I am getting ready to set a trap to start catching cats that come to our yard to catch birds my wife feeds. I've had to do this before. The city pound takes them for nothing. If I don't trap enough I will have to shoot some. I'll be sure that they don't go home to die. People who let cats roam unattended are irresponsible.
tell me he never shot a crow....an extra pheasant...a racoon....a rabbit....just for the FUN of it.
I have shot all of the above (except that I don't know what an "extra" pheasant is) and not just for sport. We used to shoot crows to protect crops until fools decided crows were more important than humans. I've shot racoons to protect chickens. Pheasants and rabbits for eating. May have been fun but that was not the only reason. My father shot pheasants and rabbits to protect his garden and ate the "varmits".
ps...when I lived in the country I let my cats roam.....they shouldn't be expected to be shot by a hunter. Now, I never let my cats roam....