Cat hunting? WTF!!!
Now I'm not much about activism but seriously, this is ridiculous. Alright, so there's a booming kitty-cat population in Wisconsin. So what? It makes no absolute sense to implement what's talked about in the article below the cut:
Wisconsin Considers Legalizing Cat Hunting
MADISON, Wis. (April 12) - Feline lovers holding pictures of cats, clutching stuffed animals and wearing whiskers faced-off against hundreds of hunters at meetings around Wisconsin to voice their opinion on whether to legalize cat hunting.
Residents in 72 counties were asked whether free-roaming cats - including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar - should be listed as an unprotected species. If listed as so, the cats could be hunted.
The proposal was one of several dozen included in a spring vote on hunting and fishing issues held by the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. The results, only advisory, get forwarded to the state Natural Resources Board.
Statewide results were expected Tuesday.
La Crosse firefighter Mark Smith, 48, helped spearhead the cat-hunting proposal. He wants Wisconsin to declare free-roaming wild cats an unprotected species, just like skunks or gophers. Anyone with a small-game license could shoot the cats at will.
At least two other upper Midwestern states, South Dakota and Minnesota, allow wild cats to be shot - and have for decades. Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior, said Kevin Kyle with that state's Department of Natural Resources.
Every year in Wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials. Despite the astounding numbers, Smith's plan has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers.
Critics of Smith's idea organized Wisconsin Cat-Action Team and developed a Web site - dontshootthecat.com. Some argue it is better to trap wild cats, spay or neuter them, before releasing them.
In Madison, about 1,200 people attended the Monday evening meeting at the Alliant Center - more than the 250 or so in a typical year, but less than the 3,000 or so who took part in a debate in 2000 over whether to allow hunters to shoot mourning doves.
And let me just say, wild or not, cat's can't be hunted. They're frigging pets!!! I love cats, although I have a dog, I seriously love kitty cats. I love tabularasazero's kitties, I love elektr0death's kitties, I love cats in general. They're pretty kick-ass.
But I digress, they're not moose, or dear, or caribou, or something that can stand in the middle of the road and collide head long with your car with their antlers. Cats don't have antlers, I mean, wtf!? That son-of-a-bitch that brought this proposal up is just a bored hunter who wants to make himself a cat-skin hat. Sick fuck. So if anyone out there reads this and is in like Wisconsin, hunt that fucker down!! I'm out!!!!
PS: Remember, Wisconsin only has cheese, guns, and the Packers. Well, only cheese really, fucking rubes!!!
Wisconsin Considers Legalizing Cat Hunting
MADISON, Wis. (April 12) - Feline lovers holding pictures of cats, clutching stuffed animals and wearing whiskers faced-off against hundreds of hunters at meetings around Wisconsin to voice their opinion on whether to legalize cat hunting.
Residents in 72 counties were asked whether free-roaming cats - including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar - should be listed as an unprotected species. If listed as so, the cats could be hunted.
The proposal was one of several dozen included in a spring vote on hunting and fishing issues held by the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. The results, only advisory, get forwarded to the state Natural Resources Board.
Statewide results were expected Tuesday.
La Crosse firefighter Mark Smith, 48, helped spearhead the cat-hunting proposal. He wants Wisconsin to declare free-roaming wild cats an unprotected species, just like skunks or gophers. Anyone with a small-game license could shoot the cats at will.
At least two other upper Midwestern states, South Dakota and Minnesota, allow wild cats to be shot - and have for decades. Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior, said Kevin Kyle with that state's Department of Natural Resources.
Every year in Wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials. Despite the astounding numbers, Smith's plan has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers.
Critics of Smith's idea organized Wisconsin Cat-Action Team and developed a Web site - dontshootthecat.com. Some argue it is better to trap wild cats, spay or neuter them, before releasing them.
In Madison, about 1,200 people attended the Monday evening meeting at the Alliant Center - more than the 250 or so in a typical year, but less than the 3,000 or so who took part in a debate in 2000 over whether to allow hunters to shoot mourning doves.
And let me just say, wild or not, cat's can't be hunted. They're frigging pets!!! I love cats, although I have a dog, I seriously love kitty cats. I love tabularasazero's kitties, I love elektr0death's kitties, I love cats in general. They're pretty kick-ass.
But I digress, they're not moose, or dear, or caribou, or something that can stand in the middle of the road and collide head long with your car with their antlers. Cats don't have antlers, I mean, wtf!? That son-of-a-bitch that brought this proposal up is just a bored hunter who wants to make himself a cat-skin hat. Sick fuck. So if anyone out there reads this and is in like Wisconsin, hunt that fucker down!! I'm out!!!!
PS: Remember, Wisconsin only has cheese, guns, and the Packers. Well, only cheese really, fucking rubes!!!