You can understand cats’ confusion. “Worldwide, we need a solution to cats going hunting for wildlife when they don’t need to,” he said. “As the planet gets more crowded, this is not an animal that can co-exist with wildlife. John Bradshaw, a cat behaviour expert from Bristol University, believes it is time for a change, and that the domestic moggie’s killer instinct should be bred out altogether. For 10,000 years they have been prized for their ability to hunt, yet few owners today show any gratitude when woken at 3am to a crippled sparrow being dropped on to the duvet.

Source: The Times June 12, 2016 23:08 UTC