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Cute and fluffy pets that can only slightly scratch the owner when they are in a bad mood, It turns out to be a serious threat to others. By According to US biologists, cats annually kill millions of animals, reports the British television and radio company BBC. According to research conducted by the Smithsonian Institution and Wildlife Service, cats annually exterminate from 1.4 up to 3.7 billion birds and from 6.9 to 20.7 billion mammals. Although the greatest threat to our smaller brothers still represent wild cats, on the account of pets also many feathered and fluffy victims. Study authors claim that from cat’s feet more animals die every year than from poisoning and in traffic accidents. It’s no secret that on the islands in different parts light predatory instinct of domestic cats led to the extinction of 33 species small animals. Moreover, over the years, the cruelty of the “pussies” only growing. It turned out that cats destroy four times more animals than previously thought. In america their main victims bullfinches, mice, shrews, squirrels and rabbits become. So what do cat owners to prevent thousands of kills? Firstly, it’s best to let pets out as little as possible on street, biologists advise. Scientists also recommend hanging cats collars with bells, so that the owners are always aware of what their favorites are involved. In Britain, this practice has helped reduce the number of murders committed by cats by one third. Problem not only Americans, but also residents care about criminal cats New Zealand. Local ecologists have suggested introducing for furry killers of punishment.
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