They say that humans are the only animal that kills for sport
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Michael P
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Most likely squirrels: traps, dogs, pellet gun.
BonjourBonsai
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Got a dog but she's pretty much blind. This might be a good reason to get another one though!
19Mateo83
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Birds and squirrels….my nemesis 
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Groundhog... treat with extreme prejudice.
Upon further review, could be a chipmunk based on the location of the desecrated fruit and the metal hoop on the cage... perfect height for the little bastard to sit and chew on the tomato. You still have my ok to unleash hell!
Upon further review, could be a chipmunk based on the location of the desecrated fruit and the metal hoop on the cage... perfect height for the little bastard to sit and chew on the tomato. You still have my ok to unleash hell!
BonjourBonsai
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BonjourBonsai
Chumono
I'm trying a little psy ops first with dangling mirrors. Maybe they will be afraid of their own reflection.
jszg
Shohin
I've watched squirrels do this! Foul vermin...
Me too.
Mike Westervelt
Chumono
We have deer that eat our patio tomatoes, my wife sprays some nasty smelling repellant that seems to help
BonjourBonsai
Chumono
At a different garden, i tried the natural repellant spray of foetid rotten egg and spicy peppers. I think the dear said, "yum, thanks for the salad dressing!"
Coppersdad
Mame
When I had an issue with a particular bird who was to lazy to pick up all the available nesting material available and preferred the moss in my pots, I screwed a rat trap to a bench and baited it with moss.
It worked.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
My fishing dock used to be covered in bird poops. The pelicans and seagulls just loved to perch on the dock posts. I fought them for years until I learned this "weird trick"Birds and squirrels….my nemesis
I put some nails on the dock post and then strung fishing lines just 1" above the posts. From then on, the birds approach my dock then fly away. The few that tried to land flew off as soon as their feet were near the fishing lines.
Squirrels are nothing but bushy tailed rats. I treat them accordingly.
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Quote: "They say that humans are the only animal that kills for sport"
Answer: "They" have never owned a cat
Answer: "They" have never owned a cat
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
True dat.
On YouTube there is a recorded video from a camera mounted on a cat. In one night out that cat roamed around, terrorized, and killed a bunch of critters, yet it did not eat any of them.
shohin_branches
Omono
Sea otters and killer wales come to top of mind as animals that also kill for sport
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Domestic cats left to roam outside are a nightmare for everything. They have killed off entire species of animals (and if you've ever owned one, you know they're mostly not killing to eat).
www.scientificamerican.com
Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
Domestic cats are cherished human companions, but a new study shows the enormous breadth of species the felines prey on when they are left to roam freely
I've never understood why there are laws about dogs being kept in their yards or on a leash, but nothing in regards to cats. Why do cats refuse to poop in their own yard, always someone else's?Domestic cats left to roam outside are a nightmare for everything. They have killed off entire species of animals (and if you've ever owned one, you know they're mostly not killing to eat).
Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
Domestic cats are cherished human companions, but a new study shows the enormous breadth of species the felines prey on when they are left to roam freely
cishepard
Shohin
In my area, rats and field mice chew on tomatoes, as well.
hardtimes
Mame
This doesn’t seem to be true considering the amount of dog shit I see on my regular walks. Hiking trail entrances are especially bad
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