In article , K
writes

"Jane Ransom" wrote in message
...
: In article , shannie
: writes
: But when you see a seven year old boy
: crying over his dead cat you have to put an appeal somewhere for people
to
: be more careful when baiting traps.
:
: Yes, it must be heartbreaking . . . as heartbreaking as seeing anyone
: weeping over the poor mutilated body of a bird needlessly mauled, but
: not eaten, by someone's cat.
:
: Shannie, firstly, let me say that I am very sorry to hear about your
: cats . . . but . . . do cat owners ever consider the effect their cats
: may have on other people's lives? People who do not like cats, people
: whose pets (even their own cats) are plagued by other people's cats,
: people who are allergic to cats, people whose plants, after months of
: TLC are continually dug up to be replaced by cat faeces etc etc.
:
: Do they ever consider that their cats may have been wreaking havoc in
: someone else's patch and that person is at the end of his/her tether. I
: don't say poison is justified, but, when driven to desperation, people
: do all sorts of out of character things.
:
: I know my mother was driven to distraction by a neighbour's cat that
: kept coming into her house and attacking her own cat. My mother didn't
: poison the intruder but she made such strong complaints to the owner
: that it eventually had to be put down: there was just no other solution.
:
: Ten years ago I would have been horrified at the thought of shooting a
: rabbit, but after observing the destruction caused by a rabbit take over
: of the garden, I now, sadly, have no compunction in shooting them.
:
: To all cat lovers/owners, please, please, be aware that there are always
: two sides to every story.
: --
: Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
: I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
: but if you need to email me for any other reason,
: put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com

I don't feel that this is the time to start lecturing Shannie. Losing
pets - especially in this way - can be quite a traumatic experience,
especially for a 7 year old. Surely it would be kinder to be a trifle more
diplomatic on this occasion.

K


I go along with Jane.

Point out a diplomatic statement from a cat lover. They are all one
sided, just as the original poster pointed out. 'WE' must be careful of
where 'WE' place poison on OUR land because of 'THEIR' bloody cats which
are allowed to come onto OUR land!!

I am laying a new patio and left some area nicely raked last night,
ready for rubble today. My grandson Lewis is with us today and wants to
help Granddad break some rubble up. What do I see in the nice smooth
raked surface? Cat paw marks. What do I have to do 'in my own garden'?
Check to see if the damn thing has crapped before I let Lewis help me.

And did the cats do anything about the rats I found in the compost bin?
Of course not.

I just wish more people would lay poison.

Mike

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