We have recently adopted a one year old stray who turned out to be a Turkish Van. I've had rescue cats before who were very much homebodies and mostly stayed indoors. They caught the occasional bird or rodent, but this was very rare. This boy has turned out to be a prolific hunter and I'm finding it very hard to deal with his murderous ways. He's a lovely and very affectionate puss, but he keeps bringing in birds through the cat flap. This can be a daily occurrence! I've read the RSPB advice plus other online sites. He's well fed and kept in at night (before dusk) though recently he's started miaowing to be let out after we've all gone to bed and I've had to feed him to get him to settle indoors (bad habit, I know!) He prefers to use the outside toilet rather than the litter box. He will just not tolerate any collar and whips it off within seconds. We have tried!
Does anyone have any experience or advice on what I could do about this as this is heartbreaking? He's such a gorgeous cat, it's hard to believe how lethal he is.