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Missing Cats

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COMMENT 323948	2012-09-25 12:17 PM
That explains the chubby coyotes I've been seeing in that area!
COMMENT 323968	2012-09-25 01:08 PM
Neither of these comments are amusing.
COMMENT 323980	2012-09-25 01:20 PM
Sometimes you just become more aware of things, while there are not really more of those things - similar to when you're thinking about buying a particular car and then see them all over. Probably not your answer, but I'd like to think so.
ROGER DODGER	2012-09-25 01:25 PM
Someone found a black and white kitten at the Milpas bus stop in front of Trader Joes..I heard the other day there was pack of stray dogs at Alisos and Cacique wondered if they were coyote?
COMMENT 323995P	2012-09-25 01:35 PM
ALF? 968: Amusement is subjective. They made me chuckle...
COMMENT 323996	2012-09-25 01:36 PM
I live in the area also, and almost posted about this last week. It has us a bit freaked out because we have an outdoor kitty that we love dearly, and have been thinking about keeping him in for a while. Out cat looks just like Pooper, and everytime I see the missing sign my heart sinks :( I woke up in the middle of the night a few days ago to a large racoon on out porch the other night, but I don't think they could be the culprit.
COMMENT 323999	2012-09-25 01:44 PM
996 - racoons are clever but I don't think they know how to make "lost cat" signs. As for the 964 & 968s comments, I was thinking the same thing...and I'm a pet lover. Sometimes you just have to laugh at the morose.
COMMENT 324001	2012-09-25 01:46 PM
As sad as it is, they probably were eaten by coyotes. They used to kill at least one cat a month by my parents house just up the way from there on the riviera.
COMMENT 324009	2012-09-25 02:21 PM
It's coyotes and I too have noticed a big increase of missing cats from the same general area. I am hyper aware because we have a cat and I already had one meet that fate. Nothing I will ever forget.
COMMENT 324015	2012-09-25 02:38 PM
I hate to say it but I would have to agree it probably coyotes a friend of mine who lives in sycamore canyon lost their shitzu to coyotes and by my house in Winchester cats go missing all the time
COMMENT 323996	2012-09-25 02:39 PM
Hearing these stupid jokes really bothers me. What is wrong with these people? Do these people making these comments just troll around here because they already watched all the Simpsons reruns? There is a time and place........ :(
COMMENT 324020	2012-09-25 02:49 PM
I see missing cat signs all over my neighborhood - and I live miles away from Alice Keck.
COMMENT 324024	2012-09-25 03:00 PM
ya lots of coyotes lately, saw one by peabody school walking in the middle of the street at around 5 pm this weekend
COMMENT 324027	2012-09-25 03:07 PM
My friend and I walking on the Riviera in the morning were almost run over by a very large coyote. It seemed to have no fear at all of humans, we were surprised to see it out in the neighborhood that time of the day. Another friend of mine was housesitting close to the Museum of Natural History and while sitting on the deck with the cat a coyote ran up and tried to grab the cat. They are hungry and losing fear of man and they are in our neighborhoods in broad daylight. I would guess that may be the reason for the "lost kitties". So sad to think about. Maybe best to keep them inside day and night.
ROGER DODGER	2012-09-25 03:24 PM
I wonder how coyote tastes anyone know? My cat and I are intrested.
FIRST DISTRICT	2012-09-25 03:26 PM
People love their pets. I, too, have noticed an increase in 'lost cat' notices in my neighborhood. I can truthfully say that I have never found a lost cat. My beef is that people who post signs very rarely remove them. It makes me wonder if the pet was ever located. So there's sadness on two levels. . . A lost pet and a neighborhood blight.
COMMENT 324038	2012-09-25 03:30 PM
Weather
COMMENT 324043	2012-09-25 03:48 PM
I have two cats so I do sympathize with those who have lost their pets, but truth be told you did let them outside to fend for themselves. You wouldn't do that with your dog, although I guess some people do that as well. When a cat is left outside day or night it becomes part of the food chain that is very much alive in our community. Don't blame the coyotes, they are just doing what comes natural. Cats can live quite happily inside where it is less likely they will end up on a lost poster.
COMMENT 324050	2012-09-25 03:57 PM
There should be periodic counter-measures against the coyotes to keep them wary and afraid to come into the city. I know many of you will claim they were here first, but I don't believe the Chumash tolerated them in the past and they have increased their population in human habitat in recent decades because we provide a lot of free food--our pets and pet food. It would not take much--they are smart and will quickly take the hint. The real question is which agency should act--county or city?
COMMENT 324057	2012-09-25 04:01 PM
MSSB - well spoken.
COMMENT 324058	2012-09-25 04:02 PM
050-I'm curious, what counter measures are you suggesting?
COMMENT 324059	2012-09-25 04:04 PM
050 - Coyote sniping...I love it! Get a decent airsoft rifle and shoot em in the butt if you see them in your neighborhood.
COMMENT 324068	2012-09-25 04:16 PM
Is now the time to mention how many birds and lizards that cats kill each year? And not for food, but for sport because they're bored? I can live with that, but it seems unfair to want to kill coyotes when they killing for food and survival. Like the commentor said, if you don't want them to be part of the food chain, keep them inside, and accept the fact that they may show their displeasure by spraying on your couch or clawing up your favorite chair. After all, they're cats!
COMMENT 324070	2012-09-25 04:26 PM
068-Neutered cats do not spray unless they are sick or do not have access to a litter box. Scratching is easily controlled by nail clipping and covering with soft paws. 059-You are going to need a lot of air soft pellets and quite a bit of luck to deter the current coyote population.
ROGER DODGER	2012-09-25 05:10 PM
Why is it unfair for me to eat a coyote if he eats my cat? Isn't it the circle of life?
COMMENT 324129P	2012-09-25 07:28 PM
It's fair to eat a coyote if you want but carnivores don't tend to eat each other. If an animal has forward facing eyes it is a predator. We don't eat hawks, eagles, cats, dogs, owls. Those sideways facing eyes mark a prey animal, cow, chicken, duck etc. I think they just taste better to a predator like humans.
COMMENT 324179P	2012-09-26 07:05 AM
This is sad news about missing cats. Please keep them inside, especially at night. And, one more time, Alice Keck Park is deceased. The place the writer meant is Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens or as many happily say, Alice Keck Park Park.
FANGIRL	2012-09-26 08:30 AM
I also live in the upper east side and have noticed the same thing. I assumed that it was the time of year for the coyotes to be venturing closer to the residential areas. I have two cats, one that is always indoors, and the other that we adopted after someone abandoned her in the neighborhood. Unfortunately she is somewhat feral and likes to be outdoors most of the time.
COMMENT 324253	2012-09-26 10:04 AM
You can eat all the coyotes you want as far as I'm concerned Roger. I'm not sure if the authorities frown upon it, or how they taste.
MESAME	2012-09-26 10:32 AM
On whether coyote tastes good, my cats won't eat coyote but my 90 pound dog is eager to try. We used to live on the edge of the wilderness near Rattlesnake Canyon surrounded by coyotes. The big dog negotiated a territorial boundary with the coyotes 200 feet from the house and was protective of our cats, but the dog was kept in at night and the cats sometimes went out at night. We lost two cats in our first year there. Then we got a cat who somehow had learned about coyote strategy and the real threat that most cats don't understand. This savvy cat never got caught, but once she spent two days up a palm tree until a neighbor rescued her. A wary, knowledgeable cat can keep out of harm's way. I wish there were a way to teach our felines this skill.
AUNTIE S.	2012-09-26 06:22 PM
Yes, some of the "humor: is iffy, but 999 really IS funny. Thanks for that one.
COMMENT 325823	2012-09-29 10:51 AM
We have a full time pack of coyotes up here on North Ontare. I estimate there are at least 20 of them. They took a cat 15 feet from my house in broad daylight. I am seeing them in the daytime at least 3 to 5 times a week. My dog has attacked them several times, i had to pull him off a grown coyote right in my yard, the coyote went into full submission. Bobcat population also doing quite well up here. I think the post wild fire rodent population explosion is also supporting their high numbers. Also don't discount Owls. I had a friend who had to cut down a large old tree, found a raptor nest with about 10 kitty collars all wrapped into the structure of the nest. We decided not to bother calling the owners.

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