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High-protein cat food may reduce bird, wildlife predation

Tim WallFebruary 17, 2021

Compared to a control group, cats killed fewer wild animals in the groups that ate high-protein diets and that played with their owners. Those two groups of cats also brought down less prey than before the experiment began.

My cat is made in the U.S.A., homegrown in my own backyard. However, biologically, she’s an import and that has implications for native wildlife. For those cat owners who let their felines roam the neighborhood, high-protein cat food may be one means to reduce predatory pressure on birds and…

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