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From: denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Denise Caire)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: wandering domestic cats
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Date: 5 Dec 89 00:35:03 GMT
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In article <9723@cloud9.Stratus.COM> mm@cloud9.Stratus.COM (Mike Mahler) writes:
>In article <92681@pyramid.pyramid.com>, sandra@pyrtech (Sandra Macika) writes:
>> 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.
>
>    Sure, and it's the owners nature to be irresponsible.
>    I would have appealed.  What a lousy excuse for a decision.
>    Some dogs kill chickens by nature and farmers shoot them LEGALLY
>    (not all states).  If I had a license to own a falcon and it
>    killed some chickens (which falcons will do) I would be held
>    responsible.  


Stop trying to compare cats to dogs or birds.  That is part of the
problem. 

>
>> 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.
>
>         Maybe it's time to get some laws passed requiring
>    restraining cats and forcing responsibility of owners.  Maybe
>    then we won't also see so many "FREE KITTENS" signs if people
>    are required to register their cats.    -- 

Why would registering cats reduce the reproduction rate of cats?
Neutering is the answer.  (Maybe that wasn't the complaint?)

Again, all you we-hate-cats people you can do is complain instead
of making responsive and reasonable suggestions towards a workable
solution.  Surely there must be a couple intelligent people who read
this net who could research this topic (controlling cats) and make
suggestions as to what will work.  Just think, you could make a million
bucks with an answer to this one!


Cats are good!
Denise Caire
denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM