David Savage wrote: > Feral cats are a problem. To some people, in some instances, perhaps. But, not universally a problem, anymore than other creatures with undesirable-to-humans habits or characteristics. Might mention skunks, or porcupines, or crocodiles, or boa constrictors...the list goes on.
> And while the hand wringing animal lovers may find it distressing, > feral cats should be killed on site (I personally don't care what is > done with the carcase), and domestic cats should be kept indoors or > caged. > > Just yesterday I chased off the neighbors cat that was stalking a native bird. Oh wow. How did the poor cat know it was "...a native bird" pray tell? Still "tastes like chicken", I'll bet! Time to get realistic here. No such artificial distinction exists in the animal world, to be applied to fellow creatures... > Dave (not a cat lover) Gee. How could anyone tell, Dave. > On 9/2/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm feeling peckish already... >> >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6974687.stm> Much ado about nothing... Feral animals are merely animals returned to the natural wild state in which they once belonged before so-called 'domesticating' took place. The pejorative is applied by humans, who have little bragging room, truth be known. Cats allow human proximity, and most somehow manage to survive that artificial milieu, but few are all that domesticated. So, when left or forced to fend for themselves for meals and the right to be left ALONE, they are quicker to revert to kind than most animals humans keep as 'pets'. Good for them. keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
