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[ursulav]

Just got back from a cat-trapping trip with Kevin--he's part of a local cat rescue that feeds and traps ferals, fixes them, and either finds homes (if possible) or releases them. It's mostly the latter these days--as usual, the supply of cats vastly outstrips demand. Since he was trapping in an area that involved fence hopping, it's much easier

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[tashabear]

It makes me so sad that there aren't enough homes for all the pets that are going wanting. We got our two when the couple who had them lost their home and had to surrender them. We wish we could bring home more, but we just don't have the space for them.

[anonymous]

Sorry, but I think this is nonsense. Cats are hardly commonplace around here - my last female cat was unspayed but we never had kittens appearing. Friends who have had litters of kittens have never had the slightest problem disposing of them to good homes, even within the circle of their friends, without even resorting to selling them. So why are they being irresponsible? There's always more cats than people who want cats, and we hardly ever see strays (and any strays would be well cared for - even the pets can often wangle food from other houses, and anything looking stray would certainly be helped out). Cats don't seem to face big predation problems, as they're at the top of the food chain - the only thing that could eat a cat would be a fox, and as most people where I live let their cats out all night and the area is crawling with foxes and there's never yet been a cat killed by a fox, I conclude that either the foxes aren't interested or the cats are too quick

[anonymous]

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[tanac]

EVERY living creature in our household has been fixed. Not just the cats.

(We take our responsibilities towards preventing accidental reproduction seriously, here.)

[fenris_lorsrai]

I'm thankful that the local animal shelters have done a hell of a good job on drumming "spay and neuter your cat!" into people's heads.

We got two different cats when I was young because someone THREW THEM IN OUR POND TO DROWN THEM. @#$%^& Thankfully no one has tossed a cat in our pond in quite some time. I'm sure it still goes on elsewhere, sadly enough.

[sea_haven]

I once caught someone trying to smash the nests of local Geese. Much curing and me wacking him with a stick ensued. Hilarity and rage towards him for me, fear and bruises for me...the little amoeba brained sea louse.

[sea_haven]

For him rather....bangs head on desk.

[fenris_lorsrai]

BTW, feed that man some live culture yogurt. It can often help settle ongoing intestinal distress.