Posted on 04/12/2005 11:34:55 PM PDT by flashbunny
Kewl.
I have an indoor/outdoor cat.
Anyone who messes with my cat will regret it. The retribution will not be violent, but it will be a living hell for the culprit.
If you keep your cat in on your property, then you will not have a problem.
If you are irresponsible and it escapes and is out in the wild without a collar, it is YOUR fault that it is treated as a feral animal.
*My* cats would certainly not be affected, since I am in another state and I also have the good sense to keep all of them indoors.
However, it seems to me that the people who have crafted this and wish to see indiscriminate shooting of "roaming" cats are really closet troublemakers who want to see neighbor pitted against neighbor. Numerous Hatfield/McCoy feuds will spring up, with the genesis being one neighbor who "accidentally" shoots the other neighbor's cat. I hope the cops are ready to respond to lots of domestic disturbance calls.
Pet ownership comes with responsibility. I'm against shooting cats so long as their owners accept financial responsibility for cleaning sh-t out of my yard, repairing scratched cars from where they like to nap on them, and child (kitten) support for other cats their's knocks up. I also want compensation for lost productivity at work due to being awakened at night by fornicating kitties. And don't even get me started on aluminum wheels damaged by spraying tomcats. lol
"However, it seems to me that the people who have crafted this and wish to see indiscriminate shooting of "roaming" cats are really closet troublemakers who want to see neighbor pitted against neighbor."
Sorry but this is the same gibberish that is posted on the other threads. This doesn't give you the ability to shoot cats on other people's property or to discharge a firearm within city limits or other places it is prohibited. It is targeted to where the problem lies- rural areas where cats don't belong in the wild and need to be controlled like any other nuisance animal.
But I expect that part to be ignored and the same lame claims to be made that 'a bunch of rednecks just want to shoot cats' - just like it always is.
I guess logic isn't required when talking about cats.
Reowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwr ***SCRATCH****!!!
Well trap them then. You've heard of farm cats surely.
Charming. What penalties are there for the sickos who bred these animals irresponsibly and then abandoned them?
So why punish the poor cats for having bad owners?
Nobody wants any problems. But if anyone messes with my cat, there are going to be unpleasant consequences. It's one of The Rules.
If you go and shoot the wrong person's cat, don't come crying to us.
If my cat got out, and someone killed it for the heck of it?
They're on limited time.
"Charming. What penalties are there for the sickos who bred these animals irresponsibly and then abandoned them? "
Not sure. I guess they're not the problem. Just the people who want to be responsible and preserve the ecosystem must be criticized.
" Well trap them then. You've heard of farm cats surely."
Yes, My grandparents had one to control the rat population.
However your comment isn't a solution. You have to trap them. Then you have to feed them. And provide medical care. All this costs money. I sure as hell don't want my tax dollars paying for it.
Plus, many of these cats are so far removed from domestic situations that they are not suitable for adoption.
Posts like this remind me of the ninnies who are opposed to deer hunts and instead wish to provide birth control for deer. Guess what, that doesn't work, either.
Thanks for illustrating EXACTLY what I was talking about.
You guess they're not the problem? You seem to have difficulty with cause and effect.
They aren't being punished, they are being eliminated in the most economical means available. Last time I checked, cats do not respond well to prison reform programs. lol Animals are an owners responsibility. I've never shot a cat, and likely never will, but they need to be controlled if their owner won't accept responsibility for them.
" Nobody wants any problems. But if anyone messes with my cat, there are going to be unpleasant consequences. It's one of The Rules.
If you go and shoot the wrong person's cat, don't come crying to us."
Again, another illustration of exactly what I was talking about.
Talk about a person's responsibility to keep control of the cat and get some oblique warning from the 'humane' cat lovers of bodily harm.
Super. Just super. Do you know how irrational you all are making yourselves look?
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