Yes that sort of thing happens during a war.
Its not really fair when they cant shoot back though is it?
I reckon that if cats dont want to be electrifried they should wear
rubber boots!


Geoff & Heather wrote:
To be honest, I never knew if it was only a story - or one that had been
embellished with the telling. But with my Dad's pathological hatred of cats,
I'm guessing he got a couple - I reckon it would be quick though - not like
snail pellets, or rabbit traps as happened to my daughters cat in Melbourne.

I did a bit of work in NZ many years ago for the Possum Control Board - we
were shooting around 80 possums per night - they were in plague proportions
and something had to be done to save the forest and pastures - with than
number it becomes rather impersonal.

Geoff


"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message
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"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
The story is in the way its told rather than the content :-)
A good yarn teller is talented and I know that often it is in the telling
that can be the funny bit, but I hate the thought of cats (or any animal)
being electrocuted.

I live on a farm and we have to kill animals but it's not something that
ever comes easily.

Dunno how soldiers can manage to kill humans and cope with it - poor sods.
Apparently in WWI, there were few casualties for the number of bullets
used but modern weaponry is much more "efficient and effective".

"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message
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"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
My Dad wasn't intending to scare them away - he had to pick up the
remains and bury them :-)
And you add a smiley face to this sick tale!

Giving cats a hit with a small electric current is a deterrent and one
which is used in many areas of animals husbandry. I find that
acceptable but certainly not killing cat's in this fashion and then
calling it a "great story".




"Jonno" wrote in message
u...
Having a small pond and a small fish population, eg 5 goldfish we
noticed them disappearing at nights.
Suspecting foul play, we rigged up an electronic low voltage
transformer, with a ignition coil and wired it around the pond.
Testing it personally it seemed that it worked. It didnt seem to kill
humans, but gave them a shock. (Some unkind people would say I tested
it on an animal doing this) At around two oclock, a dog completed the
circuit. The loud yelping as it ran for cover woke the whole court and
was the talk for days. The neighborhood kids didnt come round for some
time either. As the current was measured in microamps it was safe
enough. So be sure to know what youre doing before setting things up
for possums. Theyre not likely to be standing in a pool of water like
this dumb dog was.
The voltage on an old valve radio can be from 200 volts to over 380
volts from memory so isnt the safest, as current would also be
excessive. Do not use it.
Its current is measured to some 200 Milliamps.
If youre not sure, use a transistor radio (grin)


SG1 wrote:
"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
u...
My Dad used to tell a great story about when he was plagued with
cats. he was an amateur radio enthusiast and in those days radios
were built with Vacuum tubes and valves which ran off incredibly
high voltage and reasonable amperage, so the trick was a sheet of
wire mesh with a bowl of milk in the middle - one wire from the
power supply on the wire one in the milk. Cat completes the circuit
, shoots six feet in the air, hair standing on end and blue flames
coming out its ears - comes down stiff as a board. Claims he got 6
in one night, but by the time the 4th one approached, his mate was
hysterical with laughter and missed the last 3.


Gee and I have an old Kreisler valve job sitting in the laundry
(still works radio that is) only 35 years old. Damn feral got into my
blood & bone the other night but have not been able to get any mince
I would eat so it lives a bit longer.