Although it is a bit different in America because you have different wild animals to us here in the UK with Coyotes etc. our biggest predator of cats is the car. Not only to cats but to wild animals too. Every year I lose count of the amount of hedgehogs, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, weasels, badgers etc. that end up as roadkill.

In this day and age we're all in too much of a rush to get from A to B. This is something I've come to realise since I took up cycling. I find that I drive my car slower now. I've always been a bit of a speed-freak. Many times I've done 100 mph+ on the motorways (freeways). I don't bother so much with speed anymore. What is it going to save in time? Maybe a minute or two and is it really worth possibly killing yourself and worse, someone innocent? No, it's not. Riding my bike to work takes me 14 minutes maximum now. It takes twice as long by car. If I was to strike a cat whilst on my bike, the cat may get hurt but it would survive. The chances are I would come off worst.

We're all in too much of a hurry these days. Perhaps that is one reason why people are so stressed out all the time. Maybe we should all slow down a little bit and not be in so much of a hurry.

Taking up cycling has really changed my attitude.