We have three cats that are allowed outside. One of them has cleared our yard and our neighbors' yards of chipmunks as well as putting a dent in the field mouse population in the field behind our property. He also has caught and killed two rabbits, four squirrels, numerous lizards, and many birds. The other two have yet to match his skills but one of them also just started being let out in the last two weeks so she's still in exploration mode but her sister has been going out for a couple months and has a few kills.
We have three cats that are allowed outside. One of them has cleared our yard and our neighbors' yards of chipmunks as well as putting a dent in the field mouse population in the field behind our property. He also has caught and killed two rabbits, four squirrels, numerous lizards, and many birds. The other two have yet to match his skills but one of them also just started being let out in the last two weeks so she's still in exploration mode but her sister has been going out for a couple months and has a few kills.
It was probably pretty good a long time ago before traps and poisons and an exterminator you could call up. I can honestly say that I haven't seen a stray cat in years. Do people even let them out anymore?