Sure, the cats roam other peoples' yards. With two exceptions (both owned by the same people) so do the neighborhood dogs, and cats owned by other people. I've never had to stop in the street for animals, but I've routinely had to for idiot kids in the neighborhood who slide out of their driveways on scooters or bikes without looking for traffic first.
As far as barking dogs go, do I get to shoot the dog next door (to me, not my parents) because he barks every time I step outside? Dogs bark for a good number of reasons, starting with the fact that they are dogs. Finally, when it comes to dead birds in your yard, you don't have to worry. The only cat who regularly hunts prefers rodents, and she eats them. No muss, no fuss. Personally, I think your reaction is just a bit over the top. --Ben G wrote: > Do the cats roam around in neighbors back yards, front yards? I'd be willing > to bet they probably do. > > At least once a week i have to come to a complete stop heading up my street > to keep from hitting a cat. At least once a week when i pull into my > driveway, a cat comes shooting out from my bushes, or from the side of my > house. At least once a DAY, the neighborhood dogs, secured in their back > yards, start going nuts while a cat cruises the backsides of neighborhood > houses unabated > > I'll have cat prints on my car, dead birds in my front yard.......i > mean..........this is NOT MY PET, why the hell is it on my property? > > Just bugs me! > > >>Wait a minute, now. >>My parents' cats like to roam around. They live in a neighborhood in a >>small town, and the cats like to go off into surrounding pastures, >>woods, etc. All the cats have been degenderized, so they're not making >>more little cats. They have all their shots. They spend most nights at >>home. They're not feral, but (one in particular) could take care of >>herself if she did become homeless. >> >>What's wrong with that? >> >>--Ben >> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153830 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
