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From: dc@jake.UUCP (Don Chiappone)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: birds threatened by cats
Summary: A clarification please ..
Keywords: cat prevention
Message-ID: <96194@jake.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 89 14:57:38 GMT
References: <791@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM> <1565@intercon.com>
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Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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In article <1565@intercon.com>, ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) writes:
> Cats are entitled to roam on your property.  Shooting them (poisoning them,
[ text deleted ]

> I suppose that the poster who advocates killing cats would do the same if
> a neighbor's child wandered onto his property?  Sure, it's your property.
> Blow the kid away, right? :-(.

Would you please explain to me how in hell you arrived at the conclusion
that the cats are somehow entitled to roam freely and kill the birds on
my property?  I have a fairly large flock of ducks that live on my
property and I feed them on a regular basis.  It is *GREAT* to see the
roaming cats and dogs in our area attack the flock and sometimes kill
one or more ducklings, or infrequently, an adult duck.  I do NOT
advocate killing the animals, yet I ask you, what right do you have to
deny me the pleasure of the presence of that flock of birds and then
get indignant if I wish to do the same to you regarding your cat or dog?
Can you at least BELL the animal?

The poster of the article was probably venting frustration at all the
inconsiderate MORONS who let their animals roam to destroy things and
then get upset because *we* cannot understand how FIFI and FIDO have an
*entitlement* to do so.

BTW, the last statement of yours was a tad ridiculous, yes?