Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/19/2014 5:21 AM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:22:26 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:53:20 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It depends on the person. It might be fine for some people to rush out
>>>> and bring home another pet. Others need time to process.
>>>
>>> I always do.
>>
>> There are other things that one can be doing, raising money for pet
>> shelters would be one. I grow catnip on my balcony then when it is
>> cut and dried I knit mice which I fill with catnip, usually do well
>> over 100 and because the cat nip is so fresh, cats love them and I
>> have standing orders every year and proceeds go to a no kill shelter
>> locally. I even developed my own quick pattern for knitting the mice,
>> takes about an hour, and any left over yarn will do because for cats,
>> it is the cat nip that attracts not the colour of the mouse - I can
>> put the pattern here if anyone wants it.
>
> What a great hobby. I get anxious at night, while sitting and watching
> TV, so knitting would give me something to keep my hands busy. If you
> have any short pieces of yarn, they are helpful to birds for nest building.
>
> http://inthenext30days.net/tag/birds/
>
> Becca
>
>
Note: It has to be natural fiber. I looked into this ere I put out
material for nest-building. Also, IMO, you need to think about
camouflage. The stuff I put out was off-white, and I wonder if it made
the nests too visible. I know one nest was destroyed shortly after it
got built. It was really sad, because I saw the birds procreating, saw
them building that nest, and then saw a blue jay that seemed to be
breaking eggs. I also saw that the nest had been ruined.