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Thread ID: 53580	2005-01-21 08:39:00	OT: Nuisance cats	manicminer (4219)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
316542	2005-01-27 09:06:00	Does it matter?	agent (30)
316543	2005-01-27 09:12:00	Just wondered. She was actually a bit of a hottie, my flatmate. But boy did she get mad about her curtains. Maybe being Australian had something to do with it.	manicminer (4219)
316544	2005-01-27 09:22:00	Just wondered. She was actually a bit of a hottie, my flatmate. But boy did she get mad about her curtains. Maybe being Australian had something to do with it. Sadistic twat I would say.	Cicero (40)
316545	2005-01-27 09:26:00	Well I didn't stay that long in her flat (she owned the house) as I was only in the country temporarily. Always used to tip-toe around the place and frantically tidy up after myself, and wrap myself in cotton wool so not to bump anything in the house. But...she was a hottie. Funny thing was she actually had a cat of her own, although it was kept at her mum's house. Is there some truth that cat owners love thier own cats but despise other people's cats? (not to the extent of cruelty though).	manicminer (4219)
316546	2005-01-27 09:51:00	Sadistic twat I would say. Actually although she was a nightmare to live with, she was actually quite a nice girl. And if you saw the damage to her curtains, then perhaps you'd understand. I suppose that makes all those who go out shooting possums sadistic twats too. And what about those nasty people at the DOC laying out poison for feral cats?	manicminer (4219)
316547	2005-01-27 09:55:00	Well....This thread has gone downhill. Pouring boiling water on a cat or any other animal is scum behaviour, and deseving of punishment. Couldn't give a damn about her curtains, The 2 things aren't exactly in the same league.	Metla (12)
316548	2005-01-27 10:22:00	And I don't disagree with you, Metla. It was a particularly nasty thing to do, even though she's not a nasty person. But I'm just trying to put things in perspective and establish some logic. Is throwing rocks at cats (as you first suggested yourself) scum behaviour? What about drenching the cat in the laundry tub as mentioned in another previous post? And possum shooting? Encouraging cats to kill rats? Letting your cat kill a neighbour's pigeon? Keeping birds in cages? Euthanasing dogs that are pests? All I'm saying is that cats seem to have some sort of special protection that other animals don't have the advantage of. And animal rights activists tend to be very picky and choosy about what animals they feel deserve protection. I guess nothing is logical in this world.	manicminer (4219)
316549	2005-01-28 02:01:00	Hello . I've been browsing this thread on and off for the last few days as I have also experienced problems with cats in my garden (and still do) . The entire topic reminded me of a situation a couple of years ago when a neighbouring cat killed some of the fish in my pond, despite my attempts to protect the area (while also making sure it remained visually pleasing) . This cat had also decided that my garden was its perfect toilet . The cat turned out to belong to new neighbours who had just moved into the street . After a while I decided enough was enough and decided to bring the topic up, very politely, with the new neighbours, who turned out to own no less than four cats . Basically they didn't want to know and thought the whole thing was a complete joke . "They are wild animals and that is just what cats do!" they told me, as well as stubbornly denying that it was any of their cats at fault . According to them it must have been someone else's cat . Funny, I thought cats were DOMESTIC animals and therefore, in theory, under the control of their owners . They often used to go away for days on end and just leave the cats to their own devices . I've no idea who was looking after them during that time, but we always used to hear them whining . I'm sure they didn't bother to provide them with a toilet . They more or less told me to sling my hook . No compassion whatsoever for the fish their cat had killed . And no thoughtfulness or understanding for the mess in my garden . Ever since the whole episode I spend alot less time in the garden, doing the things I enjoy . I've ended up having to put nets all over the place just to keep the cat(s) away (there are a few problem cats in my street) from sensitive areas . And I ended up replacing much of my back lawn with paving . I'm fed up with the whole situation, and it turns out that I'm not the only person in the street without a cat who has been suffering . In my opinion it's the owners of these wretched animals who are to blame . They have a very selfish and ignorant attitude when it comes to keeping animals, with absolutely no regard for other people in the area whatsoever . Having known a few cat owners, I can almost always say that they are sickeningly obsessed with them and they will always stubbornly deny that their cats cause any trouble . What bothers me most is that so many people insist on having these animals, and nearly all of them let them wander freely around the neighbourhood without a care in the world . To me, that is not being a responsible owner . It's called lack of consideration and social responsibility . I've now taken to collecting up any cat faeces I find in my yard and discreetly depositing them on the owner's property .	herbert (6951)
316550	2005-01-28 02:04:00	Personally i would have taken to trapping the cats and turning them into the spca before turning the area into paving......	Metla (12)
316551	2005-01-28 02:17:00	I did speak to them about it, but being domestic cats they would normally refuse to take them if the owner could be identified. The cats were only part of my reason for resorting to paving. It's having to have the nets everywhere that's the pain. But the ultrasound looks like a promising solution.	herbert (6951)
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