-Caveat Lector- Go through all y'r favorite gun control literature, either pro or con, and substitute the word CAT for the word GUN......... Tenorlove ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From "Wired News" 02-01-2001 > > Killer Cats > > Whiskers the cat may purr during the day but at night he turns into a > serial > killer, Britain's Mammal Society said on Wednesday. Britain's 7.5 > million > domestic cats kill up to 300 million animals and birds a year, > according to > the Society's survey "Look What the Cat's Brought In." According to > the > survey, cats wearing bells killed more -- probably because they have > to be > stealthier in order to keep their bells quiet. Cats in the country > out-hunted town cats, and young cats killed more than older cats. > "Generally, the two-year-olds killed the most, although some of the > very > biggest killers were the grizzled and really experienced eight and > nine-year-olds," the survey said. The victims included 15 million > rabbits, > 1.5 million harvest mice, three million rats and 230,000 bats. The > survey > estimated the cats also killed "alarming" numbers of reptiles and > amphibians, including four million frogs, 370,000 lizards, 700,000 > worms and > 80,000 grass snakes. "They are certainly putting pressure on > reptiles, which > may have found that gardens are a haven away from inhospitable > agricultural > land," the survey said. __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
