Posted on 10/03/2014 11:27:51 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Swiss animal protection group is proposing a one-cat limit for the country's households to protect local wildlife preyed on by the felines.
The Zurcher Tierschutz group in Zurich suggested the country's cat population needs to be controlled due to the threats felines pose to wildlife including birds, lizards, amphibians and small mammals.
The group said there are an estimated 1.4 million cats in the country of 8.1 million people and measures are needed to control the cat population to protect local wildlife. The group suggested a limit be put on cat ownership to allow only one feline per household.
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Situations like this are why we have the Second Amendment.
Katz is ridiculous owners to take orders from.
Always gives me paws, when I think of their powers...
I agree. Keeping them indoors is best. They stay healthy and tend to live longer. And no one has to be concerned about cats destroying wildlife.
I’m on my third cat. All of my cats preferred the indoors. They were former strays who were happy to have a comfortable home so they didn’t have to fend for themselves in often harsh weather.
My condolences on the passing of your little buddy. He resembled my first cat, Peaches. And yes, Peaches thought my bed was the “cat’s meow” too.
22 years old? I have a siamese-tortie mix that’s about to turn 20. What is it with siamese that they live so long?
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Sorry for your loss. I had to put the sister of the one I mentioned in the above post down last winter. It sucks. It will get better, I promise.
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“A Swiss animal protection group is proposing a one-cat limit for the country’s households”
I have an alternative suggestion: a one-cat-hater limit per Swiss household. Or perhaps a one-moron per household limit instead, since that would be far more inclusive and FAR more useful, since presumably moron-breeding could be somewhat reduced.
Selfie?
Finger. Trigger. Not good.
Not me. I have better trigger discipline.
Except for the occasional crazy cat lady (or guy, or couple). I once knew a couple who had over a dozen cats in a medium size trailer. The guy later fell into cocaine / alcohol abuse & ended up (permanently, I believe) in an institution. His girlfriend, I have no idea.
We have 3 cats now (one, a stray, is a recent addition.) One is a "mostly indoors cat" who rarely goes over 30 ft. from the house. 2 are 99% "outside" cats. All are "fixed". But it's impossible to keep any of them from going in or out if they really want. In my situation I am often carrying large, heavy items in or out, and there's just no way...
Even the 2 outside cats rarely leave our (somewhat rural) property. They seem to know the road is dangerous / stay away from it except when walking with us to our neighbors, and even then our cats stay on the shoulder. (They definitely don't sit out there the way some cats do.) Ours don't seem to get many birds, but they do get mice, moles, and occasionally, a squirrel - which latter is fine with me, as the squirrels are a nuisance. I rather doubt the cats get many HEALTHY squirrels, though, and I've never seen them get a young one. I suspect the nests are higher in the shagbark hickory trees than the cats will climb, and now that I think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a cat try to climb a large shagbark hickory tree...
Heh - it’s the animal lovers’ wars!!!
BTW, sorry to hear you lost your kitty. Some years back, a fave of ours died and my wife cried for hours. Then she said she never wanted one again — and soon we were adopting our 1st of the present 3. :-)
Sorry to hear about your loss. We had to put down our 24-1/2 year old tan and white tabby a couple of years ago. He started having heart attacks every few days and was in so much distress it was painful to see. We have two cats right now.
Mh one 7 lb. cat gets lenity of companionship from my 86 lb. Pitador and 110 lb. Great Dane.
I had the same experience about 4 and a half years ago with a wonderful rescue dog who was half chocolate lab and half Weimaraner. He was wasting away and seemed to have terminal cancer but I couldn’t get a definite diagnosis in site of a few thousand dollars spent on tests. Eventually I made the decision myself and had an autopsy done. Thank God I was right; it was lymphoma. He was the most loving dog I’ve ever had. Three and a half years ago I replaced him with a Great Dane who’s doing a great job of giving him a run for the money in the loving department. DANES ROCK!!
I certainly miss the furries that taught me about Feline Diabetes, Hyper-thyroidism, heart disease, arthritis, gallstones, and administering care that I never thought I could manage (subcutaneous fluids, for one).
It definitely gets better but you never forget and are grateful for the knowledge you gained that will benefit your next furry love.
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