Is the population level sustainable?

[EternalOptimist]

There are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.

What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support

[Old Greg]

There are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.

What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support

Are we assuming that the cats gain command and control of the Trident nuclear deterrent? It's a critical variable.

[EternalOptimist]

Are we assuming that the cats gain command and control of the Trident nuclear deterrent? It's a critical variable.

No, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.

The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

[suityou01]

No, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.

The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

Aren't you being Non-Opposable-Thumbist?

[norrahe]

There are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.

What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support

Well a cat can have up to seven litters a year, so if we say an average of 3 kittens per litter and they can breed from 4 months onwards............. so you're looking at a lot of mouths to feed.

Dogs only have 1 litter per year. So it looks like cat domination.

[Old Greg]

No, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.

The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

The point I am making is that once you stop feeding them, things could get ugly. You need to think this through properly and in the meantime, keep feeding them. If I'm an hour late with my kitty's dindins, he's in the cutlery drawer looking for the tomato knife.

[cailin maith]

Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it

Oh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?

[Churchill]

Oh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?

What? EO's Mrs prefers Pussy?

She seems such a nice lady too.

Goes to show, you never know...

[Old Greg]

As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?

[EternalOptimist]

Oh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?

not prefer, as such.
Each and everyone has their own function, our cats catch mice and voles and show her affection. Dongo entertains her by moving his den every few days and running around in his little wheel. An I , er....erm..

I know Im good for something. I'll get back to you