Re: Cat News

So sorry to hear all of this Zem... I would be crushed as I am sure they became part of your life.

I do understand the food chain... doesn't mean I really like it.  I am sure the town folks won't see the connection.

Donna


----- Original Message ----
From: Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:20:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Cat News


Thanks for caring.  It would have been a lot harder to deal with if people 
had been involved.  There was no way to have avoided the coyotes.
zem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Cat News


> Zem, that must be really hard to deal with.  I worry when Semus isn't 
> there when i open the door in the morning, but he always shows soon 
> enough.
>> might notice the interconnectedness
> a lot of people don't seem to get it.  They whine if a cat scratches in a 
> garden bed, not realizing they no longer have chipmunk holes and vole 
> runs.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zemuly@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:31 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Cat News
>
>
>>I am now down to only two outside cats.  I have lost 5 more this spring. 
>>The total loss for the town is about 20.  We have a pack of coyotes, and 
>>they are eating them all.  The mayor has declared open seaon on the 
>>coyotes, but I'm not sure that is a very good idea considering the mind 
>>set of most people here where firearms are concerned.  I have two outside 
>>cats remaining.  So far they have stayed in my small (high) fenced back 
>>yard.  I am still feeding 3-4 cats at the abandoned house around the 
>>corner.  This has been a bad year for cats in LaGrange.
>>
>> The upside of having fewer cats in town is that we are suddenly having 
>> more birds.  The downside is we are also seeing more squirrels, snakes 
>> and mice. I'm hoping people around here might notice the 
>> interconnectedness (?) of life around us, but I know that's just wishful 
>> thinking...
>> zem
>> zone 7
>> West TN
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