Report: Kill the Feral Cats

AP via WOWT ^ | Posted: 5:04 PM Nov 30, 2010 | AP

[goodnesswins]

Well....we got this one around 5-6 weeks...he was 14 oz...so MAYBE he won’t stay so wild, especially when he gets neutered in a few months. He is so funny...drags his blankie up and downstairs, (it’s about a 2 ft square piece of fleece) and loves a foot long piece of cord I gave him. The vet said...just keep him busy! Not planning on declawing...just keeping his claws well clipped.

[Hardastarboard]

A guy I know was trying to put a cat out of its misery that had its hind legs cut off by a field mower. He shot it three times with a .303 British caliber rifle before it would die. That old thing about them having nine lives is no joke.

[coop71]

Very funny. /s
You’d be amazed at what people here have done to dispatch unwanted animals.

[Think free or die]

"Feral cats, even ones found as kittens will always act "wilder" and be more destructive."

Not always. Our two indoor cats are rescued feral kittens. Neither of them is wild at all. One is shy and dominated by her sister. The dominant cat is a dedicated lap cat who likes to crawl under the covers to sleep beside me. They're as docile as any cat I've ever had.

[vetvetdoug]

I could paint my barn if I were to paint for each one that I sent to heaven. Feral cats=bad, declaw cats all fours=bad, domesticated cats in barn=good, cats that stay at home=good, homes with too many cats that smell=bad, cats with no care other than being fed=bad.

[Chuckster]

We were fifty miles offshore when the bird landed on the boat - a nearly fatal mistake

VIDEO

[TYVets]

A pellet costs about 2 cents each, 22 long rifle ammo 3 cents each, a vet bill of $40 each, during hard times one must cut costs as much as possible.

[Western Phil]

When’s the last time you spotted a mink?

Late last winter on my early morning run in rural western Champaign County, Illinois. Wasn't a very good predator anymore since he was road kill. Out in the middle of farm country, not much in the way of water for 3-4 miles any direction.

[Chuckster]

Live on a boat. Cat likes to catch crabs. Brought one home one night and dropped it on my back while I was asleep. Crab was still alive, of course. Exciting to say the least.

[OneWingedShark]

>Ever hear a mockingbird in the tree outside your bedroom at 2AM?

The reason the .410 shotgun was invented.

[Cicero]

They call them fisher cats here, although they're not really cats.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Brought one home one night and dropped it on my back while I was asleep.

LOL!

Personally, I would have cooked it.

And then when I was DONE punishing the cat Id’ve turned my attention to preparing the crab.

:-)

[Americanexpat]

I remember driving around Rodman Naval Station in Panama while on patrol and I saw about two hundred cats behind the mess hall and next to a warehouse where they lived. They were a real problem and we tried everything to get rid of them. Then one night I noticed they were all gone so I congratulated the public works officer for getting rid of them but he denied doing it. Then a week later as I was driving by the mess hall I saw a Jaguar stalking a cat and then I knew what happened to all the strays.

[PeteB570]

A house cat is a baby Lion at heart and a bird is prey.

My feral rescue cat (good size kitten when found) takes down our mid size dog just like a lion downing a zebra. They can irritate each other for hours.

[Hugin]

Looks a lot like a wolverine.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Yeah - that worked out real well in the 1300’s - Google: Cats and “Black Plague”

[My hearts in London - Everett]

How old were they when they were found? My feral kitty is about a year and a half now and is pretty tame, but still had those instances of climbing the doorway. lol

[Duchess47]

LOL - they do get bigger. I pity the person or coyote that trys to snatch one of them. One jumped on the head of my queensland that got too close and scared the daylights out of her. She makes a wide detour if she sees one.

[acoulterfan]

Persecution of cats induced the black plague:

http://www.suite101.com/content/cats-and-the-black-plague-a58146

[TSgt]

Persecution of cats induced the black plague:

Fine, bring on the plague.