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| Thread ID: 53580 | 2005-01-21 08:39:00 | OT: Nuisance cats | manicminer (4219) | PC World Chat |
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| 316602 | 2006-01-12 22:45:00 | Hey, if anyone has, or knows someone who has, a pair (preferably a male/female pair) of kittens, me and missus would be very interested. We're planning to go to SPCA soon to see if we can find some, but really want a pair. Needs to be in Auckland, and we'll pay a small price if they're absolutely gorgeous.If you are planning on cooking them I suggest the short haired tabby, easier to skin and a little tastier. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 316603 | 2006-01-12 22:58:00 | Greg, Check out NZ Heralds infocus section as at the moment they are doing a section on Adopt a pet from the SPCA: www.nzherald.co.nz Hope this helps :) PS: you can see what cats the SPCA have here: www.spca.org.nz |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 316604 | 2006-01-12 23:05:00 | Thanks Stew. (um, I meant Stu.) :thumbs: | Greg (193) | ||
| 316605 | 2006-01-12 23:12:00 | LOL :D | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 316606 | 2006-01-13 05:29:00 | I say fine all people who have cats and release them into the "wild" (ie out their front door). :) But when the SPCA take this attitude towards someone who genuinely seems to care about the animals, it just makes it more likely that people will dump their animals elsewhere. It is a tough call. The SPCA throughout NZ is run by volunteers and relies totally upon fundraising to exist. No government grants, just donations from ordinary people. The SPCA is not a dumping ground for unwanted pets but unfortunately gets used by some people for exactly that purpose. This time of year is always bad because of the number of abandoned kittens. I feel sorry for both the lady involved and the SPCA staff in this case. It sounds like a misunderstanding and I hope it can be sorted out. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 316607 | 2006-01-13 05:36:00 | I feel sorry for both the lady involved and the SPCA staff in this case. It sounds like a misunderstanding and I hope it can be sorted out. ""Mrs Wood said the woman became frustrated when told by Hamilton staff yesterday that the branch was full. She then released the three or four-month-old kitten from a box and it ran off into industrial land surrounding the Frankton office. Staff will try to catch the kitten today. Mrs Wood said the woman claimed she could not care for the cat because her granddaughter was allergic to them. But in the same conversation she told staff she already had two cats, Mrs Wood said."" She should be released into the wild..........what a lame excuse. She could have advertised it for a new home or taken it to the local Animal Control. Bit**. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 316608 | 2006-01-13 05:52:00 | Well to be honest we don't know the full story so it's hard to comment. The thing that caught my eye and really narked me was the ridiculous threat of a $25000 fine etc. I can only imagine how intimidated that woman must be feeling now. The potential punishment for her "crime" appears to be worse than drink-driving, for example (at which you get 3 shots at, according to today's news.) |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 316609 | 2006-01-17 04:22:00 | We have two cats, an old male and an almost year-old female - both neutred. They have beds inside at night and a cat flap to come and go - as well as three acres in which to "do their business". The male does wander across the neighbouring farmland but the farmer is rapt as he catches rabbits. The kitten tends to stick by my side or sleep in the sun somewhere in the garden. Our problem is with the neighbour's tom cat (supposedly neutred but I doubt it) which attacked our elderly female cat (who died in November) and also the kitten. Two visits to the vet with large bite marks on her hind quarters, $120. I've mentioned it to the neighbour because it has only happened recently - we've lived here for three years but their cat only started bothering ours a few months ago. He says it's because the kitten is female and still comes into heat - but that is a load of bull! Unfortunately it only does it at night and is gone by the time we get outside so we're at a loss to stop it. His ducks come over and crap all over our driveway too. As for cats leaving uncovered deposits (old part of the thread), that is unusual but I have seen our old male cat do it once or twice. I think it's just laziness, especially if the ground is hard. He was happy to use the litterbox when we got the kitten, but I certainly wasn't having one of those inside for longer than necessary! Maybe the neighbours could put a litterbox somewhere outside - that would give the cat somewhere to go, so to speak! We had a stray cat bothering us when we lived in town, it would crap on our back door mat every day. I was worried it would get inside the house and do it in summer, so we got a cage from the council and trapped it. No one claimed it from the SPCA and it was so vicious that it was put down. I am a cat lover but this cat was neglected, mangy and nasty, so I doubt it could ever have been rehomed. All the neighbours were pleased to see it go. |
Beemer (6956) | ||
| 316610 | 2006-04-05 16:41:00 | Look, you're delving into illegal action here. Someone put out poinsoned milk for cats because they were afraid of them getting their precious goldfish and pidgeons, and they were fined in court for their actions. Sowing shredded glass for the cats to "discover", trapping a domestic cat and handing it in as a stray, giving them large electric shocks - those are all just as dubious. I'm sorry, but I won't stop short of saying you are an incredibly cruel person for not considering a mature resolution of your situation. Hmmm... Look, I've had a year of every neighbor's cat fighting, yeowling, crapping and spraying under my house, on the front porch, under my car in the carport, even on the roof of my car. The yard is completely fenced in and gated, yet, because we don't have any pets, we get all the neighbor's cats veying for our space. Dog owners must keep dogs fenced-in or on a leash. I'm pissed off that cat owners feel it's their cat's right to roam the neighborhood day and night. It's not. So, I'd have no qualms about placing bear-traps on my porch, or poison under my house. If a cat is such a dear pet, it's the owner's responsibility to keep it safe. If it's on MY property without my permission, it's dead. |
binzi (6957) | ||
| 316611 | 2006-04-05 19:48:00 | Just buy a high pressure water pistol from te warehouse, one of those pump guns. Water is a good tool for training cats. We had a small one which we would use to shoot the cat if he jumped on the table. After a while just picking up the gun and giving it one squeeze, which never even relased water, it only primed it, was enough to make the cat run. |
netchicken (4843) | ||
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