I'll judge what I want
> I will judge and speak my mind however I see fit and guess what if you don't like it take your own advice and don't read it. I see you as being about the worst person in this thread with complete lack of moral fiber.
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> Go back to your shed and stay they you stupid hick.
There was no reason what-so-ever for you to call someone a "stupid hick." :-@
Cut it out you guys!! You're all mature adults the last time I checked!! Act your ages, not your shoe sizes!! :-@
If the name calling continues then..well..out comes the whip!!! :-O
Stupid hick?
You put Daisys cousin in the pan!! :-O 😛
Daisy says...
Being anti-feral cat is not being anti-animal
> Their bigger relatives, the Rat Family, are definitely not welcome.
Meanie. o.O My girls say..."Whatever!!" 😛
Being anti-feral cat is not being anti-animal
I knew if you read this thread you would chastise me for that addition.;-)
But, then, what should we expect from someone who firmly believes Wendell is the most handsome man on the planet. The rest of us know better. All we have to do is look in the mirror.B-)
Being anti-feral cat is not being anti-animal
> I knew if you read this thread you would chastise me for that addition.;-)
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> But, then, what should we expect from someone who firmly believes Wendell is the most handsome man on the planet. The rest of us know better. All we have to do is look in the mirror.B-)
But of course!! :whistle: :angel:
You made me just realize I forgot to post my yearly pic of the "Easter Bunny Rat." :-$
I can open the door and say "Get the Cat" and our dogs will run right past our 4 cats to chase the neighbors cat or any stray cat out of the yard. They know which ones belong here.
James
same here..
I was using the term "kitty" when telling the dogs there was a stray outside...and it caused some confusion. We now use the term "pork chop" to describe the stray cats. If I say pork chop there's six ears that head for the door.
Almost got one the other day. They're going to have to be a little quicker.
Spot on PETA article
This showed up on my FB feed and made me think of this thread. I couldn't agree more.
Making sure feral cats can't reproduce isn't enough to stop suffering
Spot on PETA article & sail cats
Ok, I can't resist the parallel to the age old concept of "sail cat". You know, they get run over & flattened on the road. Then bask in the sun for a few days, maybe run over some more and end up essentially a frisbee that some energetic 10 yr old will find and toss to his other buddy. I did it once 50 yrs ago, but my hands stank afterwards so I stopped playing with dead animals. Never tried a rabbit?
Being anti-feral cat is not being anti-animal
> Squirrels are cute until they chew through the side of your house in an attempt to build a nest in your attic.
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This was my house the other weekend... Fire Inspector found my wires in my porch completely chewed all to heck and nests up against the exposed wires... It finally sparked and caught some dry material... Luckily we were home, unluckily, future MRS. SWMBO, was just waking up from wisdom tooth surgery and we had to evacuate ASAP
Spot on PETA article & sail cats
We had "sail frogs" when we were kids...I had no idea anybody else ever used that term!
What a hoot. Next you're gonna tell me the term "grunt-gobbler" is common when referring to the Smith's dog that use to eat cat poop.
Spot on PETA article & sail cats & frogs
> We had "sail frogs" when we were kids...I had no idea anybody else ever used that term!
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> What a hoot. Next you're gonna tell me the term "grunt-gobbler" is common when referring to the Smith's dog that use to eat cat poop.
Too funny Mr Cash. Sail frogs always tended to get eaten by crows & stuff before they're "cured" enough to play with. Maybe poke a stick in it, but whats the point. It was more fun to look for live frogs and poke sticks in them.
Now the "grunt gobbler" notion is not new to me either. Some mentally handicapped dogs actually like to ingest their own. One of my past gal pals had a basset hound who seemed to like that. I just said "...cool, we don't have to feed her or clean up the yard...". Not real funny, but basset's are kinda mentally handicapped in their own regard.
Some dogs like cat poop for whatever reason, but I've never heard of a cat eating dog poop. hmmmmmmm
Spot on PETA article & sail cats & frogs
We call ours the turd burglar rather than the grunt gobbler.
Spot on PETA article & sail cats & frogs
> We call ours the turd burglar rather than the grunt gobbler.
Ok, since we've apparently digressed to this level I only have one question.
Your Fido avatar is wearing a hat. Is that to hold his ears back so he doesn't get....soiled?
cheers 😉
I'm more a 'pre-emptive' predator
I had a similar problem when I was going to college in OR. Several stray cats in the neighborhood, running from completely feral to recently dumped in the neighborhood by someone from another neighborhood. (long way for Paden to go, so he's off the suspect list)
I mentioned the problem at the vet's office. He had several clients who were farmers who seemed to be perpetually in need of barn cats (healthy barn owl population around there). He gave me a have-a-heart and a couple of cat carrier boxes and said bring in as many as I could catch. He would spay/neuter and then find new homes for the cats with one of several farmers.
I caught one about 15 minutes after setting the trap, put her in a cat carrier, and reset the trap. Both cat carriers and the trap had occupants within the first hour. 7 or 8 cats over a few days, my stray cat problem was virtually eliminated, and some farmers got a fresh supply of owl feed,... I mean rat catchers.
Not so humane
I had a dog that developed pancreatitus from other natural causes. that brought on diabetes that we had to treat her for daily. After several months, the damage caught up with her and she had siezure after siezure. There was no way to stop it. It was obviously painful and draining for her and was nearly as painful for us to helplessly watch.
Anything that induces pancreatitus and siezures cannot possibly be humane and by definition does not send them peacefully to sleep.
Hot lead injection, or even drowning would be more humane.
Stupid hick?
> The more insipid and ignorant people that hate me the better I like it!
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What a wonderful story
And, I love happy endings.
We have usually about 4 cats. Sometimes as many as 8. The toms are up fighting most of the time. I don't mind cats fighting. To me, it is so much more honorable than just swapping women etc. They actually fight for it. REAL chivalry has not died with the cats. I wake if a trash can lid really bangs, but go right back to sleep. It's a good happy sound.
But, I digress. Usually, a predator of some kind gets some of our cats, and brings us back to 4. About every 4-5 yrs, they are all new cats, offspring of the previous batch. But, it's a cats life. And, they like it. The toms have scars all across their faces, but they come and purr, and are as happy as they come.
We usually have 1-2 litters a year, and usually 4+ are shared with little people that need kittens. A few farmers get them too.
Here, they live the feral life, get fed, and pampered, and really live a cats life.
If I were a cat, it's what I'd want. Happy Cats.
N
In CA, you have the law on your side when shooting dogs that are chasing, or as the law says "worrying" your livestock.
It seems that almost anyone with 2 or more head of beef around here has the sign citing that code attached to their fences.
