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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></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 <summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us> on behalf of Ethan Gilsdorf <ethangilsdorf@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 2:20\u202fPM<br><b>To: </b>Art Norwalk <art@norwalkcom.com><br><b>Cc: </b>Summit Neighborhood <summit@sna.providence.ri.us><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Summit] a suggestion for cat owners<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>With kindness,<br>Ethan</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></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'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>writer | teacher | critic | nerd </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">ethangilsdorf.com</a> | </span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IW6ldnGAgXgshIsB2c1sF2viMsYy5FD" target="_blank">YouTube</a> |<span style='color:black'> Author of</span><i> <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/synopsis/" target="_blank">Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks</a> | </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaHJqpQnyw&t=745s" target="_blank">TEDx talk</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/teaching" target="_blank">Upcoming workshops</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/writing-help" target="_blank">Writing coaching</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/play-dd" target="_blank">Learn to Play D&D (corporate & community)</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>\u201c[writing is] a medium of understanding suffering.\u201d\u2014Ocean Vuong</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 1:46\u202fPM Art Norwalk <<a href="mailto:art@norwalkcom.com">art@norwalkcom.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best solution -- keep them indoors.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Art<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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">ethangilsdorf@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>s company</span></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> </span><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>also </span></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>sell</span><span class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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 class=gmaildefault><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">https://www.audubon.org/news/how-stop-cats-killing-birds</a><br><br><a href="https://www.birdsbesafe.com/" target="_blank">https://www.birdsbesafe.com/</a><br><br><a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/cats-pose-even-bigger-threat-birds-previously-thought" target="_blank">https://www.audubon.org/news/cats-pose-even-bigger-threat-birds-previously-thought</a><br><br>With kindness,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><br>Ethan</span><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'> Gilsdorf</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>10th Street</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>writer | teacher | critic | nerd </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a> | <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">ethangilsdorf.com</a> | </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a><br><a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">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">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ Summit mailing list Summit@sna.providence.ri.us http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us SNA Website: http://sna.providence.ri.us/ <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>