Domestic Cat

The Domestic Cat also known as the household cat may seem as a great American pet but in fact it is an invasive specie. The Domestic cat is a descended of the African wildcat and have tallied up to a total of 60 million. One issue we face with these domestic cats is the fact that people take these cats in but then abandoned them and if not tamed they have a rapid breeding rate so once in the wild they breed uncontrollably. These high breeding rates cause for population control to become in affect right away. Another and bigger problem we face with these domestic cats is the fact they are the main predator of birds. 30% of house sparrow deaths are from domestic cats. 31% of Ringed Robins and Dunnocks deaths are also at the hand of the domestic cats. In certain areas birds are 60% of a domestic cats diet. The domestic cats do not travel alive or live alone they live in what are called feral colonies and are all over the world with a large population living in Rome. Volunteers are trying to catch these cats give them shots to prevent rabbis and other disease and me tag them so they can keep control of these cats also by tagging them it has been seen that the cats level of behavior problems have been reduced.

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/domestic-cat/-work cited