How much do cats kill? A new study gives us an idea of the amount of wildlife killed by cats each year in the United States. It is estimated that between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds are killed annually by domestic cats. Between 6.9 and 20.7 billion mammals are killed by domestic cats as well. The study also says that a majority of the animal deaths are caused by unowned cats rather than those who have owners. In my opinion they are one of the least domestic animals that have been domesticated. They kill both for fun, and for food. Most cat owners with outdoor cats know how much they hunt, and its something that just happens. They are cats, and they are doing what cats do. Below is a link to the abstract of the study. 
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n1/full/ncomms2380.html
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