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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:23:51 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in
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. co.uk...
Mike24/3/04 3:59





Why is it legal to poison rats with rat poison, but not
cats? Surely if
it
is a humane way to dispatch rats, it is a humane way to
kill cats.


Both vermin.


I know you think you're very funny, Mike but telling
someone that is a nasty
thing to do. It's untrue that cats are vermin

Cats are vectors for more than one disease which afflict
humans. They actually ought to be classified as vermin.

On that basis so should people, dogs, parrots, pigeons, starlings,
hamburgers, hospitals, bits of leftover meat pie, .... but they
aren't.
Trapping and/or poisoning cats is a criminal offence.