Soooo.... - Page 333

Gemini Cricket · 07-27-2006, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scaeagles

My annoyance remains, though, that it is expected to be my responsibility to control an animal that belongs to someone else.

I would catch the dang thing, post Found pictures all over and when the owner comes... sick the badger on him/her... I mean talk to them.
I know it's against the law and all but...

DreadPirateRoberts · 07-27-2006, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I would catch the dang thing, post Found pictures all over and when the owner comes... sick the badger on him/her... I mean talk to them.
I know it's against the law and all but...

I think it would be tough to be a cat in phoenix. Outside, no AC, and a big coat. Scaeagles out to get you...

Stan4dSteph · 07-27-2006, 11:10 AM

Domestic cats should not be outdoor animals anyway.

Not Afraid · 07-27-2006, 11:10 AM

You know, I think I have to stop reading posts about potential animal cruelity - even in joke form. It REALLY irritates me.

scaeagles · 07-27-2006, 11:19 AM

NA, what is an acceptable solution? Is trapping an animal, as animal control suggested, cruel? Cruel to the owner of the cat, certainly.

I don't want to hurt an animal and won't. I just don't want to have to expend effort of money to keep them out of my yard.

Not Afraid · 07-27-2006, 11:33 AM

Personally, I don't think cats should be outdoors, but people make decisions all of the time that are not good for their pets. There is no immediate solution. Your neighbors have cats that they let roam wild. It's not the fault of the cats, they are just doing what comes naturally to them. You can implement the humane suggestions that have been given so far and, beyond that, you can accept the fact that you have a giant catbox in your backyard and, until your neighbors decide to keep their cats indoors, you will have to deal with it.

Gemini Cricket · 07-27-2006, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

You know, I think I have to stop reading posts about potential animal cruelity - even in joke form. It REALLY irritates me.

*Disclaimer - Gemini Cricket would never and intentionally cause harm to any animal. GC is a lover of all living things except Ann Coulter and both of the Olsen twins. To illustrate his love of animals, he did, in fact, feel really bad when he steamed two once-living Maine lobsters in his kitchen the other night. Any joking regarding harm to animals is meant only in jest and is not said to entice someone to actually harm any furry or non-furry creatures.

scaeagles · 07-27-2006, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Personally, I don't think cats should be outdoors, but people make decisions all of the time that are not good for their pets. There is no immediate solution. Your neighbors have cats that they let roam wild. It's not the fault of the cats, they are just doing what comes naturally to them. You can implement the humane suggestions that have been given so far and, beyond that, you can accept the fact that you have a giant catbox in your backyard and, until your neighbors decide to keep their cats indoors, you will have to deal with it.

Therefore, the only appropriate response is keeping my own fecal material and chucking over the fence.

Not Afraid · 07-27-2006, 12:23 PM

Yes, because you have an inborn instinct to chuck your own recal matter over a fence.

scaeagles · 07-27-2006, 12:38 PM

Psst - that was a joke, NA.

07-27-2006, 11:10 AM	#3323
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Domestic cats should not be outdoor animals anyway.
	Submit to Quotes

07-27-2006, 11:10 AM	#3324
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You know, I think I have to stop reading posts about potential animal cruelity - even in joke form. It REALLY irritates me.
	Submit to Quotes

07-27-2006, 11:19 AM	#3325
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	NA, what is an acceptable solution? Is trapping an animal, as animal control suggested, cruel? Cruel to the owner of the cat, certainly. I don't want to hurt an animal and won't. I just don't want to have to expend effort of money to keep them out of my yard.
	Submit to Quotes

07-27-2006, 11:33 AM	#3326
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Personally, I don't think cats should be outdoors, but people make decisions all of the time that are not good for their pets. There is no immediate solution. Your neighbors have cats that they let roam wild. It's not the fault of the cats, they are just doing what comes naturally to them. You can implement the humane suggestions that have been given so far and, beyond that, you can accept the fact that you have a giant catbox in your backyard and, until your neighbors decide to keep their cats indoors, you will have to deal with it.
	Submit to Quotes

07-27-2006, 12:23 PM	#3329
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Yes, because you have an inborn instinct to chuck your own recal matter over a fence.
	Submit to Quotes

07-27-2006, 12:38 PM	#3330
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Psst - that was a joke, NA.
	Submit to Quotes