Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand

On Feb 3, 7:45*am, Devils Advocaat wrote:
On Feb 3, 10:24*am, IBen Getiner wrote:





On Jan 23, 1:28*am, J wrote:

Cats are basically the domain of homosexuals and crazy women who can't
find a man. The rest of the world will survive just fine without these
hideous creatures. Good riddance!

http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/cats-erad...ew-zealand/#W6....

(STUFF) Some scientists are backing Gareth Morgan s campaign to
control cats in order to protect native species, but say more also
needs to be done to counter other predators.

Morgan, a philanthropist and economist, launched the Cats to Go
website yesterday, which calls for the eradication of the friendly
neighborhood serial killer .

Killing cats was an option, but cat owners should also control their
pets in order to protect native species, the website said.

University of Otago senior lecturer in zoology, Dr Yolanda van Heezik,
supported Morgan s campaign, saying his proposals were reasonable and
would prove effective.

Consider using a collar with a bell: our research has shown they
reduced catch by 50 per cent, van Heezik said.

J Young


Hey....!! *I love cats and I ain't no fag. I have to disagree with you
here, Jon. Just because you're a dog-person doesn't give you the right
to homosexualize the ones of us who aren't. We love out cats!! As long
as they’re totally declawed and keep ****ting in their little boxes,
that is…..

IBen

Why claim to be a cat lover then promote deliberate mutilation of the
same?

Mutilation....? None of my cats are spayed OR neutered. Sorry... try
again.



IBen

On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were
several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats
carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally
injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the
weaker victims.

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On Feb 4, 8:14*am, Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps

wrote:
In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... *There were
several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats
carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally
injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the
weaker victims.

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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally
injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the
weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species
barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th
century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives.....

On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally
injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the
weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species
barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th
century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives.....

Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried
infected fleas; dogs too.

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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims
literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very
quick for the weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the
species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do
not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of
human lives.....

Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried
infected fleas; dogs too.

Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the plague.... I
don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of very intelligent
questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters woulde have become
engineers.....

On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:58:21 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims
literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very
quick for the weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the
species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do
not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of
human lives.....

Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried
infected fleas; dogs too.

Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the plague.... I
don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of very intelligent
questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters woulde have become
engineers.....

I believe rats infested with infected fleas carried the plague from
Asia to Europe aboard ships, but the flea could be present in any host
that would accommodate it, including humans.

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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:58:21 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims
literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very
quick for the weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the
species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do
not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of
human lives.....

Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have
carried infected fleas; dogs too.

Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the
plague.... I don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of
very intelligent questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters
woulde have become engineers.....

I believe rats infested with infected fleas carried the plague from
Asia to Europe aboard ships, but the flea could be present in any host
that would accommodate it, including humans.

Yes. But the question was, did the rats, cats and dogs get the plague as
well as the humans?

On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:57:47 -0600, Robert Parker
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:02:58 -0800, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally
injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the
weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species
barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th
century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives.....

Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried
infected fleas; dogs too.

Cats would have reduced the rat population. No indication that dogs or
cats would be carriers of the plague.

Not quite. Neither rats, cats or dogs were carriers of the plague -
they were carriers of fleas. The fleas carried the disease on any
hosts that would accommodate them. Rats were favorites because they
were filthy rodents and difficult to contain. Dogs and cats have been
family pets for eons.

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On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:04:17 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:58:21 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote:

In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There
were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big
asian rats carrying the disease.

The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very
common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims
literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very
quick for the weaker victims.

Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the
species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do
not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of
human lives.....

Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have
carried infected fleas; dogs too.

Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the
plague.... I don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of
very intelligent questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters
woulde have become engineers.....

I believe rats infested with infected fleas carried the plague from
Asia to Europe aboard ships, but the flea could be present in any host
that would accommodate it, including humans.

Yes. But the question was, did the rats, cats and dogs get the plague as
well as the humans?

Yes.

http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/...c_ct_plague%20

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