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beccabunga · 27-09-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan

In message , Janet Baraclough
wrote
The message
from Charlie Pridham contains these words:

Give it a rest,

Its an ancient and well worn-troll topic; only supported by those
posters who swallow the toxic bait.

Why do dismiss the views of others so lightly?

It appears that those who believe cats do no harm are welcomed and their
views are accepted in this group whereas others who have different views
are trolls. Someone who objects to other peoples cats is the neighbour
from hell whereas the antisocial owners that are fully prepared to let
their cats shit in other peoples gardens are upstanding citizens.

If someone is gardening enthusiast and chooses not to _OWN_ a cat then
the neighbourhood cats can do a lot of damage, especially in the
planting season when every prepared seed bed becomes a litter tray. In
the urban environment where I live the problem is not confined to one or
two animals but many dozens of cats that are let out to roam.

I can fully understand the frustration that makes people resort to
drastic measures to stop the problems. If cat owners were more
responsible and more of them realised that their pets were not
environmentally friendly they may consider not owning them in the first
place.

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Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

All this fuss about cats. What about all the other creatures that use the soil? Foxes, badgers, deer, moles, mice, rats, birds, micro-organisms - on the arguments given, then all these should be equally treated as pests and dealt with.

If you don't want cats to make use of nicely prepared loos, then make sure your ground is not to their liking. Grow things all over it.