Drowning cats guy

[Hitcher]

The only real solution to the ecological damage caused by cats is to ban and eradicate. A cat is a natural-born killer, and one that kills for sport as well as food.

I love cats. So do lots of other people, which means that the chances of any politician seeking to curtail feline existance is remote, and therefore it is more than likely that stupid legislation will be enacted to "manage" the problems cats cause.

[Animal]

I've had my own cats come flying back across the neighbours fence soaked to the skin, but I was okay with this because my neighbour had the balls and decency to come over and discuss the issue he had with my cats hunting tree-rats in his yard. I acknowleged his viewpoint and disapproval, explained that cats don't define their boundaries by fences and gates - as we do, but suggested that he turns the hosepipe onto them if he sees them in his yard. He's only had to do this twice, now the little buggers avoid his place like it's diseased. However, if he was going to trap and drown them like the oxygen thief under discussion, I would most certainly fuck him up. There's no courage and decency in his proposed solution.

[Paul in NZ]

but not anthropomorphised.

Cool - I had to look that one up!

[Paul in NZ]

Fucking sick cunt. He should be locked up.

Well he sure highlighted his concern / cause / opinion - sick maybe - clever use of the media - YUP!

[Beemer]

I like cats. I've had lots of them.

There was one hanging around my neighbourhood once, though, that was beating up on my wee kitten and terrorising the neighbour's cat. Poor neighbour had her cat on fucking antidepressants because its behaviour had gone so wacko under the stress.

So I enticed the unspayed tom in question into my backyard with a plate of mince, gave it a pat, shot it in the back of the head with the .22, put it in a rubbish bag and stuffed it in my wheelie bin.

In the end, they're just animals. They should be treated with care and respect, never cruelly, but not anthropomorphised.

I'm a real cat lover but even I have done a similar thing before. We lived in town and this unneutered tom cat was crapping on our back door mat (it would do this about five minutes after we got home!) and attacking our cats. We asked around the neighbourhood and no one knew where it came from and there were other reports of it attacking people's cats so I wasn't prepared to put up with it. We got a trap from the council and baited it. The first night we caught the neighbour's timid cat (which was NEVER seen on our section again, poor thing!) but the following night we got the tom cat. It was the nastiest thing I have ever seen - covered in scars and scabs and obviously not looked after by anyone. The council had it put down because it was so vicious.

When we moved to the country we thought that would be a thing of the past but our former neighbours also had an unneutered tom and it attacked all three of our cats, doing quite a bit of damage (like $1000 in vet bills all-up). They refused to keep it in at night (when it was coming over to our place and attacking our cats on our own doorstep) and I admit I dreamt of catching it and taking it far, far away - I could never kill it myself but I wished it dead every day. Unfortunately the neighbours owned guns that they used to shoot birds and rabbits and I was petrified of them retaliating against our cats so I did nothing. But we did throw a party the day they moved out!

I accept that some cats kill birds but ours rarely do because they are well fed (not that being well fed stops them) and also very lazy! They do catch mice though, so that's a bonus. I have no problem with feral cats being caught and either neutered or euthanised (if they are causing a problem), but I do have a problem with pets being targeted.

My husband doesn't believe this guy actually does kill cats, but I bet he has told his neighbours what he will do if he catches their cats on his property and they act accordingly. I wonder what he would do if anyone did anything cruel to his dog? I bet he would be disgusted, and if he really does drown cats, he deserves to be prosecuted. Nasty old prick!

[Deano]

Why do we need to register cats?

Traceability and identification, and also to see that every registered cat has been desexed (unless you are a regsitered breeder).

I don't condone drowning them as per the old bugger in the article, but in some instances they do cause problems, particularly when there are 20
odd cats on one property.

There should be a limit to the number of cats you can keep on any one property, just like dogs.

I know of a woman who caught toxoplasmosis while gardening, because her nutty old lady neighbour had 20 odd cats defecating about the place - none were desexed.

Toxoplasmosis can cause abortion of foetuses, so it is a concern.

Cats don't cause problems ? They should be regulated by some means.

and therefore it is more than likely that stupid legislation will be enacted to "manage" the problems cats cause.

A simple registration procedure that requires desexing and limiting numbers would be a practicable means to reduce numbers and allow a higher level of control.

[Paul in NZ]

Nasty old prick!

Hey! Thats not illegal is it? Crikey - they would never let me out...

[Hitcher]

A simple registration procedure that requires desexing and limiting numbers would be a practicable means to reduce numbers and allow a higher level of control.

It doesn't work for dogs, that are arguably easier to contain and manage than cats. Monty Python invented the Cat Detector Van 30 years ago (cunningly disguised as a vehicle from the Ministry of Housinge). They thought they were taking the piss.

[Deano]

It doesn't work for dogs, that are arguably easier to contain and manage than cats.

I'm not suggesting containment or managing the movement of the cat itself - but there should be a cat limit per property, and they should be desexed.

How big a dog problem would there be if there was no registration process at all ?

And is it the registration process or lack of enforcement that is contributing to the country's dog problems ?

Funny how Auckland City Council animal control officers can suddenly issue several hundred fines to people in one week after an attack and public outcry, yet the normal number of fines issued on a daily basis is a pittence.

Let's face it - no system is perfect when you have people who aren't interested in complying with the law. At least with a certified number of cats per property, and a requirement to desex, you at least have a basis for taking enforcement action.

My 2c.

[Animal]

I'm a real cat lover but even I have done a similar thing before.

Likewise. I have more respect for cats than I do for a lot of people. Despite this, I have also shot a few that have attacked my pet cats. Never the most pleasant thing to do, but cats that are obviously feral are a problem.

Relying on our government to do anything effective would be asking too much, but rather than trying to legislate the problem away, wouldn't it be great if people were offered a practical (cash) incentive for neutering / spaying their cats? Vets and the SPCA could be heavily subsidised / rewarded for the number of sterilisations they carry out. You'd find that if people had a real incentive, the stray / feral cat problem would diminish rapidly.

Vote for me!

[Animal]

Traceability and identification, and also to see that every registered cat has been desexed (unless you are a regsitered breeder).

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A simple registration procedure that requires desexing and limiting numbers would be a practicable means to reduce numbers and allow a higher level of control.

Agreed. I have had a long and entertaining sequence of purebred Siamese cats, which cost a bit of money in purchase, desexing, and ongoing vet costs, yet their emotional value to me is significantly higher. I'd happily register and microchip them so that if in the even that they got lost, I'd have some hope of them being traced back to me and returned.

I'm drawn to microchipping as a method of registration / identification because I seem to be forever replacing the collars and name tags that my cats seem to lose on a regular basis.

[avgas]

Ha, the first 'cat' forum on the internet that doesn't have pictures.

[Skunk]

Bring it on pussies.

Your avatar is in memory of Uncle B who loved cats - yet you want to kill them?

[Dilligaf]

While I certainly get exasperated with the neighbourhood cats using my garden as their kitty litter (and I bought the Skunk shot but must have the only cats with no sense of smell around here as one bugger sat right next to a big dob of it on the fence), I certainly would not harm one.
But in Australia, you must register and keep your cat restricted the same as a dog. Because they kill so many birds.
I must admit with your whole flightless bird thing when I rang our local council to find out what I could do about neighbours cats coming onto my property, I was surprised that I could do nothing. In Australia, owners could be fined exactly the same as for having a dog roaming freely.
And for those who say that cats are harmless - their shit isn't. Can cause death in foetuses.

[The Pastor]

just shoot wild and stray cats.