The bell thing might work for a while, but in the end it usually just hones their stealthiness, and Kitty-Ninja skills... Zw
Throw a rock at it when you see it in your yard next time, maybe it will get the message after you do that a few times.
Just have to accept that the cat is doing...well what it does. You can't stop it. If you can't keep a collar and bell on him, then it's best to just let it go.
shock collar. saw a dog get zapped once. im pretty sure it pissed its self back to the owner. might permanently mentally mess it up though.
I don't know...its kind of mean is it? He killed another baby mouse at least I didn't see it this time
I think trying to stop your cat from hunting is mean too. It's part of the cat's natural instinct. We've already taken cats out of their natural habitat by domesticating them. I feel that letting them hunt (if they so desire) is the least we can do to try and make them happy.
Hang the feeder from a high branch or pole or whatever, that is in an open area, with a radius of at least ten feet around or more without shrubs. Hang a big wide pan with a rim under the feeder, so that seed will not drop onto the ground. If you can keep the birds in the trees and feeder and away from the ground, the cat won't be able to get 'em. Worked for me, still catches one every now and then but only a fraction of what he used to catch.
i don't let my cats out, so they don't kill any birds they also don't get killed, by dogs, cars, teenagers, whatever as far as their natural habitat goes, unless you live in north africa they are an invasive species, and have none
tighter collar and tie it up like you're supposed to leash laws and pet control laws are for ALL PETS
...or mocking birds. Yeah! We could introduce mocking birds & blue jays to the British Isles. Take that for the goldurn starlings & house sparrows!
You're basing this on the premise that the cat will make a connection between the "punishment" and the "crime" and my experience with cats suggests this is very wrong. Cats are not trainable like dogs or people. Doling out punishment is only going to make the cat avoid you until it gets hungry... and seeing as the cat is adept at bird hunting then that could be a while.
Your cat is a cat. As stated by many, myself included. Either keep your cat in, tie your cat using a harness when you are home or accept that it is a cat and doing what it should.