# Anyone know of a way to prevent outdoor cats from catching game?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 1, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-way-to-prevent-outdoor-cats-from-catching-game/657258 "2013-05-01T22:11:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![retterath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@retterath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retterath)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-way-to-prevent-outdoor-cats-from-catching-game/657258/41 "2013-05-06T02:32:55Z")

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That video gives me Dr. Who - weeping angel flashbacks.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-way-to-prevent-outdoor-cats-from-catching-game/657258/42 "2013-05-06T02:50:20Z")

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> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#):
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> People _do_ that to a _cat_? What next, removing a horses hoofs to stop it making an annoying clippy-cloppy noise?

Actually, the noise comes from metal shoes that humans have added to the bottom of the horse’s hooves. Horses left barefoot (only natural hooves) do not make nearly as much noise,

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