(AU) Cat's bibs stop them killing wildlife

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Cat's bibs stop them killing wildlife

Reuters Video

 

May 29 - Researchers in Western Australia have found that cats wearing colourful

bibs are less likely to kill native wildlife than those without.

 

Research has found that of 56 cats examined over a six week period, the cats'

ability to catch animals was markedly reduced with the bibs. The bibs prevented

81 percent of the cats from catching birds, 45 percent from capturing mammals

and 33 percent from taking amphibians and reptiles. Some 89 percent of cats in

the study became quickly accustomed to the bib.

 

Renae Bunney reports.

 

Soundbites:

# CatBib researcher, Mike Calver from Murdoch University, (English)

# Cat Owner, Claudia Mueller, (English)

 

© Reuters 2007.

 

Video:

 

http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=54729 & feedType=RSS & rpc=23

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There are many web sites selling these, just do a google. Although the

problem is that people who care about wildlife and have cats do not let them out

hunting anyway; and how can you get the neighbors to use these products on their

cats, sigh. I am exhausted from running around the neighborhood chasing down

the neighbor's cats to get them away from the screaming parent birds during this

crucial baby bird season. My own cats go out with supervision or on an enclosed

cat porch only.

 

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Cate

aapn

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 11:52 PM

(AU) Cat's bibs stop them killing wildlife

 

 

Cat's bibs stop them killing wildlife

Reuters Video

 

May 29 - Researchers in Western Australia have found that cats wearing

colourful bibs are less likely to kill native wildlife than those without.

 

Research has found that of 56 cats examined over a six week period, the cats'

ability to catch animals was markedly reduced with the bibs. The bibs prevented

81 percent of the cats from catching birds, 45 percent from capturing mammals

and 33 percent from taking amphibians and reptiles. Some 89 percent of cats in

the study became quickly accustomed to the bib.

 

Renae Bunney reports.

 

Soundbites:

# CatBib researcher, Mike Calver from Murdoch University, (English)

# Cat Owner, Claudia Mueller, (English)

 

© Reuters 2007.

 

Video:

 

http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=54729 & feedType=RSS & rpc=23