{"id":82485,"date":"2026-09-28T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=82485"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:00:10","slug":"are-cats-really-the-bird-killing-machines-everyone-says-they-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/are-cats-really-the-bird-killing-machines-everyone-says-they-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Are cats really the bird-killing machines everyone says they are?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8b898a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8b898a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/825329919_122127138452850791_2341309415220806581_n.webp?fit=500%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82486 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/825329919_122127138452850791_2341309415220806581_n.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/825329919_122127138452850791_2341309415220806581_n.webp?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are cats really the bird-killing machines everyone says they are? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t34\/1\/16\/1f914.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc26\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t90\/1\/16\/1f426.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cats sleep like 14 hours a day. When they&#8217;re awake, they roam mostly at night, when birds are asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers in Georgia put cameras on cats in TNR colonies. They spent LESS THAN 1% of their time hunting. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude33\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t2e\/1\/16\/1f633.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when cats do catch something, it&#8217;s usually rats or lizards. Birds can FLY. Rats can&#8217;t. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te3\/1\/16\/1f937_200d_2640.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Has a cat ever killed a bird? Sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But cats roaming around all day wiping out birds? Come on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s really behind officials pushing policies that keep killing healthy cats? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t4f\/1\/16\/1f447.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are cats really the bird-killing machines everyone says they are? Cats sleep like 14 hours a day. When they&#8217;re awake, they roam mostly at night, when birds are asleep. 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