Poison is a pretty heavy accusation. It was never proved that poison caused the cat deaths near 4601 Springfield. It is hard to tell what kills cats. Well intentioned tuna can be poison to a cat. A few drops of antifreeze, spilled in a gutter, can be a negligently delivered poison. A cat can be tapped by a car, suffer slow internal bleeding, and make it under a porch before dying of injuries or shock. Feral cats are subject to Feline Leukemia, and other contagious desires that can take out multiple cats during a short period of time.
While I feel sorrow for anyone who loses a pet, I also believe that Indoor/Outdoor Pet is oxymoronic when it comes to cats. Unlike dogs, they do not stay in their own yards. And even if they do, cats are often small enough to become victims of other predators that can get into their yards. I was showing a home on 48th street once and a large hawk swooped down and snatched up a kitten. It turned off the prospective Buyer and startled me. In my ideal world parents and pet owners would responsibly supervise their kids and pets. Cats would not be allowed out to screech at the moon, or stink up the porches of neighbors, or kill the song birds that we attract to our yard or to become the kind of road kill that distresses pedestrians and drivers alike. In our real world, I can't imagine that among my neighbors are two cat murderers separated by just a few blocks and years. I have cat allergies and low cat tolerance, and still can not imagine hurting any other human through an attack on a cat. I will aggressively defend against a dangerous pet, and consider the owners of dangerous pets to be both in harm's way, and negligent in training and accountability. But, who among us would murder a cat by poison? If your cat is a pet please keep it in, or walk it on a leash or build a wire cage / run in your private yard to give the illusion of freedom without the dangers or annoyance of unsupervised roaming. Best! Liz On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:40:26 -0500 Andrew Diller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Something like this happened at 46th and Springfield a few years ago, > I > don't think anyone ever figured out who was responsible. The owner > of > the house at 46th and Springfield is a funny character, and was > harboring and feeding many many strays. There are still some poking > around there even to this day. > > -andy > > On Feb 15, 2005, at 10:05 AM, Dusti Lewars-Poole wrote: > > > I was speaking to a neighbor at 49th and Beaumont, who told me her > two > > indoor/outdoor cats were poisoned this past week. > > > > The two feral kitties that generally hung out with the recently > > deceased look fine, so I'm not sure if this was an intentional or > > personal poisoning, or if it was an accidental thing, but it's > > disturbing enough that I thought it bore mentioning. :/ ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
