I didn't check on the rabbits all day today, trying to behave and stay away from them. So I'm not sure what happened. I went out around 1:30 am with the flashlight, wondering if I might catch a glimpse of momma rabbit. But no, instead I find the glowing feline eyes of the neighbourhood menace to rodent and small animal kind, Sidney, standing over
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Here's Hamilton Bylaw: http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/1A17477E-0670-45BF-853C-A8DF28933EF1/0/HamiltonBylawNo86343.pdf
"No cat owner shall allow or permit his or her cat to be at large"
Double check with Animal Control that it's ok to turn in an animal that you trap on your own property when you know where it lives.
I had a dream last night that I took in and was rearing a baby duck. Heh.
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I've printed the by-law and am calling animal control tomorrow, see if I can borrow a cat havahart, as they are going for about 100 bucks a piece (ugh!).
The owners are going to get fair warning from me, and possibly a warning from animal control. After that, all bets are off and if I can catch him, I'm taking him in. Just because they are prey species doesn't mean the have to end up being someone's lunch.
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They look adorable.
I know our bunnymom returned to the site of her nest the following day - hopefully yours will do the same to pick up her kids, the rest having bolted for the underbrush.*
* What, I'm allowed to hope for the best..
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I'm with you. I think it's stupidity to let a cat outside both for the sake of the wildlife and for the cat (which is why I tried for so long to get Sparty inside).
So far so good. 2 bunnies still in burrow.
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