A new report says the average house cat is now one of the world's most dangerous and invasive species.
They kill billions of birds and other mammals each year, and that's just in the United States.
The next time your see a cat out here on the streets, the findings in this report will have you thinking twice about handling it yourself.
Sure cats are cute and cuddly on Youtube, but in real life they're attacking bears!
A new report from Nature Communications reveals free-ranging domestic cats kill anywhere between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds a year and between 6.9 and 20.7 billion mammals annually.
Stray cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality.
Mike Romberger has a solution to the problem. His non-profit group called Lower Paxton Community Cats, catches, spays and neuters, then releases them back into the community.
“There's a recent study that says cats are the most dangerous species next to man, against small rodents, birds, wild bird population in the area,” explained Romberger.
Romberger says there are about 4,000 stray cats roaming Lower Paxton Township right now.
“They have to feed themselves, so they kill off small animals, some times birds,” Romberger told us. “One way to prevent that is by actually feeding the cats in our neighborhood.”
Cats are now on the world's top 100 invasive species list. Romberger's group is working hard, to change that.
“Our main goal is to reduce the cat population by preventing them from continually reproducing within the community,” Romberger concluded.
They kill billions of birds and other mammals each year, and that's just in the United States.
The next time your see a cat out here on the streets, the findings in this report will have you thinking twice about handling it yourself.
Sure cats are cute and cuddly on Youtube, but in real life they're attacking bears!
A new report from Nature Communications reveals free-ranging domestic cats kill anywhere between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds a year and between 6.9 and 20.7 billion mammals annually.
Stray cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality.
Mike Romberger has a solution to the problem. His non-profit group called Lower Paxton Community Cats, catches, spays and neuters, then releases them back into the community.
“There's a recent study that says cats are the most dangerous species next to man, against small rodents, birds, wild bird population in the area,” explained Romberger.
Romberger says there are about 4,000 stray cats roaming Lower Paxton Township right now.
“They have to feed themselves, so they kill off small animals, some times birds,” Romberger told us. “One way to prevent that is by actually feeding the cats in our neighborhood.”
Cats are now on the world's top 100 invasive species list. Romberger's group is working hard, to change that.
“Our main goal is to reduce the cat population by preventing them from continually reproducing within the community,” Romberger concluded.