a cats mousing outweighs the occasional baby rabbit. mother nature intended for the loss of bunnies - thats why they breed like rabbits! I have three cats and we have plenty of neighborhood bunnies. I've never seen my cats with a rabbit. but they bring lots of mice and moles to the stoop.
