Anonymous wrote:I had a golden retriever who would run right past the bunnies. Bunnies were frozen, terrified as goofy dog ran past them by about a foot on the way to get his frisbee. He would chase birds but never the bunnies.

We had a bunny nest in our yard this year and our golden was similarly pretty oblivious, unless a baby hopped right in front of him. (and by that point, the babies were still quicker than the golden, so no harm done)

My friend's dogs brought down a fawn that had wandered into their backyard. They had not seen deer before so no one thought to check before letting the dogs out. That was a sad sight.

We have a 6 foot privacy fence and I never saw a bunny in our backyard until last year when unfortunately one got in and had her babies there. Our dog ended up killing 3 - I was so sad. Thankfully this year a bunny hasn’t made its way inside the fence.

Dog has tasted blood it must be put down

Circle of life, baby

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Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the times my mom gets the sadz when her cats bring a bunny (sometimes dead, sometimes alive) into the house through the car door.

What does your mother expect if she allows her cats to roam?

She got them for their cuteness when they sit on her lap, not for their punishing effect on the local ecosystem.

Cats killing bunnies is no big deal in terms of our ecosystem.

Bunnies reproduce faster than cats can kill them.

Yeah, but cats are responsible for killing MANY songbirds. Not all outdoor cats are bird killers, but a small percentage are incredibly efficient and have wreaked havoc on the bird populations.

+1

Cats are a nuisance and there are WAY too many cats.

What there are too many of are humans.

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Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the times my mom gets the sadz when her cats bring a bunny (sometimes dead, sometimes alive) into the house through the car door.

What does your mother expect if she allows her cats to roam?

She got them for their cuteness when they sit on her lap, not for their punishing effect on the local ecosystem.

Cats killing bunnies is no big deal in terms of our ecosystem.

Bunnies reproduce faster than cats can kill them.

Yeah, but cats are responsible for killing MANY songbirds. Not all outdoor cats are bird killers, but a small percentage are incredibly efficient and have wreaked havoc on the bird populations.

+1

Cats are a nuisance and there are WAY too many cats.

Okay, but do you realize that birds of prey eat song birds too? In midair and also babies right out a nest?
And yet despite it all there is still a good supply of song birds, bunnies, rodents (who are basically just food for others).
It’s only when humans get involved in something that things get disastrous and threatened.

Do we realize how many song birds die flying into our stupid modern office buildings with all the windows? Eagles getting hit by cars because we’ve made a golf course community near their nesting grounds?

Humans are responsible for killing off all the wolves - to easily preserve our steady supply of cattle and pigs that we stuff our faces with constantly - and now we have a huge coyote over population which doesn’t make anyone happy.

If you want to have rage about over killing it should be directed to humans.

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Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the times my mom gets the sadz when her cats bring a bunny (sometimes dead, sometimes alive) into the house through the car door.

What does your mother expect if she allows her cats to roam?

She got them for their cuteness when they sit on her lap, not for their punishing effect on the local ecosystem.

Cats killing bunnies is no big deal in terms of our ecosystem.

Bunnies reproduce faster than cats can kill them.

Yeah, but cats are responsible for killing MANY songbirds. Not all outdoor cats are bird killers, but a small percentage are incredibly efficient and have wreaked havoc on the bird populations.

+1

Cats are a nuisance and there are WAY too many cats.

Anonymous wrote:Mamma bunnies don't normally choose to have their babies in a yard with a dog. Nor do they generally have nests in visible areas like under a tree. Are you sure that a hawk or some other bird of prey didn't drop the bunny under the tree?

Are you kidding? If it’s not a dog then it’s a fox, raccoon or cat. The best has to go somewhere.

Momma bunny at our house has nests in our front yard and we have 4 cats. Which is crazy. When I see the little cuties I don’t let the cats out there for a few weeks, but if one gets out - bye bye cute baby.
Once they are older they can fend for themselves. We used to have a pet rabbit and she would body slam the kitties if they seemed aggressive and they never tried anything again.

Leash your dog before opening the door and don't let him alone in the backyard.

I never let the dog out without a collar and leash - he's a bolter and would get hit by a car.

I had a golden retriever who would run right past the bunnies. Bunnies were frozen, terrified as goofy dog ran past them by about a foot on the way to get his frisbee. He would chase birds but never the bunnies.

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Anonymous wrote:Mamma bunnies don't normally choose to have their babies in a yard with a dog. Nor do they generally have nests in visible areas like under a tree. Are you sure that a hawk or some other bird of prey didn't drop the bunny under the tree?

Happens every year on my yard with two dogs.
I fenced her nesting spot and she is OK.

OP, it happens. My min poodle managed to kill a groundhog. He was happy, I was shocked. On top of what happened I had to remove the body.

Happened for me too, two dogs. Nothing you can do but explain the circle of life to the small children witnessing the event. It is what it is.

Anonymous wrote:Mamma bunnies don't normally choose to have their babies in a yard with a dog. Nor do they generally have nests in visible areas like under a tree. Are you sure that a hawk or some other bird of prey didn't drop the bunny under the tree?

Happens every year on my yard with two dogs.
I fenced her nesting spot and she is OK.

OP, it happens. My min poodle managed to kill a groundhog. He was happy, I was shocked. On top of what happened I had to remove the body.

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Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the times my mom gets the sadz when her cats bring a bunny (sometimes dead, sometimes alive) into the house through the car door.

What does your mother expect if she allows her cats to roam?

She got them for their cuteness when they sit on her lap, not for their punishing effect on the local ecosystem.

Cats killing bunnies is no big deal in terms of our ecosystem.

Bunnies reproduce faster than cats can kill them.

Yeah, but cats are responsible for killing MANY songbirds. Not all outdoor cats are bird killers, but a small percentage are incredibly efficient and have wreaked havoc on the bird populations.

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Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the times my mom gets the sadz when her cats bring a bunny (sometimes dead, sometimes alive) into the house through the car door.

What does your mother expect if she allows her cats to roam?

She got them for their cuteness when they sit on her lap, not for their punishing effect on the local ecosystem.

Cats killing bunnies is no big deal in terms of our ecosystem.

Bunnies reproduce faster than cats can kill them.