Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!decwrl!nsc!voder!pyramid!sandra From: sandra@pyrtech (Sandra Macika) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: wandering domestic cats Message-ID: <92681@pyramid.pyramid.com> Date: 28 Nov 89 00:21:26 GMT Sender: daemon@pyramid.pyramid.com Reply-To: sandra@pyrtech.pyramid.com (Sandra Macika) Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA Lines: 28 Sorry, I didn't feel that this subject was specifically related to OUTDOOR or INDOOR, so I left the Subject Line the same as it previously was. I figured that was best for the people who already had this subject in their KILL file. I saw a case on People's Court some time ago that related to this topic. It must have been last spring when I was in the hospital. The show is based on California Law. A woman was sueing her neighbor because the neighbor's cat had come into her home and killed her bird. It was a warm day and she had her door open and the bird was free in the house. The judge ruled in favor of the neighbor with the cat because cats do things like this by nature, and the woman with the bird should have protected the bird. I think there was also something to the effect that the neighbor with the cat wasn't negligent, and did not have malicious intent, so she would not have to pay for her cat's deed. There was no discussion about how to protect the bird or take care of the cat to prevent it from harming other animals. Also, there was no discussion on whether or not it would be legal to kill the cat. Thanks, Sandra Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com