At 01:25 AM 3/09/2007, keith_w wrote: >David Savage wrote: > > Feral cats are a problem. > >To some people, in some instances, perhaps. But, not universally a problem, >anymore than other creatures with undesirable-to-humans habits or >characteristics. Might mention skunks, or porcupines, or crocodiles, or boa >constrictors...the list goes on.
Skunks, Porcupines, Crocodiles, Boa constrictors?? As long as they're in their natural environment, no matter how unpleasant they may be to humans, at least they belong. You're obviously not familiar with the meaning of the word feral in this instance. These aren't cute house pets. They are an introduced species gone wild that aren't part on the natural habitat. They don't belong, have no natural predators, and killing them on site is the best thing. Feral cats aren't much of a threat to humans. I'm pretty sure if one attacked me I'd be able to "take it down" eventually. It's the mouse sized native fauna they're a threat to. We also have problems with feral goats & pigs. Same rules apply. Kill on site. > > And while the hand wringing animal lovers may find it distressing, > > feral cats should be killed on site (I personally don't care what is > > done with the carcase), and domestic cats should be kept indoors or > > caged. > > > > Just yesterday I chased off the neighbors cat that was stalking a > native bird. > >Oh wow. >How did the poor cat know it was "...a native bird" pray tell? Still "tastes >like chicken", I'll bet! >Time to get realistic here. No such artificial distinction exists in the >animal world, to be applied to fellow creatures... Whether the cat knows or not is irrelevant. Everyone knows the nature of cats. They're predators. And cat owners should be more responsible. > > Dave (not a cat lover) > >Gee. How could anyone tell, Dave. And you're a cat lover. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
