Don't shoot at cats..........................

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I have an indoor cat, I would never think of letting it roam. I think the cats you see outdoors are either there because of poor owners or they are ferell (sp?) cats. I have not shot any, but I don't think it is bad to shoot a ferrel cat.
I have a buddy who owns a pheasant hunting club and he asks the hunters to shoot cats because they kill his birds.

Bottom line..........be a responsible cat owner and keep it inside.
 
If you love your animals then keep them inside.

It is understandable that a pet may occasionaly escape the confines of a yard, but if the owner is negligent and lets the "pet" free to roam the neighborhood, they can expect harm to eventually come to the pet.

I'm talking about folks to let their cats and dogs out everynight to roam the neighborhood. You can bet folks who are that irresponsible will also refuse to pay for damages or clean up messes that their pets make. This leads to the property owners taking matters in their own hands. Who can blame them?

I will not shoot cats or dogs "just because", but I will put one down that becomes a threat to my family or destructive to my property.

Good Shooting
Red
 
How is anybodies cat gonna get shot on their property. If you complain about your cat getting shot on somebody ele's propertythen you should side with Mex. govt. and how they feel about militarized border. I don't believe in shooting any living thing without good reason, but I do believe in private property rights.:banghead:
 
I mentioned before in the post about shooting dogs that my wife works for a vet.
Finding pellets & BB's in cats is pretty routine. Sometimes you don't even know they're there, other times the animal is badly infected from the wounds.
Our cats don't go outside.
 
It's one thing to put down an animal that is causing harm, quite another to kill just to be killing. A local high school FFA lost most of it's show lambs to roaming chows twice. In that case you kill the dogs because society says you can't kill the owner. Once while I was walking my pug I had a young white male with his pants almost to his knees confront me while holding his pitbull just out of reach of my dog. "My dog can eat yours in one bite." he informed me. I pulled up my shirt so he could see my revolver and quietly told him that his dog would never make it to my dog and then I was coming for him. After that, he decided to keep to his side of the street. Too many people out there with animals they take no responsibilty for.
 
And those who would threaten to take a human life to avenge the killing of an animal should not own guns. They lack perspective, to say the least.
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Who died and made you king?

I never said "anyone who values any human life over that of an animal lacks perspective".

You might consider phrasing your OPINIONS in a less offensive manner as to keep things civil.

Having said that, if I were to actually see anyone running over a cat with a lawn mower, they'd, at the very least, get the beating of a lifetime. Any harm to my cat, and they'd very likely die. You don't have to like it. Thems just the facts.
 
There's shooting pests, and then there's shooting pets. If'n either one becomes the other, I figure it's better to talk to the owner before you go and do something that can't be undone.

The only pet that I'd be willing to shoot right now is a little anklebiter (literally!) that has been running around biting kids on the backs of their legs. It's learned to stay close to home, but since it has demonstrated viciousness before by biting and injuring one person and going after a few others, I'd be willing to off it. A deputy who lives nearby has put out the word that if it attacks anyone again, they are expected to kill it and he doesn't want to have to be called down there to do it himself.

We've got an indoors cat.
My grandparents have a cat or two that they keep outside. And they have a few bird feeders. Believe it or not, the two aren't mutually exclusive. Keep the cats fed and they kill less birds (still get some periodically for the hunt, but not too many).
One of the cats they have is borderline feral. It runs wild half the time, has the beefy MouseKiller neck and will often avoid people. Every month or so it'll settle down and be the nicest little kitty you can imagine, until it decides to go off and see the world again. As much as I like him, I wouldn't fault someone for shooting him. The other cat doesn't go far from the house unless he's following you around (odd little guy ... acts like a dog sometimes). I would be a bit ticked if someone shot him.

And then there's Billy the dog. He breaks all the rules. He's an outdoor dog. He only comes in when people are shooting or when it's thundering- he hates the noise. But he doesn't give a flying squirrel dropping about property lines. While technically he belongs to my grandparents, he's more of a community dog. One time when he was a bit sick, some neighbors called to see if he was okay because he hadn't been coming around to see them. He gets along well with most other animals (cutest thing in the world to see a cat curled up on top of him in the winter).
Billy doesn't hurt anyone, indeed he's well liked by the area residents, but it sounds like there are a couple of people on the board who would love to off 'im if he stepped onto their property. They aren't just willing to shoot pests, they're looking to shoot anything that moves. There's something plain wrong with that. Just about as wrong as those who would blow someone away for killing their cats...
 
this gets back to the old Robert Frost poem...

good fences make good neighbors...make ya a deal...

I'll keep my stuff at my place

you keep your stuff at your place

everybody's happy
 
A PET is a PET is a PET...

It has been a very long time since I really shot a cat. I have, however used the Daisy Red Ryder Feline Trainer. The difference is that I will not shoot at them up close or in the head. At about 40 or 50 feet it isn't lethal or dangerous. The cats aren't harmed, but they understand the message.
People who want me to respect their pets usually are responsible enough to keep them at home.
Red Ryder works nicely on dogs too.
 
While I don't erally care for cats, I still find it wrong to go out and shoot them "just because." It's a whole 'nother matter if the cat is roaming around at night trespassing on your property and killing the animals that reside there.
 
what if a cat is killing the birds at my feeder?

I have a bird feeder that I watch quite a bit. My next door neighbor feeds stray cats. At any given time there are 5 or six cats in her yard. They seem to like my yard too.

I've taken to keeping a bucket of tennis balls on my porch for discouragement reasons, so now the cats visit my feeder when im inside or away. I have personally seen some of these catrs kill 2 cardinals, a wood pecker, and a chickadee.

Shoot or no shoot?

Owen
 
My Cat

I've had cats since I was a kid. I like my present cat (and most of them I've had, for that matter) better than an awful lot of people I've met.

My present cat is 11 years old, and has never run loose since I saved her from being swept into a storm sewer in front of the house. She is an inside cat, pure and simple. But I live in the city now.

I lived in the country for years. Closest neighbor was 1/4 mile from me. We all had cats. And never had problems with them.

My opinion is that the city / country thing is the deciding factor. City... keep your cat inside. Country... it's okay to let it roam.

In any event, the juvenile act of killing animals for fun (and when I was growing up it was to aim for anything in the roadway) is wrong and should be punished. Because you are destroying my property??? May be some argument there if my property is running loose, but regarless, these children have no reason or right to needlessly kill an animal. Again, I will emphasize the word needlessly.

If my cat (dog / hamster / snake / whatever) is running loose and not causing ANY problem, then don't hurt it. If it is causing problems, talk to me about it. If I don't take care of it after that, then... take care of the problem in the best manner. That could be calling the humane society, the animal control officer, or using a bullet, depending on the situation. But give me a chance to fix the problem first. And yes, when I lived in the country I knew my neighbors' animals and they knew mine.
 
Shoot or no shoot?
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Try the Garden Hose of Cold, Wet Death. Use +P+ water if possible.

If they're begining to overpopulate, it might be wise to snipe a few of them.
 
I always temper justice with mercey and of course I'd tell neighbor about dog or cat before going varminting. The neighbors I have do the same thing except for a middle easterner who lives 1/4 mile away and my big dumb Godfrey was visiting his bitch in heat little something and he threatened to sue me. I was nice of course and invited him over for a pig roast I was gonna have (in his honor). Property lines Are property lines and people should do what they can to respect them, anybody else is a slob IMHO.:D
 
Cats, outdoor/indoor types, are essentially people, and they simply do not obey the laws of dogs.

We currently live far enough from out neighbors that our cats aren't likely to get over there, especially since, unbroken, they were fixed anyway. Too, mice control is always a good idea, your cat or mine!

And we also have a community dog: not a worry, since our elderly next door neighbor, and his wife, borrow him for walks. He goes over once a day to make sure that they're OK, and to get his hot dog roll, which is brought home to eat in front of the "home dog", who never leaves home without one of us.

Yes, I've lost cats via the "he went out and never came back" method, and it'll happen to me too, one of these days. That's the price you pay for having friends, rather than slaves.

For the guy with the lawnmower, .22 to the spine just above the shoulders, parallel to the shoulders, followed by the best first aid I could give: I wish him a long, contemplative life.

For those of you who feel for the birds, Darwin actually works: the cats aren't getting the smart and well.

For the rest, I ponder just how much is extorted from me to educate your children...
 
It has been a very long time since I really shot a cat. I have, however used the Daisy Red Ryder Feline Trainer.
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I have one of those by the back door (the dual Feline/Canine version) for uninvited interlopers. One BB in the bobo is usually enough to convince them to high-tail it (literally) from the premises w/o causing them any harm.

However, I will shoot an animal for one of two reasons:
1. I'm going to eat it.
2. It's going to eat (or otherwise hurt) me or others.

If your animal falls into either category, I won't hesitate. And I expect the same from you.

P.S. My philosopy for shooting bad guys falls in the same line (w/o the #1 part, of course...:evil: )
 
I'm always amazed by the cruelty of people towards animals. It's pretty scary to think people are that capable of being vicious, but what frightens me more is how some sick sons of bitches treat their children...:(
 
Hell, in my opinion, I think animals are more civilized than most people responding in this thread. You won't see two cat's getting in a inane debate about their master stealing the other guys paper. :rolleyes: It's pretty sad to see how frivolous life has become to society, human or animal. Life is a gift, and to think that people would be willing to take it away due to petty matters is inconceivable. Taking a life is only necessary when yours is being threatened.
 
Anyone who shoots a cat should suffer, and will if I see them.
 
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