A ‘Free Lunch’ is The Cat’s Whiskers: 

University of Exeter study shows felines favour a ‘free lunch’ over hunted prey, such as birds and mammals: What the cat dragged isn’t driven by hunger, but by instinct.

Cat owners can thus support wildlife via 3 simple ‘win-win’ interventions: 

● Fit a ‘BirdsBeSafe’ collar cover to deter birds 

● Play with cats for 5-10mins a day to ‘scratch that itch’ 

● Feed cats premium meaty food 

"Some owners may worry about restricting hunting because cats need nutrition from wild prey, but in fact it seems even prolific hunters don't actually eat much of the prey they catch." - Dr Martina Cecchetti, University of Exeter 

"Pet owners can help us reverse the shocking decline in songbirds via three simple, 'win-win' steps." - Susan Morgan, CEO, SongBird Survival

Learn more from the paper, published in the journal Ecosphere, is entitled: "Contributions of wild and provisioned foods to the diets of domestic cats that depredate wild animals."