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STOP OUTDOOR CATS FROM CATCHING BIRDS

Brightly colored cat collars can save the lives of songbirds.

According to a recent article in “The Atlantic”, stray cats and pet cats allowed outdoors kill 3.6 million birds every day on average in the United States, for a total of at least 1.3 billion birds per year. But for those who let their cats roam outdoors, there is a way to significantly reduce the loss of wild birds.

Songbirds see bright colors especially well–even in low light. Their eyes include specialized cones for easily perceiving bright colors and making those bright colors appear prominent in the environment. Their special extra rods help them to see bright colors well in low light conditions, like at dawn or dusk. Birdbesafe colorful collars are designed to help birds to detect an approaching cat who might walk to softly for a bells on the collar to be effective.

You can visit the Birdbesafe website here http://www.birdsbesafe.com/

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