[I_Like_Plants]

I say, allow people to shoot them for sport, spite, or for the table. Have a yearly recipe contest on The Food Channel and encourage the lovely craft project of making hats with the kitty face in front and the tail hanging off the back.

Lock and load!

Discuss!

[Narz]

How can you be sure which cats are feral and which aren't?

If I saw someone shooting one of my cats, I'd be tempted to shoot them. Humans are far worse for the environment than cats.

That said, I don't plan on ever getting another carnivorous animal as a pet (or any pets that are not useful beyond just companionship) once my cats are gone (hopefully not until 2025 or so).

[I_Like_Plants]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'H')ow can you be sure which cats are feral and which aren't?

If I saw someone shooting one of my cats, I'd be tempted to shoot them. Humans are far worse for the environment than cats.

That said, I don't plan on ever getting another carnivorous animal as a pet (or any pets that are not useful beyond just companionship) once my cats are gone (hopefully not until 2025 or so).

[psyop101]

The real feral cats are tough to get a good shot at. Invest in a small bait trap and don't waste your ammo

[I_Like_Plants]

Psyop, I've been weighing the merits/disadvantages of traps, poison (antifreeze+tuna), shooting, etc.

I think a trap is the way to go, don't want to kill a friendly skunk, coon, or coyote. Once the cat is in the trap it's easily dispatched.

A little more costly, but should pay itself back with years of trapping fun and recipe trials.

Besides, I've wanted one since I was a kid.

[blukatzen]

I have both bird feeders and cats. I do not use the bird feeders to feed the cats. I keep them inside. IF they come outside in the summer, it is for brief periods and the birds have plenty of time to get away, as I am out first.

There is no reason why you can't have both species. Yes, I KNOW that feral cats are bad on bird populations, but cats are seriously needed in urban/suburban areas for rat/rodent infestations. (along with ferrets, and maybe some other mustelids). They had used ferrets in Medieval/Renaissance Europe along with other dogs (terriers, etc.) to trap/eliminate vermin, which is ESSENTIAL.

All animals have their good points, all animals have their bad points, including humans.

It's interesting you are telling me to have compassion for the homeless that may beat me up (in another thread) but yet, you will go out of your way to kill and torture, seemingly, gleefully, a creature that is doing what nature has designed her to do.

????

Speci-ism..

Blu (KATZEN).

[I_Like_Plants]

This is not a suburb, it's rural. And it's not our cats, it's everyone else's goddamn cats

TNR (trap, neuter, release) works too, supposedly, me I just thing cats are a scourge...

And the one thing worse than all the motherfucking cats is the stupid crazy cat-ladies or loony cat-fanciers in general who spend enough on their pissy fleabitten darlings to put all US homeless into mental health programs, job training programs, affordable housing, etc.

So there

[blukatzen]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', 'T')his is not a suburb, it's rural. And it's not our cats, it's everyone else's goddamn cats

TNR (trap, neuter, release) works too, supposedly, me I just thing cats are a scourge...

And the one thing worse than all the motherfucking cats is the stupid crazy cat-ladies or loony cat-fanciers in general who spend enough on their pissy fleabitten darlings to put all US homeless into mental health programs, job training programs, affordable housing, etc.

So there

[eastbay]

ILP,

I enjoy reading your right-wing rants as much as anyone else here does. Probably more, in fact.

But this killing cats thing has crossed the line. Sweeten up dude. Cats hurt no one. Leave them alone.

That is an order.

[I_Like_Plants]

blukatzen - yeah, most of the crazy ol' cat ladies treat them as children, while neglecting human children, and humans in general. Sick.

I don't believe in causing an animal undue pain either. I always want that perfect shot every time

If you like my right-wing rants so much you'll have to accept that I consider cats to be target practice. Extra points for hitting those tabbies, they're harder to hit with their natural camouflage.

[blukatzen]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', 'b')lukatzen -I don't believe in causing an animal undue pain either. I always want that perfect shot every time

[kadoomsoon]

feral cats, feral dogs, not enough homes for animals now, wait until the homeless are everywhere.

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', 'W')e're on over 2 acres. If they're on our land, hunting the birds at our feeders, near the house, and pissing on stuff, again near the house, they're feral. Bang bang. And if you come over here and make an issue, bang bang too.

[Andrew_S]

In Bulgaria recently, a British woman was mauled to death by feral dogs. It seems there are tens of thousands of wild dogs in Bulgaria. Made me think a large-scale cull would be a good idea: so, if you need a job ILP, plenty of target practice.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '"')People living close by heard her shouts and screams and came to help," he added.

There were reports a shepherd finally managed to drive the dogs away, but Mrs Gordon died from loss of blood before an ambulance arrived.

It was reported she may have been an asthmatic.

Packs of wild dogs are a common hazard in the country, with many beaches on the Black Sea out of bounds because of the animals. In the capital, Sofia, there are thought to be at least 35,000 street dogs.

[mos6507]

Nice topic. Another example of why I'm grateful I'm ignoring that dickhead.

[gg3]

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Hey, he said he likes plants, not animals.

The items about rabies and about feral dogs demonstrate that "dog catcher" is not one of those "optional" jobs in a town or city environment. Nor should it be a patronage job. It belongs under the public health department, with someone in charge who is properly trained.

And, children should be taught, in school, that one doesn't go messing around with wild animals due to the risk of rabies and other diseases.

As for TNR, it ought to apply to recklessly reproducing humans too. Better that than open season.

[seldom_seen]

A stray cat is a dead cat. Keep your cats in your house!

I will kill your cat. Sorry. I like wild birds more than your cat.

[PenultimateManStanding]

Call me sentimental, but I've always liked cats. The only reason I don't have one for a pet is because they make my eyes itch and they make the place stink. But they have an intelligence about them and they purr. Of course, it's the domesticated ones I'm talking about. The feral ones are good for a meal. Come to think of it, when push comes to shove, the domesticated ones, and dogs too, might provide sustenance.

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'C')all me sentimental, but I've always liked cats. The only reason I don't have one for a pet is because they make my eyes itch and they make the place stink. But they have an intelligence about them and they purr. Of course, it's the domesticated ones I'm talking about. The feral ones are good for a meal. Come to think of it, when push comes to shove, the domesticated ones, and dogs too, might provide sustenance.

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'A') stray cat is a dead cat. Keep your cats in your house!

I will kill your cat. Sorry. I like wild birds more than your cat.