Results: Cat Capture
Published on 11/02/2013
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What do you do when your cat captures a small creature?
It depends upon what it is.
20%
468 votes
I run after them screaming
7%
165 votes
I do nothing and let
11%
268 votes
I go in the house and pretend that I didn't notice
5%
126 votes
N/A
57%
1331 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
66 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 6 | |
| i take it away | 0.08% | 2 |
| throw it away | 0.08% | 2 |
| my cat is an indoor cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| try to get it away from them | 0.04% | 1 |
| hasn't happened yet | 0.04% | 1 |
| have my son get it from her | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't have a cat ! | 0.04% | 1 |
| good cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| mostly n/a as they are indoor cats, but when they found a mouse inside we separated them, trapped it, and brought it outside far enough to not come back. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cats don't go outside and i don't have small creatures in my house | 0.04% | 1 |
| i laugh and then try to save the poor little animal | 0.04% | 1 |
| praise the cat for a job well done | 0.04% | 1 |
| mine only capture insects which they promptly eat | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat are indoor only. if they catch a fly that came in i am grateful. | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't have a cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| my catsare indoor cats | 0.04% | 1 |
| take it away and discard it | 0.04% | 1 |
| scold him! | 0.04% | 1 |
| after the cat is done i get rid of it | 0.04% | 1 |
| she first brings it to me, i say what a good hunter she is, and off she goes to devour it. she's caught 2 small birds, a baby mole & one mouse. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i offer him treats so he'll drop the mouse and then i can get rid of it | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a - he is an indoor cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| it has never happend | 0.04% | 1 |
| if he brought it in house i scream and call husband to get it out ! | 0.04% | 1 |
| i put my cat shadow in the house so i can pick the mice ad if its alive i will set it free back in the wood and if its dead throw it and the dumpster which i hate to do my cats got shrews, mice, chimpmunks, squirrells she trys to play | 0.04% | 1 |
| praise the cat! | 0.04% | 1 |
| try to get in from him | 0.04% | 1 |
| i personally wait until they're all done doing whatever they do, then i clean up | 0.04% | 1 |
| i chase them down, remove the critter, and humanely dispatch it if i was unable to get to it before it was gravely injured | 0.04% | 1 |
| depends if they bring i house or they're outside | 0.04% | 1 |
| praise the cat and let him know he did a good job, if its a bird i take it away from him, | 0.04% | 1 |
| good boy. you have done a good job. gets a treat | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cats live inside biggest thing they might catch is a fly and thank god for that lol | 0.04% | 1 |
| our cats do not go out | 0.04% | 1 |
| i throw it away! | 0.04% | 1 |
| sadly if it's dead i turn it into a wet specimen (i'm a taxidermist) | 0.04% | 1 |
| i must get rid of it because it's already dead by the time i see it | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have indoor animals, they only catch small bugs. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat's are indoord but i did have a cat bring home a small rabbit it had already killed. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i rescue the creature if it is rescue-able & if it isn't i go into house & try to forget re it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| ...he doesn't do that. he's an indoor sissy | 0.04% | 1 |
| thank her ..say dont do that again ..throw it away.. | 0.04% | 1 |
| try to distract her with a treat | 0.04% | 1 |
| luckily i don't have to deal with this, but if i did i would take it from them. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i pick the animal up (after it is dead) with a paper towel and put it in a bread bag and put it in the garbage | 0.04% | 1 |
| i try to save the creature and let it outside | 0.04% | 1 |
| our cat is an indoor cat. | 0.04% | 1 |
| take it away | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't let her by supervising her outside | 0.04% | 1 |
| i take it away from the cat. i have indoor cats. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat stays inside. if i seems cat with a creature i will likely scream. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat stays in doors | 0.04% | 1 |
| indoor cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| mine doesn't catch small creatures | 0.04% | 1 |
| i try to save the little creature. | 0.04% | 1 |
| rescue it | 0.04% | 1 |
| tryto capture and release it | 0.04% | 1 |
| he hasn't, he doesn't go outside | 0.04% | 1 |
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If you try, how often are you able to safely rescue "prey?" I don't try
12%
270 votes
Most of the time
7%
174 votes
Sometimes
9%
212 votes
Not often
5%
127 votes
Never
4%
101 votes
My cat doesn't catch anything
8%
196 votes
N/A
54%
1254 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
5 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| he has crippled some chipmunks! | 0.04% | 1 |
| the insects are eaten too quickly | 0.04% | 1 |
| 0.04% | 1 | |
| no cat ! | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't try. that's what a good cat does. | 0.04% | 1 |
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Have you found anything that successfully prevents your cat from catching creatures? If so, please share. I don't have bird houses anymore
4%
101 votes
I've moved bird feeders away from shrubbery
5%
106 votes
I mostly keep my cat inside
22%
515 votes
N/A
68%
1592 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
54 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.34% | 8 | |
| i keep my cat indoors | 0.04% | 1 |
| shoot da cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| bell on collar | 0.04% | 1 |
| no my cat is an outside cat and brings me presents, he keeps all the rodents away | 0.04% | 1 |
| my two cats are 100% indoor cats. mostly because indoor cats have far longer lifespans, stay healthier and have little chance of getting in fights with other creatures who could hurt them. | 0.04% | 1 |
| no cat ! | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am not sure you can keep a cat from catching little creatures | 0.04% | 1 |
| this is natural for cats, and i do nothing. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't do anything | 0.04% | 1 |
| i always keep my cats inside | 0.04% | 1 |
| na my cats are indoor pets but some times a mouse gets in | 0.04% | 1 |
| when the weather is warm she loves to go out hunting. it's her nature and i just let her be. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i wouldn't want to prevent them from catching creatures. i don't like creatures. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cats have bells. | 0.04% | 1 |
| collars with bells | 0.04% | 1 |
| nothing! | 0.04% | 1 |
| i try to follow her or feed her and keep shadow in our apt when she gets warm milj sge love she will go nappy time | 0.04% | 1 |
| collar with bell | 0.04% | 1 |
| who am i to go and change the way cats feed, play and survive? | 0.04% | 1 |
| several bells on her collar helped a bit, as did limiting her time outdoors | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat likes rodents, we dont need them eat one kitty eat on | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cats don't attack birds. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat is indoor only | 0.04% | 1 |
| haven't found anything | 0.04% | 1 |
| and closed in the porch for warm weather | 0.04% | 1 |
| nothing, its a cat | 0.04% | 1 |
| we call him the attack cat until he died of kittyleukemia in his old age | 0.04% | 1 |
| i only have house cats. | 0.04% | 1 |
| the one cat that hunts catches moles | 0.04% | 1 |
| just want her to catch mice if they are in the house | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cats are strictly indoors. | 0.04% | 1 |
| found nothing | 0.04% | 1 |
| water hose | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cats are strictly indoor cats, but when we did have cats who went outside, they had to wear collars with bells, to warn the wildlife | 0.04% | 1 |
| i put a bell on my cat's collar and that worked pretty well - but then it got lost | 0.04% | 1 |
| we are sometimes overrun with mice, the cats around here are incouraged to go for it | 0.04% | 1 |
| a shotgun | 0.04% | 1 |
| nope. | 0.04% | 1 |
| keep my cats close to home and have a stick to chase them with | 0.04% | 1 |
| indoor cats | 0.04% | 1 |
| i tried putting a collar with a bell on it, might have slowed it down some, but we also never had mice in the house | 0.04% | 1 |
| our cat's a mouser! | 0.04% | 1 |
| yes please | 0.04% | 1 |
| i do not have cats nor do i want them. when i was a kid we lived on a farm | 0.04% | 1 |
| my cat is born to hunt and catch-neighbor wanted to borrow my cat to catch their mouse? | 0.04% | 1 |
| want my cats to catch the mice in the garage and the moles in the yard. | 0.04% | 1 |
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