Thursday 25 June 2015

Cats as mousers...

They are amazing mousers. Thing is, they aren't hungry, two of our four cats could go on diet food.  They bring them in, or onto the lawn, to play with them. It isn't safe if you live in beside a forest or wetland! There is danger in the forest: coyotes, wolf, bear, fox, and they feel safer bringing them home.
Daisy will bring a mouse and pop it in the middle of the lawn, recapturing it as she isn't hungry. Annie, who was a barn cat, brought home a mouse June 22nd, AND June 25th. I played catch-and-release.

The butterfly net works well,
with a long handle I can snag it quickly.
This is where Annie snagged it.
She was still looking there, after I set it free.


5 comments:

Out To Pasture said...

Poor little rodents that are menu items for so many predators. If mice are vectors of tape worms, then it's good if our cats only use them as toys.

Out To Pasture said...

Poor little rodents that are menu items for so many predators. If mice are vectors of tape worms, then it's good if our cats only use them as toys.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Made me smile with memories of Jasper - he wasn't a mouse cat, but lizards... oh boy, the number of lizards I've helped back to territory!!! Huggies to you and felines... YAM xx

William Kendall said...

Well at least they're getting away!

Cloudia said...

Bless your reverence for life, Jenn








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