tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post4176367817666182481..comments2024-01-29T20:06:10.152-05:00Comments on cats & crime & rock & roll: A cat shooting in TexasClea Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-35685040108181187382007-11-19T16:59:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:59:00.000-05:00Caryn - I'm with you 100 percent!! The argument th...Caryn - I'm with you 100 percent!! The argument that some of the "animal rights" folks make is that the birds are native species, while the feral cats are an "invasive" species - a species that we humans brought into the environment. That's why they believe they should be eliminated.<BR/><BR/>I don't agree with that - but that's the argument! (That's why I think the best compromise is to keep ourClea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-55348421753636642692007-11-19T16:15:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:15:00.000-05:00I keep our cats in. We always have except for one ...I keep our cats in. We always have except for one cat we had that was born a barn cat and the fact is he was nearly impossible to keep in.<BR/>I don't see how anyone can justify killing a cat for acting instinctively. Cats hunt. That's a fact of life. I'm sorry for the bird people-I'ma bird watcher too, but how in the world can you kill a cat for doning what it's born to do?carynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761365713102858135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-40698283052589010952007-11-19T16:09:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:09:00.000-05:00I saw that article and was horrified. Why'd he hav...I saw that article and was horrified. Why'd he have to kill it? It makes no sense.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724359857107668407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-70926258714936003712007-11-18T14:04:00.000-05:002007-11-18T14:04:00.000-05:00I know, LF! You'd think he'd have tried something ...I know, LF! You'd think he'd have tried something else first - like belling the cat. Ah well.<BR/><BR/>Good for you for taking that cat indoors – not only are you saving the local birds, you're giving your kitty a longer, healthier life. I find that as long as you keep your kitty occupied – short, intense play sessions are just right for these little hunters – they're content to live indoors, andClea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-19586982679983523502007-11-17T20:46:00.000-05:002007-11-17T20:46:00.000-05:00I guess I can see both sides of the argument in th...I guess I can see both sides of the argument in the Texas case, but wasn't there something else he could have done to scare the cat away? Did he have to kill it?<BR/><BR/>My cat is an indoor cat. He actually was living out on his own when I found him, living in a parking lot behind my then work place. Surprisingly, he's made a great indoor cat. He still wants to go out now and then, and Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-38846758768084576292007-11-17T17:39:00.000-05:002007-11-17T17:39:00.000-05:00I'm with you, Kay: spay and neuter! But I hope tha...I'm with you, Kay: spay and neuter! <BR/>But I hope that sometime down the road, you'll try cats again. Ferals can't help being unfriendly. They think they're wild animals. But there are thousands of kittens and cats that have known human kindness, but then been abandoned. Visit a shelter and you'll find one that's right for you, loving, and ever so grateful for a second chance!Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-61067557432778077932007-11-17T16:51:00.000-05:002007-11-17T16:51:00.000-05:00Well, I live in Texas and had not heard about this...Well, I live in Texas and had not heard about this. However, in some parts, people are way protective of birds and then there are those that want to shoot every bird (or let the cats have them). Me, I just believe that if you have a cat, it should stay inside. Our last cat (and it will be our last) was put down this summer. She was not that old but she was a house cat that pretty much always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com