I was posting because I was pointing out some of the many reasons I am not pleased with “CatPersons” who are responsibility deficient. Having been forced to shoot such cats, and not liking to so do (we raised Siamese cats when I was younger), was the reason for the rant.
As in all civilized discussions, present company is always excepted.
Having been forced by the irresponsible, to shoot such cats, and often a number of them, I have concluded the following:
1. When numerous cats show up suddenly, some cat group did the dumping.
2. Cats become paranoid FAST when dumped.
3. Attempts to capture such cats is too much risk.
4. Best method I know of is a can of sardines, then a carefully placed shotgun pattern.
#4 above will result in multiple shot entering the cranial vault and immediate loss of consciousness. IMHO, anything other than a brain shot inflicts avoidable suffering.
Even a cat deserves a last meal and a painless death. Why “even a cat”?
Ever watched a cat deliberately prolonging its killing of an animal it got a claw into?
Is shooting really the only way you folks can control feral/loose cats-aren’t there any neuter and release programs for feral cats in Florida? Any no-kill animal shelters, or fines for dumping pet animals? The fines here for that are ruinous-but they seem to work on everyone but snowbirds.
I thought Florida had a python problem, not a cat problem. Are domestic felines suddenly decimating the native wildlife like non-native, released snakes?
I live in the absolute hinterlands, and even the most hard core game warden here doesn’t shoot cats-that is why we have animal shelters, and everyone supports them-there is no shortage of people with catch poles and have-a-heart traps, to avoid injury either-I’ve done it myself as a volunteer quite a few times...
Those cats that are neutered and released may live short lives, but it sounds far better than dying from a shotgun blast to the head in a trap they were lured into by humans with the promise of food-I don’t even hunt deer near a feeder. No wonder the smart strays don’t trust humans. The neuter and release program is more humane by far...
The area I live in is environmentally sensitive because of groundwater-only environmentally safe pesticides are permitted, and no commercial weedkillers can be used-cats are needed here-not having a rodent survive further than the door from the garage without dangerous and harmful poison is good.