<div dir="auto">It would be interesting to see statistics of harm (or lack of) by cause to wayward cats. My pet cat dies from an attack by a muskrat. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 2:57 PM Madeline Klein via Summit <<a href="mailto:summit@sna.providence.ri.us">summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I\u2019d say that cars, more than coyotes, are everywhere and not going away, and dangerous to cats and other animals.<div><br id="m_2494921152005889788lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 17, 2025, at 2:36\u202fPM, Greg Gerritt <<a href="mailto:gerritt@mindspring.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gerritt@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Coyotes are everywhere and not going away. Do not feed them or leave smelly stuff around and pets should be indoors except when walking with you. greg<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Summit <<a href="mailto:summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us</a>> on behalf of Ethan Gilsdorf <<a href="mailto:ethangilsdorf@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ethangilsdorf@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 2:20\u202fPM<br><b>To: </b>Art Norwalk <<a href="mailto:art@norwalkcom.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">art@norwalkcom.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>Summit Neighborhood <<a href="mailto:summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Summit] a suggestion for cat owners<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Good point Art. I agree! I can\u2019t tell you how many times I see \u201clost cat\u201d signs on telephone poles in the neighborhood and I imagine to myself \u201cYep I think a coyote got that one\u2026\u201d I\u2019ve seen coyotes out hunting in my neighborhood, even in the daytime.<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">With kindness,<br>Ethan</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Ethan Gilsdorf</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">writer | teacher | critic | nerd </span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ethangilsdorf.com</a> | </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IW6ldnGAgXgshIsB2c1sF2viMsYy5FD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">YouTube</a> |<span style="color:black"> Author of</span><i> <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/synopsis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks</a> | </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaHJqpQnyw&t=745s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TEDx talk</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/teaching" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Upcoming workshops</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/writing-help" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Writing coaching</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/play-dd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Learn to Play D&D (corporate & community)</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">\u201c[writing is] a medium of understanding suffering.\u201d\u2014Ocean Vuong</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 1:46\u202fPM Art Norwalk <<a href="mailto:art@norwalkcom.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">art@norwalkcom.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There's no doubt cats are predators in the outdoors. But they're also prey, particularly for coyotes.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best solution -- keep them indoors.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-- Art<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 10:52\u202fAM Ethan Gilsdorf <<a href="mailto:ethangilsdorf@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ethangilsdorf@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">hi neighbors:<br><br>I love cats. But in the past few days, I've seen the carnage from what I believe are three cat attacks on wildlife: one dead baby rabbit, one mangled mourning dove in my backyard, and one crime scene: an explosion of feathers under my bird feeder. The dove was barely alive, so I brought it to the wonderful bird rehab organization Congress of the Birds (in the West Side), but they could not save it and it died later that night.<br><br>One study show</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">ed</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> that domestic cats kill 1.4 to 3.7 BILLION birds and 6.9\u201320.7 BILLION mammals in the lower 48 states each year --- more than from collisions with buildings, towers, vehicles, or pesticide poisoning</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br><br>I would ask all cat owners who let their cats </span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">roam freely </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">out</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">doors</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> to please consider taking preventative measures to stop the killing. A</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> cat collar called</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> BirdBeSafe --- which, yes, looks like a ridiculous clown accessory --- has been shown to work. Birds can see bright colors, and when a cat wears one of these </span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">colo</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">rful collars, they are easier to see, which gives birds time to fly away in time. Thi</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">s company</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">also </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">sell</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">s</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> a "breakaway buckle" for the collar</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">,</span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> which will open under pressure if you cat ever gets caught in a sticky situation.</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Putting a bell on your cat's collar has been shown to not be as effective.<br><br>Thanks for considering the welfare of our neighborhood wildlife as you make choices for your cats.<br><br>Links below.<br><br><a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/how-stop-cats-killing-birds" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.audubon.org/news/how-stop-cats-killing-birds</a><br><br><a href="https://www.birdsbesafe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.birdsbesafe.com/</a><br><br><a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/cats-pose-even-bigger-threat-birds-previously-thought" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.audubon.org/news/cats-pose-even-bigger-threat-birds-previously-thought</a><br><br>With kindness,</span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br>Ethan</span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> Gilsdorf</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">10th Street</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Ethan Gilsdorf</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">writer | teacher | critic | nerd </span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ethangilsdorf.com</a> | </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Summit mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a><br><a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</a><br>SNA Website: <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________ Summit mailing list <a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a> <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</a> SNA Website: <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a> <u></u><u></u></p></div>
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