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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

I can tell you about barn cats...

Dairy barns seem to be more hospitable environs to cats than non dairy barns 
(mortality wise).

I cannot explain it.

Keep in mind that a barn cat is more akin to a wild animal than a 
domesticated one.

Later,
Tom

Bruce Hansen wrote:

> I have seven outdoor cats. They are all way over two years old. They live in
> the hay in the barn in the winter. They burrow holes in the hay and live,
> quite cosizly,in dens. I feed and water them. Keith, where did you get your
> data?