We have had a hawk in our subdivision for years, I have outdoor cats, is the hawk any threat to my cats as long as squirrels, and other smaller animals are around?
Extension
Message
From:
Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
The hawk will have plenty of other things to eat. It shouldn't bother your cats.
Extension
Message
From:
Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
It would be unusual for a hawk to bother with a cat. I'd keep an eye on small kittens. But hawks, depending on the species, are going to go after mice, voles, squirrels, or birds.
