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As a cat owner, I worry about these numbers:
"The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) estimated that free-roaming cats in the contiguous U.S. kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals "
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https://www.felineresearch.org/post/issue-brief-wildlife-impacts-of-outdoor-cats
Wildlife impacts of free-roaming cats: Estimates vs. evidence
The National Feline Research Council examines past and present estimates of the impact of outdoor cats on birds and wildlife, including predation, indirect fear effects, and risk of disease transmission (specifically Toxoplasma gondii).NFRC
