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I sympathize. Hundreds of feral cats plague our area because of all the old ladies who feed them.

My solution to keep my acreage cat free? About nine years ago I saved from the pound a fiesty Rottweiler/Doberman mix who the pound would only give to someone who did not have cats. She had killed a few during her stay at the pound. She was a year old and has spent the last nine years decimating any cat that was dumb enough to get near our property. She also had killed her share of raccoons, possums, moles, and gophers. When she was younger it was a daily occurrence for her to come in from outside and drop a dead gopher at my feet. Only one problem, at least three times a year she decides a local skunk should get the death penalty. I keep plenty of Dawn dishwashing detergent on hand. Small price to pay for being cat free.

The FedEx and UPS drivers just stay in their trucks and throw my packages through their window onto my porch. The electric company makes me read my own meter. I can’t wait for the Census idiot to come on my property to try to get the information I refused to fill in since I only gave the number of people at my abode! :-)

I never understood cat people until I read this article - explains it all.

Study: Cat Parasite Affects Human Culture

A parasitic microbe commonly found in cats might have helped shape entire human cultures by manipulating the personalities of infected individuals, according to a new study.

Infection by a Toxoplasma gondii could make some individuals more prone to some forms of neuroticism and could lead to differences among cultures if enough people are infected, says Kevin Lafferty, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In a survey of different countries, Lafferty found that people living in those with higher rates of T. gondii infection scored higher on average for neuroticism, defined as an emotional or mental disorder characterized by high levels of anxiety, insecurity or depression.
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http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/060803_tgondii_culture.html