How would you dispose of these bodies?

[Emotionalsupporthamster]

Can you please help settle this debate in our family?

My mum’s cat seems to be single handedly controlling the rabbit population in her neck of the woods. This week he’s brought no less than five dead rabbits into her house, and she mentioned that she had put these all in her green (garden waste) bin. I said that I’m not sure you should do that, but she doesn’t see why not. I couldn’t say exactly why - maybe that it doesn’t seem very sanitary for composting, with all the parasites they get and all that, though it is organic matter. I thought maybe bag them up and put in the general bin (goes to incineration rather than landfill). My DH says lob them over the fence, but then the cat may well just find them and drag them in again.

WWYD with all these rabbit carcasses?

People on this thread do not have a clue about cats.

'keeping the bloody cats inside'
'getting rid of the cat'
'ugh cats'

What is wrong with people?

I’m now feeling the need to learn more about how they do composting in my council area - I didn’t know there were different processes for different types of waste going into compost.

A bell would indeed be a good idea but she’s against collars in case the cat manages to asphyxiate himself getting hooked on a tree branch. I’m not sure if that’s actually a thing or not, the risk is presumably fairly small.

@Mademetoxic couldn’t have a cat thread without a few coming on to say they’re the spawn of the devil.

https://www.scottishspca.org/dead-animal-advice#:~:text=You%20should%20dispose%20of%20small,to%20double%20bag%20the%20carcass.

I’d lob them over the garden fence for the local foxes’ dinners. But then we have a suitable area behind our back garden.

The collars are self releasing so no danger to the cat not like the old ones

It totally depends on the cat. We had one (of four) who repeatedly almost strangled himself on the old style collars. But they make new ones now that come apart when yanked - you could show her and have her snap one to see?

@Mademetoxic Chill out love.

Cats are lush. But doesn't mean it's not a lot to deal with their hunting.

Dogs are also gross, in a different way, but I love them all.

We always throw dead prey onto the drive - crows generally take within an hour.

Thanks all!

@Borborygmus, I’ll send her that link as she’ll not take my word for it.

@PhuckyNell ah really? I had no idea - I might get her one and show her.

They all live environmental friendly lives. No meat consumption, cars, holidays, single use plastics.

Take them back to the woods after dark and a fox or something would eat it

Live update: Another one’s just been brought in. She’s bagging it up for the general waste.

Get the cat a large bell.

Lob video's into the friend for the boxes.

Sit the cat down and make them watch Watership Down.

Sit the cat down and make them watch Watership Down.

🤣🤣🤣

Rabbit populations need to be controlled so this method of pest control seems fine. Much better than poison etc.
Unless you are volunteering to go round with a gun and shoot them?

My dog killed several last year and strangely none this year. I think rabbit populations must fluctuate radically from year to year, and last year they were basically just standing around in hordes waiting to be slaughtered by every dog and cat that fancied a cheap thrill.
Luckily dogs don't bring their kills home to adorn the carpet. But mine did sashay around with them in his gob a bit, looking pleased with himself. The only way I could get him to drop them was by shouting "Rabbits!!" and acting all excited so he thought there were some more live ones to have a go at.

If she’s rural she should just burn them, or dig a hole and bury them.

Yes 🤣

Out "compostible" green bin is for garden waste and food waste, so chicken carcasses are in with the compost.

My cats bring in dead mice. We double bag them and put in the usual black waste bin.

Not sure my friend would enjoy lobbed videos 🤔

Black bin.

if she’s rural and she starts lobbing them back into the field she will encourage a fox problem.

Get the cat a collar and bell, stop them decimating the local wildlife now it’s bird nesting season.

The cat is very rude. At the very least it should eat the poor bunny.

Mine only leaves me with an ear or two and makes the rest of the rabbit vanish. Then lounges around in a food coma for the rest of the day.

Im rural and I would lob it over the hedge onto a field margin 😂 although the cat might bring it back. Pick a secluded spot away from any houses. I hate the thought of double bagging and putting it in the refuse. It’s just wasting plastic and stopping nutrients being returned to the soil!!? Bonkers!