Feral, what does that mean? Lets start by setting some grounds here;
feral- wild animal, wild-more at fierce ; of , relating to , or suggestive of a wild beast; savage, not domesticated or cultivated; wild; having escaped from domestication and become wild.
So to make things clear, we are not talking about yours/my cute little tabby. Now I read statement like this that need explaining
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Anyone , I repeat , ANYONE who thinks the feral cat issue belongs on a hunting referendum anywhere , is either a complete idiot or oblivious to the challenges we already face against the anti hunting community!
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. I take them as vermine, not a game animal.
Now I take from that Im an idiot. Not only do I kill the wild cats around my property to try to get rid of all the problems they bring, but I also hunt feral hogs. Hogs were domesticated, they have become feral, and I do mount their skulls.
Oh no, look what this idiot has done. He has pushed the issue to hunt a domesticated animal and glorifies it.
The above quote sounds like a great rant by the peta folks. Lots of spewing with no answers. I posted many times my situations and asked for the right thing to do. Know what the answers were I got. I was told I dont have a problem because I live in the country, or get sarcastic remarks about "Just going out and kill everyone's poor little tabby". Thanks peta. Lets break this down, and please allow me to rant.
Two situations:
City problem
Country problem
Lets address the cause of the problem, and city issues. People with cats feel their cats have more rights than people or any other animal. Lets face it, what do 90% of cat owners do with their cats. Let them out to roam. "Its a cat, that's what they do". Yea they do, but it is an animal, your animal, so If something happens to it on someone else's property, tough. You should have been taking care of it. Face it, if they are not taken care of, they spread worms, funguses, plasmodium's, ascaris, nematodes, etc. etc. Why should others deal with your cats, or deal with the products of your cats (you know, these strays that are the issue here). Take care of your cat and there will be no problem. I have cats, they are fixed, and stay indoors. If something happens to my cat out side of my property, I have no one but myself to blame. Why should I except that your animals have more rights than mine. As for dogs, they are taken care of, or at least the issue is being addressed.
Now for the country.
I have been told that cats dont live in the country, so I dont have a problem. I will not get into my personal problems but will address the issue. First, cats are great killing machines, they can survive in the wild (dogs dont do so well). People in the city let there little tabby out every night and are appalled when it comes home pregnant. (fix the damn thing and we wont have this problem). So what do they do. Lets not gas them, but lets drive out to the country and let them loose. These cats then survive, reproduce, and cause the problems we have with indigenous species, let alone the problems I have when they find my property. Whose problem is it now? Better yet, lets dont kill the poor wild cats, lets shoot the owners who started the problem. Is that more logical.
Now can anyone of you cat sympathizers address the true issue here with out making all the smart @$$ remarks. I have yet to hear any logic from the other side.
Dont get me wrong, I love my cats and dogs, that is why I deal with the feral cats. I see them no different than the yotes, coons, or opossum who do the same thing around my property. Feral=wild, not your tabby which has been the running joke here. " Oh big man, get in all your camo and hunt down my little fluffy with cat treats and a bell."
Oh please give me a break.
Lets get serious about this cat thing
