Welcome to Birds and Cats: We Love Them Both – A Source for Credible Studies and Information
Dedication:
In loving memory of Marie Leloup. Marie was passionate about cats AND birds. She was the founder of this page as well as the Facebook page “Birds and Cats: We love them both.”
Introduction:
” A careful analysis of the science concludes there is no strong support for the viewpoint that cats are a serious threat to wildlife” World Animal Foundation
In 2018 we started a Facebook page for cat and bird lovers who wanted to keep both safe. Birds and Cats: We Love Them Both is a community-based page that encourages interaction and sharing tips on how to help cats and birds. It also shares factual studies to counter some of the hysteria around bird kills and TNR that other groups promote.
As the page grew and evolved, it became apparent that we could address another need by providing a “home” for the many documents that we share so that they are readily available to our followers. It will be a dynamic website and will be updated as we post to Birds and Cats.
Please continue to share documents with us and to suggest improvements. We are very much open to doing what we can to help cats and birds. We really do love them both.
Birds in Decline: Studies Documenting Declining Bird Populations and The Reasons
Fatal Light Awareness Program, Canada: Click Here
Windturbines: A look at the evidence: Click Here
ABC Birds: A Push to Make Windows Safer for Birds, Jun 2018: Click Here
Smithsonian: Eating Even One Piece of Plastic Has Health Consequences for Baby Seabirds: Click Here
Clearcutting and Wildlife Don’t Mix: Click Here
New Smithsonian Study Links Declines in Suburban Backyard Birds to Presence of Nonnative Plants, Oct 2018: Click Here
Balloon Kill More Seabirds Than Any Other Plastic: Click Here
From bugs to dolphins, rising temperatures having major effects on global ecosystem, Apr 2019: Click Here
Bird populations dive in part due to climate change, says Alberta naturalist, July 2019: Click Here
Collapse in Desert Birds Due to Heat Stress from Climate Change, Sept 2019 Click Here
A group of scientists published the results of an analysis in the journal Science (Click Here) . The most exhaustive and ambitious attempt yet to learn what is happening to avian populations, it showed that there are 2.9 billion fewer birds taking wing now than there were 50 years ago. The following links are to various media outlets who reported on the findings:
NY Times: . Click Here
The Smithsonian: Click Here
Axios: Click Here
CBC: Click Here
The Globe and Mail: Click Here
Vox Felina Response: Click Here
Bee-harming pesticides make migrating songbirds sick too, study shows, September 2019 Click Here Referenced Article in Science Magazine: Click Here
Bird killings quadruple in a year in Wales, says RSPB: Click Here
Cats are not the Villains – Studies/Commentary Pertaining to the Cat’s Impact on Birds
“The claim that cats exterminate species arose from provisional research decades ago that has never been verified or proven in any way. All statements that cats exterminate species are false because there is no scientific evidence that cats have exterminated any species. If there were evidence it would be cited instead of this fabrication.” To read Dr Roger Panaman’s great review of the science behind the myth Click Here
Are Cats Causing Bird Decline? Royal Society for Protection of Birds “It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on population:
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Sorry, Cat haters. Science is not on your side: Click Here
KittyCamas – A new look at suburban free-roaming cat predation. August 2012: Click Here
Island’s feral cats kill surprisingly few birds, National Geographic. Click Here
Damn lies and cat statistics By Christie Keith August, 2010 Click Here
The Agenda Behind Agenda Driven Science Vox Felina May, 2013 Click Here
What if everything you thought you knew about feral cats was wrong, Peter Wolf, 2016 Click Here
Cats, Birds, and Animal Shelters: Seeking Common Ground [ WITH ON-DEMAND VERSION] Dec 2018 Click Here
Do Feral Cats Decimate Songbirds and Wildlife? June 2017: Click Here
Widely-held belief that outdoor cats threaten biodiversity and public health challenged by new research. 19 Jun 2019 Click Here
Stop Blaming Feral Cats, WAF, June 2019 Click Here
Calming down conservation’s cat fight. May 29, 2019 Click Here
A Moral Panic Over Cats, Society for Conservation Biology, Ma y 2019: Click Here
Schrodingers’ – Birds, Vox Felina September 2019 Click Here
Cat Facts – World Animal Foundation, Click Here
TNR Works – Studies Pertaining to TNR
Why TNR (vide0) – Click Here
Feline Shelter Intake Reduction Program FAQs: Click Here
The Vacuum Effect. Why Catch and Kill Doesn’t Work Click Here
The Decline in Feral Cats. Susan Houser, Dec 2015: Click Here
We cannot adopt, warehouse or rescue our way out of dog & cat overpopulation!, Jul 2017: Click Here
Australia Study Shows Benefit of TNR: Click Here
Cats in Canada:2017: A Five-Year Review of Cat Overpopulation. Click Here
An Examination of an Iconic Trap-Neuter-Return Program: The Newburyport, Massachusetts Case Study, Spehar/Wolf, Oct 2017; Click Here
Australia Study Shows Benefits of TNR Jul 2018 Click Here
UF Vets – TNR Best for Cat Management: Click Here
Decrease in Population and Increase in Welfare of Community Cats in a 23- Year TNR Program in Key Largo, FL: The ORCAT Program. Feb, 2019: Click Here
The Road to TNR: Examining Trap-Neuter-Return Through the Lens of Our Evolving Ethics Jan, 2019: Click Here
Cat advocates say Anne Arundel County trap, neuter and release program is working, Mar 2019: Click Here
A Long-Term Lens: Cumulative Impacts of Free-Roaming Cat Management Strategy and Intensity on Preventable Cat Mortalities. July 2019: Click Here
Even wildlife conservationists agree: Study proves TNR is the way to go, Peter Wolf. August 2019: Click Here
We’ve been trapping and sterilizing stray cats for decades. Does it work? August 2019: Click Here
Cat Facts. World Animal Foundation. Click Here
What do We Do With All These Stray Cats? September 2019 Click Here
Reply to Crawford et al.: Why Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Is an Ethical Solution for Stray Cat Management. September 2019: Click Here
An army of volunteers is trying to control Chicago’s feral cat population. It looks like it’s working. April 2019: Click Here
Why does Utah County have the highest animal euthanasia rates in the state?
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Animal Control Officers talk about TNR: Click Here
Guest Blogs
Note: If you would like to write a blog/article about any topic relevant to this page, please submit in word format to the address or to our Facebook page. We will publish and share from here.
By-laws: Do they work?
This is why TNR, Spay/Neuter and changing society’s attitude towards cats are essential. No-roam bylaws are not. Even abandonment laws are not easily enforceable: How does the court prove abandonment even for cats with microchips?”
Tips for Advocating
Alley Cat Allies: How to Pass Laws to Help Cats. Click Here
Tips for Helping Birds
Bird Your World – 12 Simple Actions that Make Life Better for Birds Click Here
Simple Tip to Prevent Birds Flying Into Window: Click Here
Halloween Spider’s Webs Put Wildlife at Risk: Click Here
Tips for Keeping Cats Happy and Safe
Indoor Cats: A Spay Day website devoted to the benefits of keeping cats safe happy and healthy. Click Here
Stop the Demonization of Cats, Anne Burton: Click Here
Microchipping Saves Lives. Click Here
Boredom Busting Tips For Your Home Alone Cat: Click Here
Look What the Cat Dragged In – Parasites: Click Here
Differences Between Stray And Feral Cats–And How You Can Help: Click Here
Feral and Stray Cats—An Important Difference: Click Here
How are Community Cats Different than a Stray or Abandoned Cat: Click Here
Factors that may predispose cats to road traffic accidents: Click Here
Understanding the hunting behaviour of pet cats: Click Here
Helping Homeless Cats Through the Winter Click Here
Tips for convincing feral cats to enter a shelter: Click Here
The Benefits of Keeping Cats Indoors and Keeping them Happy: Click Here and Click Here
Cats Who Have Access to Cardboard Boxes Are Less Stressed Out and Heal Faster Than Cats Who Don’t: Click Here
The Dangers of Outdoor Living for Cats: Click Here
Local Cat Killings Linked to Coyote Killings: Click Here
Compassionate Conservation
Compassion in Conservation: Don’t Be Cruel to be Kind: Click Here
Traditional Conservation Science is a Pathological Disorder: Just Stop Killing Animals: Click Here
Catios and Tips for Hosting Catio Tours
(Note: Move this section to Catio Page when ready)
Catio Tours Near Me: Click Here
Catio Spaces: Click Here
Would Bought a Her Kitties a Chicken Coop and The Love It: Click Here
How to Build a Catio: Click Here
Catios are the latest way to spoil your cat. Click Here
Portland’s unique partnership “cat partnership” has started a movement nationwide: Click Here
