ARE OUR CATS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS OF OUR BIRDS

I don’t know about you but sometimes it makes me mad when I constantly hear people saying that cats are killers and because of them there are fewer birds around.
I have to question this, is it not that our times are changing and as our cities are becoming more and more polluted and crowded that these clever little feathered friends are moving to nicer, cleaner less crowded parts of the country?
Where the cats and I are now living it is full of many different species of birds that appear to be happy as they sing very loudly and I know there are cats in the area.
Why is it so wrong for our feline companions to do what is so natural to them, if they were in the wild they would be eating all kinds of things to stay alive.
I’m not saying I like the idea of cats killing birds and not eating them and I’m not anti birds at all in fact I love nothing more then watching them flying past my window and I love hearing the dawn chorus what I object to is the fact that it’s alright for man to go around killing things and what about the fact that birds of prey kill other birds so why is there such an uproar about cats doing it.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO AS RESPONSIBLE CAT OWNERS?

If your cat wears a cat collar just make sure it has a bell on it, the idea behind this is that the bell should make a noise whenever your cat moves therefore alerting the birds to their whereabouts.
Never place bird baths near a fence or tree, by doing so it’s giving cats an advantage point to pouncing on unsuspecting birds.
If you do have feeding platforms or bird baths in your garden it would be a good idea to have a certain time of day when your cat is safely tucked away in doors and the birds are able to come out and feed, by trying to make it the same time each day our feathered friends should clock on to the idea that the kitty’s aren’t around and its safe to come out and play.