animals cuter - which? Raccoons would routinely track down our cat's litter, and rip the kittens to shreds overnight, eating none of them, just doing it for fun I guess. So no, I'm not a fan.

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. Geez, when you put it that way, "rip the kittens to shreds" . . . .

Reply to closeupready (Reply #2)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:07 AM

May 2016

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

5. Trust me, as a child, I was shocked to learn, firsthand, that wild animals

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:12 AM

May 2016

could actually kill for kicks - and not just ugly ones like rats or possums, but tiny helpless adorable kittens. Scarred me for life, I guess.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

6. Don't some well-fed cats hunt birds and mice for kicks?

Reply to closeupready (Reply #5)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:22 AM

May 2016

Pet cats should be kept indoors, for their own sake and the songbirds.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,204 posts)

8. My cat would eat mice

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #6)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:38 AM

May 2016

The WHOLE thing, except for the tail.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)

9. Our cat would occasionally bring us dead rodents as gifts. nt

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #8)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:52 AM

May 2016

ThingsGottaChange

(1,200 posts)

7. Did you keep the litter outside?

Reply to closeupready (Reply #2)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:37 AM

May 2016

How did the raccoons get to the kittens? Kitties should be kept inside. Good example why, here.

NJCher

(35,688 posts)

3. my friend

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 12:02 AM

May 2016

has a rac' famb'ly in her attic Bet she wishes....

Cher

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