Folks, please abide by the forum guidelines. Please stay on topic, know when to leave things be and not have the last word, and please be respectful in tone.
This topic is about how to safely set up a bird feeder, it’s not about the ethics of cat ownership and letting one’s pet cat outdoors. I understand these are emotional topics (I’m lifelong a cat owner myself and have my own thoughts on it), but please keep things civil, respectful, and on-topic.