Cat Problem

[ace e]

AyiosYiorgos asked how to get rid of cats, he didnt invite members to come in and critique other peoples responses and not offer help - why do people do this??

It is wrong & illegal to harm animals but if they are considered a pest (could be feral cats) and it is intruding, causing damage, keeping you up at night and deterrents dont work, what do you do?

I am sure the majority of people here know what is illegal and wrong

 

[sgt_pepper]

AyiosYiorgos asked how to get rid of cats, he didnt invite members to come in and critique other peoples responses and not offer help - why do people do this??

It is wrong & illegal to harm animals but if they are considered a pest (could be feral cats) and it is intruding, causing damage, keeping you up at night and deterrents dont work, what do you do?

I am sure the majority of people here know what is illegal and wrong

sounds like the 'illegal' responses were only made in jest?
and this only started once a few legitimate solutions were come to...

 

[Cobretti]

sounds like the 'illegal' responses were only made in jest?
and this only started once a few legitimate solutions were come to...

Pretty much this. Just a few people kept the thread going longer and the forum more interesting.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

AyiosYiorgos asked how to get rid of cats, he didnt invite members to come in and critique other peoples responses and not offer help - why do people do this??

It is wrong & illegal to harm animals but if they are considered a pest (could be feral cats) and it is intruding, causing damage, keeping you up at night and deterrents dont work, what do you do?

I am sure the majority of people here know what is illegal and wrong

Well if people didn't post stupid things like "throw a rock at it" or "drown it in a wheelie bin" & only posted proper responses then I doubt you'd get other people criticizing other peoples posts.

 

[Jaames]

AyiosYiorgos asked how to get rid of cats, he didnt invite members to come in and critique other peoples responses and not offer help - why do people do this??

It is wrong & illegal to harm animals but if they are considered a pest (could be feral cats) and it is intruding, causing damage, keeping you up at night and deterrents dont work, what do you do?

I am sure the majority of people here know what is illegal and wrong

He also didn't ask you to come in and critique everyones critiquing

 

[ace e]

He also didn't ask you to come in and critique everyones critiquing

LOL i didnt (but maybe i should have), i just questioned the reasoning behind this as I liked the jokes.
I guess its easier to be a troll than think of a way to help .

Another idea - get rid of the mice/food the cats like around your property.

 

[Wockrog]

Well if people didn't post stupid things like "throw a rock at it" or "drown it in a wheelie bin" & only posted proper responses then I doubt you'd get other people criticizing other peoples posts.

Must disagree on this.... drowning them in a wheelie bin is actually a humane way or disposing of unwanted feral cats oppossed to blowing their heads off with a shotgun like the animal control board do

 

[A_Iverson_I]

Must disagree on this.... drowning them in a wheelie bin is actually a humane way or disposing of unwanted feral cats oppossed to blowing their heads off with a shotgun like the animal control board do

Either way is cruel. But who's to say anyway that they are all "feral cats".

 

[Wockrog]

happy to hear a non cruel way of getting rid of nuisance cats...maybe when you wake up to find claw marks all over your BMW and cat excrement in your kids sandpit you may change your mind?

 

[midnight_show]

Shoot it. Now.

 

[Wockrog]

Either way is cruel. But who's to say anyway that they are all "feral cats".

ohh and in my opinion. If the owners let their cat roam at night it is a feral, anyone who cares for their pets would have them somewhere safe and sound at night.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

ohh and in my opinion. If the owners let their cat roam at night it is a feral, anyone who cares for their pets would have them somewhere safe and sound at night.

Yes I do agree with you on the last part..... but it's not the cat's fault if their owners are like that.

Also..... as for dealing with cats humanely & so I don't get criticized again for not helping, a quick google search led me to these pages:

How to Get Rid of Cats
Answers.com - How do you humanely get rid of a stray cat

Also..... not sure if they could help, but you could also contact the Humane Society: Humane Society International: Home

 

[sgt_pepper]

Must disagree on this.... drowning them in a wheelie bin is actually a humane way or disposing of unwanted feral cats oppossed to blowing their heads off with a shotgun like the animal control board do

just because one way is more disgusting than the other doesnt make either way humane...drowning is one of the least humane ways of killing anything, especially a cat whos **** scared of water?!? at least a gunshot to the head would be (hopefully) quick.

happy to hear a non cruel way of getting rid of nuisance cats...maybe when you wake up to find claw marks all over your BMW and cat excrement in your kids sandpit you may change your mind?

theres also been quite a few non-violent ways posted in this very thread. at least one of which i know works...
then, even if you were to use violence, death is hardly neccessary. pain would suffice...

 

[Wockrog]

Yes I do agree with you on the last part..... but it's not the cat's fault if their owners are like that.

Also..... as for dealing with cats humanely & so I don't get criticized again for not helping, a quick google search led me to these pages:

How to Get Rid of Cats
Answers.com - How do you humanely get rid of a stray cat

Also..... not sure if they could help, but you could also contact the Humane Society: Humane Society International: Home

it sounds to me like the only problem you have is with the actaul "killing" of the cat and that's fair enough each to their own, because the articles you refer to echoes my statements ie: trap and dispose. but let me ask you this in regards to the trapping and Neutering theory...next time I catch one in the trap I will give you a call to come and get it out of the trap... make sure you wrap your hands and necessary blood vessells because it could get messy. Me..... once it is in the trap it ain't coming out on it's own accord. you must understand we live in the Rural area, where native bird life is abundant, does the cat care about cruelty when he tears a parrot to shreads...I don't hear you saying ohhh poor little parrot. As for the animal control board I approached them first and they said when you catch one call us and we will remove it. On a friday morning I caught one and rang them to be told Sorry we only pick up on Thursdays..WTF they wanted me to keep it in that cage for a week and feed and water the little s... NFW so I took it to a friends place to "deal with" who took it to his property (rural) and got his shotgun and opened the cage.. he gave it two options..(1) run fast....(2) Die....well option one didn't work.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

it sounds to me like the only problem you have is with the actaul "killing" of the cat and that's fair enough each to their own, because the articles you refer to echoes my statements ie: trap and dispose. but let me ask you this in regards to the trapping and Neutering theory...next time I catch one in the trap I will give you a call to come and get it out of the trap... make sure you wrap your hands and necessary blood vessells because it could get messy. Me..... once it is in the trap it ain't coming out on it's own accord. you must understand we live in the Rural area, where native bird life is abundant, does the cat care about cruelty when he tears a parrot to shreads...I don't hear you saying ohhh poor little parrot. As for the animal control board I approached them first and they said when you catch one call us and we will remove it. On a friday morning I caught one and rang them to be told Sorry we only pick up on Thursdays..WTF they wanted me to keep it in that cage for a week and feed and water the little s... NFW so I took it to a friends place to "deal with" who took it to his property (rural) and got his shotgun and opened the cage.. he gave it two options..(1) run fast....(2) Die....well option one didn't work.

Well lots of people like to come to the option of killing it as they find it an "easy" option.... IMO this should be a last option & if it must be done then it should be done HUMANELY & by someone governed to do so... not by YOU or your "MATE".

As for the parrot..... that is nature, cats will try & get birds as will lions try & get deers. But yes, our cats DO have bells on them to warn off the birds if they go outside.

 

[sgt_pepper]

it sounds to me like the only problem you have is with the actaul "killing" of the cat and that's fair enough each to their own, because the articles you refer to echoes my statements ie: trap and dispose. but let me ask you this in regards to the trapping and Neutering theory...next time I catch one in the trap I will give you a call to come and get it out of the trap... make sure you wrap your hands and necessary blood vessells because it could get messy. Me..... once it is in the trap it ain't coming out on it's own accord. you must understand we live in the Rural area, where native bird life is abundant, does the cat care about cruelty when he tears a parrot to shreads...I don't hear you saying ohhh poor little parrot. As for the animal control board I approached them first and they said when you catch one call us and we will remove it. On a friday morning I caught one and rang them to be told Sorry we only pick up on Thursdays..WTF they wanted me to keep it in that cage for a week and feed and water the little s... NFW so I took it to a friends place to "deal with" who took it to his property (rural) and got his shotgun and opened the cage.. he gave it two options..(1) run fast....(2) Die....well option one didn't work.

awwww poor parrot...

plus i thought you were killing them because they were scratching up your sweet ride?

 

[jacko]

You don't have to kill the god damn cat to get rid of them.
Go to the owner of the cats and complain. As for the stray feral cats, leave the dog in the front yard overnight (that's if the dog can't get out of the frontyard onto the road).
But killing the animal is just cruel!

 

[Farmer2Goggin2Wade]

LOL i didnt (but maybe i should have), i just questioned the reasoning behind this as I liked the jokes.
I guess its easier to be a troll than think of a way to help .

Another idea - get rid of the mice/food the cats like around your property.

 

[Wockrog]

1) I don't condone Killing (especially Parrots)
2) If your neighbour has 26 cats he will be up for a s... load of bells
3) the reason the cats are roaming at night is because their owners are more feral than the cat
4) In case you didn't Know Nature is cruel.....deal with it

 

[jacko]

it sounds to me like the only problem you have is with the actaul "killing" of the cat and that's fair enough each to their own, because the articles you refer to echoes my statements ie: trap and dispose. but let me ask you this in regards to the trapping and Neutering theory...next time I catch one in the trap I will give you a call to come and get it out of the trap... make sure you wrap your hands and necessary blood vessells because it could get messy. Me..... once it is in the trap it ain't coming out on it's own accord. you must understand we live in the Rural area, where native bird life is abundant, does the cat care about cruelty when he tears a parrot to shreads...I don't hear you saying ohhh poor little parrot. As for the animal control board I approached them first and they said when you catch one call us and we will remove it. On a friday morning I caught one and rang them to be told Sorry we only pick up on Thursdays..WTF they wanted me to keep it in that cage for a week and feed and water the little s... NFW so I took it to a friends place to "deal with" who took it to his property (rural) and got his shotgun and opened the cage.. he gave it two options..(1) run fast....(2) Die....well option one didn't work.

If your in a rural area than how hard is it to put the cat in the cage and drive it a kilometre or two away from your property and put on the side of the road? The cat's not going to make it's way back to your property!
The cat's eat the parrot, hence 'The Food Chain'. Parrots eat worms and other organisms.
Really not humane or necessary to kill the cat..