At 01:39 AM 4/09/2007, Cotty wrote: >On 03/09/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >You say that as if it's a bad thing. > >Well, let's just say that I never try and judge a book by its cover. But >when I read on the preface page that the author has no interest in the >welfare of a part of nature, I tend to put the book back down ;-)
Cotty mate, if you tried to pick up this book you'd definitely do your back in :-) >Feral cats are a part of nature. In your part of the world, they may be >considered vermin, and if so, that's a fact of life. If they are a >problem and need controlling, then there are humane ways of dealing with >these things. Taking life without care for any resultant suffering is >not only distasteful to me, but actually abhorrent! I didn't say they should suffer, only that the need to be eradicated. Ideally, I guess, by a bait that in the cats last moments leaves them fantasizing about frolicking in fields of cat nip. I'm less concerned about the welfare of an introduced pest than I am about our unique native species. >So yeah, I guess I do say it as if it's a bad thing. hey, you're young. >Wait til you get past 40 - you tend to spend a bit more time thinking >about conserving life rather than ingoring it ;-) I'm pretty sure that age and getting of wisdom <choke> will not change my views on this subject. If you think I'm being harsh on cats, don't get me started on feral pigs. I can see that I'm pi55ing some people off with this subject so this is the last you'll hear from me about it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
