I didn’t detect any humor at all. I detected a whole lot of baiting, but not a drop of humor. I’m tempted to bet you didn’t even crack a smile at it yourself.
But back to the real point: Cat ‘owners’ who let their cats roam the neighborhood are not operating with a proper sense of fairness. They want to be absolved of all responsibility for their cats’ actions while roaming, but they want the felines protected against harm and trapping as though they were their domesticated pets.
I mean, dog owners are required, in many jurisdictions, to carry a pooper scooper or a bag when they walk their dog, and to clean up all the poop their dogs drop while they’re out.
Not so, the cats. They can poop anyplace their little butts desire, which means under my window or in my garden, more often than not.
Hey, if I can’t shoot the little poopers, could I just trap them and take them way out in the country or the woods and let them go? That’s what Animal Control would do with most other wild animals. Just to help them be their wild selves, I’d be willing to use a set of long handled cutters (so I don’t get scratched) to cut their collars off, so they won’t have to be hampered by that noisy old ID tag.
It’s only fair.
;-) [There, that’s your notice I’m kidding a little.]
You want to be fair and honest about this situation? How many people actually pick up after their dogs? 10%? So we people put up with irresponsible dog owners MOSt of the time. Do we leave poison and want to kill them? Maybe...but most people have a brain and understand people and real life.
How many cats can walk on a leash? .01%. So you can't compare. Do you think it's natural and normal to keep your cat inside the house like a piece of furniture 24-7? No. Would you do that to a dog? Would you keep a dog in the house almost every second of it's life? Why do you think God gave cats claws, the hunting instinct, the need to eat grass and the want to run, climb and chase things?
Depending on the neighborhood, the individual cat and the circumstances (neighborhoods, kind of cat, etc), a cat should be treated uniqely. Not as a wild animal, not as a goldfish. They are in a class all by themselves. They can't be put on a leash and can't be fenced in. They thrive being outdoors and it is almost cruel to keep them inside their whole lives. Most will become depressed, lazy and bored out of their minds...
Now if only people were mature enough to accept those facts.