Reply to: Is the population level sustainable?

[AtW]

New Labour are "subsidised exotic wasters". Their natural population density in Britain would be about 1 family per 10 square miles, rather than 1 every second house.

If they had to earn themselves, there would be about one hundredth the number of them. And an awful lot more native tax contributors.

FTFY

[shaunbhoy]

As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?

None. The dogs called in an Air Strike!!

[Paddy]

There are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.

What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support

Too good to let them run around. Taste like chicken.

[EternalOptimist]

Cats are "subsidised exotic predators". Their natural population density in Britain would be about 1 family per 10 square miles, rather than 1 moggy every second house.

If they had to feed themselves, there would be about one hundredth the number of cats. And an awful lot more native birds.

Domestic dogs are, well, domesticated, and have mostly lost the compulsion to predation, so do not impact the environment so much; but conversely might do so more if they were wild.

Aha, thats what I wanted to know.

Dogs might not predate, but they sure sh1t everywhere.

[Ignis Fatuus]

There are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.

What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support

Cats are "subsidised exotic predators". Their natural population density in Britain would be about 1 family per 10 square miles, rather than 1 moggy every second house.

If they had to feed themselves, there would be about one hundredth the number of cats. And an awful lot more native birds.

Domestic dogs are, well, domesticated, and have mostly lost the compulsion to predation, so do not impact the environment so much; but conversely might do so more if they were wild.

[doodab]

Well a cat can have up to seven litters a year, so if we say an average of 3 kittens per litter and they can breed from 4 months onwards............. so you're looking at a lot of mouths to feed.

Dogs only have 1 litter per year. So it looks like cat domination.

Dogs can eat cats, so will thrive while the cat population explodes then crash once the cats start to starve due to overpopulation. Then it will all go round again.

[SimonMac]

As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?

Depends what he was claiming on his mileage forms

[Halo Jones]

As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?

One (unless a Schizophrenic)

[EternalOptimist]

Oh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?

not prefer, as such.
Each and everyone has their own function, our cats catch mice and voles and show her affection. Dongo entertains her by moving his den every few days and running around in his little wheel. An I , er....erm..

I know Im good for something. I'll get back to you

[Old Greg]

As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?

[Churchill]

Oh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?

What? EO's Mrs prefers Pussy?

She seems such a nice lady too.

Goes to show, you never know...

[cailin maith]

Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

Oh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?

[Old Greg]

No, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.

The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

The point I am making is that once you stop feeding them, things could get ugly. You need to think this through properly and in the meantime, keep feeding them. If I'm an hour late with my kitty's dindins, he's in the cutlery drawer looking for the tomato knife.

[norrahe]

There are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.

What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support

Well a cat can have up to seven litters a year, so if we say an average of 3 kittens per litter and they can breed from 4 months onwards............. so you're looking at a lot of mouths to feed.

Dogs only have 1 litter per year. So it looks like cat domination.

[suityou01]

No, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.

The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

Aren't you being Non-Opposable-Thumbist?