I love my cats, but they are declawed and live indoors only. What saddens me is the irresponsible owners who let their cats roam free to get run over in the street. So far 2 have been run over in 2 years that I know of in my hood.
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I wonder why the people with the barking dogs can't keep them indoors at night.
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They smell.
That's one thing cats have going for them--they never smell. I have never ever smelled a stinky cat before.quote:
Originally posted by moribundman:
They smell.
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brian, my reply was in jest. I just thought a wise question demanded a wise answer.
As for smelly pets, man, some just stink. The larger the worse, generally, but I have in fact smelled a stinky cat. A house cat usually won't stink, but a small dog doesn't necessarily stink either. Once, I had a canary that stank of vitamin B. It was due to his food. Most pets don't smell worse than people on the bus.
As for smelly pets, man, some just stink. The larger the worse, generally, but I have in fact smelled a stinky cat. A house cat usually won't stink, but a small dog doesn't necessarily stink either. Once, I had a canary that stank of vitamin B. It was due to his food. Most pets don't smell worse than people on the bus.
Well, I was thinking that maybe the same folks who can't be bothered to deal with their dog's barking can't be bothered to give it a bath once in a while..and so it might well stink.
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Are you kiddin me? I have to put up a fence in order to keep anothers cat out of my yard? What planet do you come from? The responsibility of not offending others property rights is on the cat owner!
Let me give you a little story. The past several days, I've been out in my front yard doing some landscaping. It's hard, sweaty work, and costly in expense. After preparing my plant beds with soil that I mixed by hand, I went to the nursery, anxious to get some plants that would please me and my wife. I'd found some great ones and as I turned down my street I noticed an animal on top of my recently prepared flower beds. When I got closer I saw it was a local cat taking a huge dump right in my garden! I was very upset and as soon as I got close enough I yelled out my window and scared the little vermin away. Too late though, a fresh load of steaming cat funk awaited me. I went and got my shovel and scooped the slop up and put it into my dog poop bucket. So, my point is thus.....you're telling me that I have to tolerate this? No matter if it's on MY property, that is being paid for by MY family, you still feel that I should just "put up a cat-proof fence"?
Wow!! What a warped notion!!
Some local jurisdictions consider cats to be a free-roaming animal and their animal control departments do not pick them up.
One thing that free-roaming cats do do which is beneficial is to keep the rat population in check. In fact I have heard that justfied as a reason to keep cats considered as a free-roaming animal by local jurisdictions.
One thing that free-roaming cats do do which is beneficial is to keep the rat population in check. In fact I have heard that justfied as a reason to keep cats considered as a free-roaming animal by local jurisdictions.
FWIW, in the UK a cat is defined by ancient case law as 'ferae naturae' - that effectively means it's not under it's 'owner's control and they can't be held responsible...
Andrews,
we have the same sort of problem, but with rabbits, squirrels and possums...
Andrews,
we have the same sort of problem, but with rabbits, squirrels and possums...
Brian, I can see some validity in what you say, but I still disagree. A "free roaming" animal can still cause tremendous damage to property and be a huge pest in general. Birds, ducks, geese, etc. all cause property damage when numbers become too great. the state or county usually steps in and removes them. Cats are not a distinct "roaming animal" in my opinion. They are the result of poor ownership and serve no great benefit in allowing them to roam. As far as rat populations go, most cities have rather large populations of stray cats....but the rats still thrive! I go back to my original thought that cats are fine animals, just keep them on your own property and respect others rights. It's called being "a good citizen", something a lot of people seem to care less about.
Tree Hugger, those animals are part of what was originally there, right? So we have, in a sense, encroached upon their living space. I'm no environmentalist, but common sense would dictate that some areas are more prone to having such animals become pests. But cats are another story entirely. Wandering cats come from poor ownership...nothing anyone says can convince me of anything different. If the U.K. has an open policy on cat ownership responsibility, that's their misfortune. Cats belong indoors! Letting them roam free is irresponsible, rude, and uncaring for the animal.
My neighbors' cat is friggin great
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It was on my roof today, jumped onto my table from the roof knocking off a flower pot and breaking it. Sometimes I find paw prints on my truck from the friggin cat. Oh and by the way, it also **** in my yard today.
Cats are listed as the number one predator in the state of Texas as far as killing wildlife. Thing is, they kill wildlife and leave it laying....they do it just for the helluva it. I think cats are the most worthless animal on the planet.
It was on my roof today, jumped onto my table from the roof knocking off a flower pot and breaking it. Sometimes I find paw prints on my truck from the friggin cat. Oh and by the way, it also **** in my yard today.
Cats are listed as the number one predator in the state of Texas as far as killing wildlife. Thing is, they kill wildlife and leave it laying....they do it just for the helluva it. I think cats are the most worthless animal on the planet.
Careless cat and dog owners are equally annoying. Just to let you know where I stand I own two cats but never let them outside except for onto our screened in backporch.
Cat owner sins: Letting fluffy roam is a carry over from the days when they were domesticated for disease vector control. News flash...we have good sanitation and rodent control these days so keep your animal indoors and not in my yard where it can **** off my house cats. Being animals, my cats are territorial and scent driven so that means I have to chase off your cat to settle down mine that were just on my own porch.
Dog owner sins: Pick up rover's poop, shut him up when the postman delivers mail, and keep that smelly, crotch-sniffing animal at least a foot away from me when I'm in line at Petsmart. Also, don't bring spot over to my house because you do everything with him. I have cats and will not shut them off in a room in my home so your knee-licker can roam my house.
In short, you love your animal so take care of it. Don't expect anyone else to find your animal cute as you do.
Cat owner sins: Letting fluffy roam is a carry over from the days when they were domesticated for disease vector control. News flash...we have good sanitation and rodent control these days so keep your animal indoors and not in my yard where it can **** off my house cats. Being animals, my cats are territorial and scent driven so that means I have to chase off your cat to settle down mine that were just on my own porch.
Dog owner sins: Pick up rover's poop, shut him up when the postman delivers mail, and keep that smelly, crotch-sniffing animal at least a foot away from me when I'm in line at Petsmart. Also, don't bring spot over to my house because you do everything with him. I have cats and will not shut them off in a room in my home so your knee-licker can roam my house.
In short, you love your animal so take care of it. Don't expect anyone else to find your animal cute as you do.
cats - it's what's for dinner
Looking for your cat? Check under my tire.
I don't speak to some of my neighbors anymore because of their cats, which kill birds at my feeder, crap in the yard, walk on cars, barf on sidewalk, and spray the front door. Cat owners seem to be some sort of obscure communist party members as they think that they have a right to other people's property. Australia has such a large feral cat problem that the government investigates methods of exterminating them, and it is considered good civic duty to shoot strays, something that Wisconsin is also proposing. Asa kids we use to have cats, I think that they make great indoor pets, but running loose outside they are no different than any other feral pest.
Like an idiot, I tried to pick up a smallish kitten that was stuck against a hwy barrier wall. The thing bit me right through my finger-nail when I got it back to my home area. I had to get the rabies series. 7 shots five times. Fun, fun. I am like Iron-Man now. I don't like cats at all, surprise.
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