It is legal in all 50 states to live trap and exterminate feral cats?

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Many areas have rescue program for ferals. You might contact PETA about this or ask around at a local vet. Or ask around for the local crazy cat lady. My mom has 5 ferals.
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Tell your mom to read this:
http://wacki.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/toxoplasma-gondii/

She may think twice about collecting feral cats in the house. There are plenty more parasites to discuss but that is one that infects 50 million Americans hand has been linked to schizophrenia.
 
A person who looks for reasons to gratuitously kill cats sounds like a person in need of psychiatric treatment.
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Agreed. I have to say here wacki, your enthusiasm in the matter disturbs me greatly.
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I have a quick question for you two. Why so much angst against cat hunters? Pigs are a thousand times smarter than cats. Do you eat bacon?
 
Because probably 95% of cats you're likely to come across are someone's beloved family pet, whether it's outside or not. You're talking about hunting what some would consider members of people's family for fun, and you're asking why people might be adverse to that notion ? It's absolutely ridiculous to even consider hunting them for sport, as it certainly wouldn't be very sporting. Most of the time you could hold out a piece of food and say "C'mere kitty". That isn't hunting.

And I don't even like cats.

Oh and no.. actually I don't eat bacon. Don't get me wrong, I'm a meat eater, I just don't dig on swine.
 
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Except most of the "research" by antigunners hasn't been peer reviewed, didn't follow any kind of scientific model or investigation, and wasn't published in a respectable science journal.
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You do know that the researchers in this study on cats, people from U of Wisconsin, are also some of the leading researchers on social problems like gun violence and have written many anti-gun articles.

So either your right and they are a legitimate source or you are wrong and they are not.

I am sorry but I would not shoot a cat unless it was attacking me or my loved ones including my own pets.
 
i had a bat in the basement recently. my son picked him up in a towell and put him in a bush. i figured rabid animals were typically snarling,foaming at the mouth,and aggressive. but,when i looked up rabid bats,the symptoms were: finding one in daylight in a place you would not expect them,i.e. the house,and unable to fly. the article said such a bat was probably rabid. so,i started asking around,if the feral cats could get rabies from eating a diseased bat. the answer was,probably. thus,imo,feral cats represent a significant health risk.
 
Would any of you feel the same if we were talking about children? Sometimes kids are a nuisance but you cant shoot them. I dont see the point in shooting a cat for being a cat.

How about endangered species? Bald eagle crapped on my car, so I am gonna shoot it and fry up some eagle egg omeletes.

Some of you are very bloodthirst and it is disturbing.
 
You do know that the researchers in this study on cats, people from U of Wisconsin, are also some of the leading researchers on social problems like gun violence and have written many anti-gun articles.

So either your right and they are a legitimate source or you are wrong and they are not.
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lol Are you aware that there is more than one person at the University of Wisconsin?
 
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Gotta protect them eagles!!!!!!!!!
 
You do know that the researchers in this study on cats, people from U of Wisconsin, are also some of the leading researchers on social problems like gun violence and have written many anti-gun articles
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I don't consider sociologists to be scientists and I do not really care about their so-called 'research'- sorry, I actually studied math, Biology chemistry, and physics in college, soft-scientists are wannabes.;) Other than that, the University of Wisconsin has some of the finest Wildlife Biologists in the country.

am sorry but I would not shoot a cat unless it was attacking me or my loved ones including my own pets.
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I'd shoot them because they destroy wildlife and habitat. No different than taking the carp home that I caught to put in the garden instead of playing 'catch-and-release' with them.


Would any of you feel the same if we were talking about children? Sometimes kids are a nuisance but you cant shoot them.
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If and when you ever have kids, revisit this question to see how silly it sounds.
 
She may think twice about collecting feral cats in the house. There are plenty more parasites to discuss but that is one that infects 50 million Americans hand has been linked to schizophrenia.
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I don't mean they STAY feral! Hahaha! They get the full battery from the vet, get fixed, live inside, and are tamed as much as they can be. Sorry for not explaining further.
 
Oleg beat me to it ... I was going to say:


How about endangered species?
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Bald eagle and spotted owl are tough and stringy. Sandhill crane, however, tastes just like chicken
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Ok, now I find this morally wrong. Come on man at least try to respect biodiversity. That's just not right. Once a species is gone it's gone for good.

Cats on the other hand, theres no shortage of them
 
I always thought biodiversity was more than one kind of wild meat on my plate.

Jefferson
 
I am all for dealing with feral cats, I am not for killing pets. There is a decided difference between a feral animal and an animal outside ones home.

If it is causing damage I find the best bet is contact the owner and let them know there is a problem. My cats go outside and I have never had a complaint, and never actually seen them leave the yard and I've watched or jsut checked on them out the window an awful lot. The day I get a complaint? Thats the day they stop going outside.
 
My cats used to run all over the rural area that we lived in, and I never knew it. Until our neighbor, who owned a horse ranch next door, came by and offered me $100.00 cash for my cats. He had seen then stalk and kill a large grain rat in his barn.


Jefferson
 
My parents' house/neighborhood has a feral cat problem

feral cats are a problem. I have not shot any, but I've had the thought cross my mind.

I'd hate to do it, but they are not your cute and cuddly kitty pets... they're pests like any other and have attacked the family dog on more than one occasion.

If it continues, I will be forced to take action. I may be able to get away with just trapping them... or I may be able to use non-lethal methods to get the point across that my parents' home is not their home.... but unfortunately the possibility exists that I may need to take them out.

Oh yeah..... and as mentioned, they multiply like crazy! When they first showed up there were maybe 10 my mother said, "Awww... that's terrible. They have no home. YOU CAN'T KILL THEM!!! :cuss:" Now there is something like 150-200 roaming the neighborhood.
 
There wouldn't be a problem if the cat-lovers took responsibility for their pets. If you enjoy your cats so much, enjoy the whole package and keep them from cr@pping in my garden. Cleaning up after them is part of the deal. Same goes for your dog. By the way, I've never caught a kid or a raptor cr@pping in my roses. If you have a feral problem, call PETA. They will kill them for you. http://www.petakillsanimals.com/
 
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