This will allow the birds to fly through the mesh or fly upward to escape. Don t dispose of unwanted cats by releasing them in rural areas. Contact your local animal welfare organization for help. Eliminate sources of food, such as garbage or outdoor pet food dishes, that attract stray cats. Don t feed stray cats.
Some people put bells on their cat s collar.
But, bells are mostly ineffective in preventing predation because, even if the bell rings, its usually too late for the prey being stalked. Declawing may reduce hunting success, but many declawed cats are still effective predators. Observation of cats shows that some can kill more than 1,000 wild animals per year. Free-ranging cats living in small towns each kill an average of 14 wild animals annually. Rural cats kill many more.