Songbird Survival’s Get EduCated Campaign

UK Charity Songbird Survival have joined together with the charity Cats Protection to issue advice to cat owners on how best to protect songbirds.

Their survey of 1,000 cat owners, conducted by pollster YouGov, says that almost half of cat owners (46%) aren’t aware of ways to reduce cat predation of songbirds.

Songbird Survival’s and Cats Protection’s top tips are:

• Play with your cat for 5-10 minutes every day as it allows them to exhibit their natural hunting behaviour and reduces their motivation to seek out prey. Pick out a toy that mimics prey movement – such as a fishing-rod toy
• Feed cats with a premium, meat-rich food as it’s been scientifically shown to reduce hunting tendencies
• Keep cats in at night to help songbird populations and to reduce the chances of your cat being involved in a road traffic accident.

Find more about the campaign ‘Get EduCATed’ here: https://www.songbird-survival.org.uk/post/press-release-get-educated