Pretty sure it’s more of a pricing issue.

I am not arguing that, I am saying that populations would still be much high if more and more suitable habitat existed. The issue being that you cannot count lack of animals due to habitat via mortality.

This is misleading: Habitat destruction and lawns are a much greater threat to birds. If you do not like cats and want them gone that’s fine. Don’t use false/misleading information to further your point.

Yeast dough with cinnamon, eaten by plucking pieces of of the loaf.

I’d you have a local cobbler/shoemaker you might want to ask them. I would expect them to be able to tell you what to get if you want them to repair it.

Boots, like tires and lightbulbs, are consumables.