Just had to chase the neighbors cat away from a juvenile kookaburra that was on the ground in our yard. The cat has been on the other side of the fence waiting for its chance to finish the job.
We put the bird in a cardboard box to take to the local vet tomorrow.
Can anyone give me any good reason why cats are still allowed to roam free without consequence in this country?
Update: We were woken by cat noises again this morning. After a safe and quiet night in a box the fledgling kookaburra was released where it was found and after several attempts it managed to fly up onto a roof where it will at least be safe from ground based predators today. Multiple adults birds in the area this morning and some amazing bird calls.
In my experience, they do best having the option to go in and out. My cats that were allowed to wander didn’t exhibit the weird behaviors of indoor cats that we associate with them and joke about. They simply came in and chilled.
This notion that they’re all bloodthirsty killers doesn’t match my experience. Ozzy was my only cat that killed, or could hunt to begin with. Their instincts seem dulled, and without a mother to teach them, they’re not the skilled killers of the past.
Besides, they’re hardly desperate if they’re fixed and have a steady source of food. Feral cats are a whole other story!