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From: christ@ccnysci.UUCP (Chris Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Passerine Rehab
Summary: birds & cats
Message-ID: <3602@ccnysci.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 89 00:02:24 GMT
References: <1989Oct23.022530.6116@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: City College of New York
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In article <1989Oct23.022530.6116@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, rcb33483@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (R C. Buchmann) writes:


> Upon examination, it was found that Beau, in addition to the wounds I had
> found, he had had his entire right flank ripped out--skin, feathers,
> everything, right to the body cavity, and hsi right wing was severely broken.
> Of course these massive woulds were mortal, and the center had no choice but
> to euthanize him.  The vet that examined him said that a cat had probably 
> taken a bite out of him, but the bird had somehow escaped.  She also said 
> 
>      Although I did not succeed in beating nature's course, I did give
> the bird something that nature could not provide--a painless ceasing of it's
> suffering, and that's some consolation.

There was a recent article in the journal _Science_ (last 6 mos. or so,
I believe) which detailed the loss to wildlife in Great Britain due to cats.
I don't recall the exact numbers, but they found that housecats, both 
feral and those which were currently pets, were THE leading cause of
mortality in birds and many other small animals.

KEEP YOUR CATS INSIDE, PLEASE!!!!!!