Re: help, voles!

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

You might want to double check...last I heard, Connecticut was one of 
the states considering cat-leash laws pending. A state law would 
likely cover rural as well as urban areas.

There are lots of reasons not to let cats (or dogs) roam...respect 
for the property of others, being a primary one. There's also concern 
about decline of songbirds...a cat's health factors.

http://www.ctaudubon.org/conserv/nature/cats.htm

jems

>My red tabby usually does a good job with the rodents, though this summer
>he's not been as active. I think a few new felines in the neighborhood have
>redirected his aggressive tendencies. Out here in the country, not to
>mention rural New England, I can't imagine a law passing restricting cat
>roaming! That's a new one for me.
>
>I'll do the apple trick & see what I get. I have twice now seen a rodent
>scurrying away into the mulch at dusk. I don't have chipmunks, & got rid of
>my moles a few years back (milky spore is great, take away the grubs & the
>moles go too, & they were in the lawn anyway, not the garden beds) so I
>don't know what else would be making the holes.
>
>Thanks for the tips. I'll report back!
>
>Rich
>
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