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Hi folks,
Well I'm back and still have all the bits (fingers, toes, noses etc) that I went on my Pyrotechnics course with. Many, many purrs for those who need them - especially KFC who is getting extra special purrs from Miss Lily Whiskers and HRFL, and Odessa. We're keeping both girls in our thoughts. I now have a story to share.... In the UK pretty much every pet cat (a good 80%) are indoor/outdoor. My street is a fairly friendly street in which the neighbours know each other to say hello to at the very least, and have a fair idea of who lives where with what pets, so if we see a cat out and about we usually know where it lives. There are a number of ferals (about 15) who live in our back lane who have been TNR'd and are fed & vetted by a few of the house owners, myself included, but don't belong to anyone. Quite often, we don't see them for a few days as someone else in the street has fed them. Some time ago, we had a woman, a known cat hater, who moved in at the bottom of the street and she had a nasty dog that kept attacking cats in her garden. Her son has also been known to shoot at the ferals in his garden with an air rifle and I believe he was the one who shot Miss Lily Whiskers last year. Recently, several of our ferals have been injured. On 2 occasions, passing motorists have found the injured cats on the side of the road and taken them to the ER vet who happenes to have his very well known & large practice at the top of the street. Unfortunately, because the cats were badly injured and because they had no ownership ID, or anyone to be contacted in an emergency, they were humanely euthanaised under orders from the RSPCA who became involved before anyone noticed they were missing and could do anything about it. So, having lost these 2 furry friends, I decided to do a census of the cats in the local area. I spoke to my neighbours and we completed a file with the feral cats descriptions, photographs, and emergency contact numbers in case one was brought in injured to the ER vet. As an ammendment to the file, we included ID photos of all the *owned* pet cats in the street with contact ID etc also. We then gave the file to the vet so that he can use it for reference in case another injured feral is brought in and also to the local RSPCA inspector who is actually quite decent instead of a know it all pig (which in itself is a novelty for the RSPCA) so that he knows the location of the colony, its feline residents, and the human caretakers and doesn't do anything adverse to them. A few weeks ago, the local crank (old hag at the end of the street with the vicious dog) called the council to come and get rid of the nuisance cats who were raiding her rubbish at night. (It's foxes, not cats who raid her rubbish, but hey, any excuse to blame cats, right?) The council then called the RSPCA. The RSPCA HQ called the local inspector to deal with "a nuisance feral cat problem" and told him the location. It turned out to be our TNR'd colony. At the same time, the vet had contacted the RSPCA to tell them of 4 poisoned feral cats that had been brought in and that they had identified from our colony using the ID phots and paperwork I had provided for them. They had also contacted one of the caretakers (not me) who lives further down the street, who in turn had also contacted the RSPCA about the poisoning of a managed feral colony. Poisoning of domestic pets and wildlife is a prosecutable offence in the UK. So, it's all backfired on this evil hag. The RSPCA Inspector attended her address to investigate her complaint about the nuisance cats, and has instead ended up collecting the evidence he needs to prosecute the b*tch for poisoning a feral cat colony. The vet was able to document all his witness statements for court because he was able to ID the cats in question, and because he *knew* of the cats and where they *belonged*, he was able to get permission and hence finances to treat them, so they've made a full recovery. The upshot of *that* treatment is that 2 of them have tamed up sufficently while in hospital to acually be rehomed as shy cats and they have gone home with the vet nurse who looked after them. And the evil hag from h*ll is being prosecuted by the RSPCA in court under the Animal Welfare Act for causing unneccessary suffering to animals. For once, the RSPCA is doing something constructive. I'm chuffed to bits that a simple idea I had predominately to stop my injured colony ferals being euthanaised before I could get to the ER vet to make a decision on their treatment has been the lynch pin in helping prosecute this b*tch. Just had to share a success story. Helen M |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hi folks, Well I'm back and still have all the bits (fingers, toes, noses etc) that I went on my Pyrotechnics course with. Many, many purrs for those who need them - especially KFC who is getting extra special purrs from Miss Lily Whiskers and HRFL, and Odessa. We're keeping both girls in our thoughts. I now have a story to share.... In the UK pretty much every pet cat (a good 80%) are indoor/outdoor. My street is a fairly friendly street in which the neighbours know each other to say hello to at the very least, and have a fair idea of who lives where with what pets, so if we see a cat out and about we usually know where it lives. There are a number of ferals (about 15) who live in our back lane who have been TNR'd and are fed & vetted by a few of the house owners, myself included, but don't belong to anyone. Quite often, we don't see them for a few days as someone else in the street has fed them. Some time ago, we had a woman, a known cat hater, who moved in at the bottom of the street and she had a nasty dog that kept attacking cats in her garden. Her son has also been known to shoot at the ferals in his garden with an air rifle and I believe he was the one who shot Miss Lily Whiskers last year. Recently, several of our ferals have been injured. On 2 occasions, passing motorists have found the injured cats on the side of the road and taken them to the ER vet who happenes to have his very well known & large practice at the top of the street. Unfortunately, because the cats were badly injured and because they had no ownership ID, or anyone to be contacted in an emergency, they were humanely euthanaised under orders from the RSPCA who became involved before anyone noticed they were missing and could do anything about it. So, having lost these 2 furry friends, I decided to do a census of the cats in the local area. I spoke to my neighbours and we completed a file with the feral cats descriptions, photographs, and emergency contact numbers in case one was brought in injured to the ER vet. As an ammendment to the file, we included ID photos of all the *owned* pet cats in the street with contact ID etc also. We then gave the file to the vet so that he can use it for reference in case another injured feral is brought in and also to the local RSPCA inspector who is actually quite decent instead of a know it all pig (which in itself is a novelty for the RSPCA) so that he knows the location of the colony, its feline residents, and the human caretakers and doesn't do anything adverse to them. A few weeks ago, the local crank (old hag at the end of the street with the vicious dog) called the council to come and get rid of the nuisance cats who were raiding her rubbish at night. (It's foxes, not cats who raid her rubbish, but hey, any excuse to blame cats, right?) The council then called the RSPCA. The RSPCA HQ called the local inspector to deal with "a nuisance feral cat problem" and told him the location. It turned out to be our TNR'd colony. At the same time, the vet had contacted the RSPCA to tell them of 4 poisoned feral cats that had been brought in and that they had identified from our colony using the ID phots and paperwork I had provided for them. They had also contacted one of the caretakers (not me) who lives further down the street, who in turn had also contacted the RSPCA about the poisoning of a managed feral colony. Poisoning of domestic pets and wildlife is a prosecutable offence in the UK. So, it's all backfired on this evil hag. The RSPCA Inspector attended her address to investigate her complaint about the nuisance cats, and has instead ended up collecting the evidence he needs to prosecute the b*tch for poisoning a feral cat colony. The vet was able to document all his witness statements for court because he was able to ID the cats in question, and because he *knew* of the cats and where they *belonged*, he was able to get permission and hence finances to treat them, so they've made a full recovery. The upshot of *that* treatment is that 2 of them have tamed up sufficently while in hospital to acually be rehomed as shy cats and they have gone home with the vet nurse who looked after them. And the evil hag from h*ll is being prosecuted by the RSPCA in court under the Animal Welfare Act for causing unneccessary suffering to animals. For once, the RSPCA is doing something constructive. I'm chuffed to bits that a simple idea I had predominately to stop my injured colony ferals being euthanaised before I could get to the ER vet to make a decision on their treatment has been the lynch pin in helping prosecute this b*tch. Just had to share a success story. Helen M It is so hard to get something done about such a person. I hope she gets everything she has coming to her, and enough more for some who got away with it. And then may she spend the remainder of her miserable life haunted by the hounds from hell. Jo |
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Oooo, we have one of THEM here-her name is Phylis, and she's a cat trapper. She assures the HS they are all feral to hasten the process, and so they won't go looking for owners, and even runs an ad saying she will help find homes-which is a lie. She is very sly and sneaky knowing we have her number and try to keep an eye on her and warn newcomers. She does not believe in cats as pets at all...that's PETA, isn't it? Grrrr! But hey, I'm going to counter that nightmare with a thriving, active organization here called Animeals (google it!). Think "Meals on Wheels" for pets. What a boon to the low income and handicapped folks, who are trying to stretch their ss checks! They are involved in many other areas too, and I volunteer when they have an opening-- which isn't often! PatM On Sep 22, 1:48 pm, And the evil hag from h*ll is being prosecuted by the RSPCA in court under the Animal Welfare Act for causing unneccessary suffering to animals. For once, the RSPCA is doing something constructive. I'm chuffed to bits that a simple idea I had predominately to stop my injured colony ferals being euthanaised before I could get to the ER vet to make a decision on their treatment has been the lynch pin in helping prosecute this b*tch. Just had to share a success story. Helen M |
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Hah! Good work! You don't suppose she or her son is what happened to
Miss Lily Whiskers tail, do you? They are exactly what happened to Miss Lily Whiskers tail. I honestly believe the dog got her as she was running through the garden. Helen M |
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wrote in message
oups.com... Hi folks, Well I'm back and still have all the bits (fingers, toes, noses etc) that I went on my Pyrotechnics course with. Many, many purrs for those who need them - especially KFC who is getting extra special purrs from Miss Lily Whiskers and HRFL, and Odessa. We're keeping both girls in our thoughts. I now have a story to share.... In the UK pretty much every pet cat (a good 80%) are indoor/outdoor. My street is a fairly friendly street in which the neighbours know each other to say hello to at the very least, and have a fair idea of who lives where with what pets, so if we see a cat out and about we usually know where it lives. There are a number of ferals (about 15) who live in our back lane who have been TNR'd and are fed & vetted by a few of the house owners, myself included, but don't belong to anyone. Quite often, we don't see them for a few days as someone else in the street has fed them. Some time ago, we had a woman, a known cat hater, who moved in at the bottom of the street and she had a nasty dog that kept attacking cats in her garden. Her son has also been known to shoot at the ferals in his garden with an air rifle and I believe he was the one who shot Miss Lily Whiskers last year. Recently, several of our ferals have been injured. On 2 occasions, passing motorists have found the injured cats on the side of the road and taken them to the ER vet who happenes to have his very well known & large practice at the top of the street. Unfortunately, because the cats were badly injured and because they had no ownership ID, or anyone to be contacted in an emergency, they were humanely euthanaised under orders from the RSPCA who became involved before anyone noticed they were missing and could do anything about it. So, having lost these 2 furry friends, I decided to do a census of the cats in the local area. I spoke to my neighbours and we completed a file with the feral cats descriptions, photographs, and emergency contact numbers in case one was brought in injured to the ER vet. As an ammendment to the file, we included ID photos of all the *owned* pet cats in the street with contact ID etc also. We then gave the file to the vet so that he can use it for reference in case another injured feral is brought in and also to the local RSPCA inspector who is actually quite decent instead of a know it all pig (which in itself is a novelty for the RSPCA) so that he knows the location of the colony, its feline residents, and the human caretakers and doesn't do anything adverse to them. A few weeks ago, the local crank (old hag at the end of the street with the vicious dog) called the council to come and get rid of the nuisance cats who were raiding her rubbish at night. (It's foxes, not cats who raid her rubbish, but hey, any excuse to blame cats, right?) The council then called the RSPCA. The RSPCA HQ called the local inspector to deal with "a nuisance feral cat problem" and told him the location. It turned out to be our TNR'd colony. At the same time, the vet had contacted the RSPCA to tell them of 4 poisoned feral cats that had been brought in and that they had identified from our colony using the ID phots and paperwork I had provided for them. They had also contacted one of the caretakers (not me) who lives further down the street, who in turn had also contacted the RSPCA about the poisoning of a managed feral colony. Poisoning of domestic pets and wildlife is a prosecutable offence in the UK. So, it's all backfired on this evil hag. The RSPCA Inspector attended her address to investigate her complaint about the nuisance cats, and has instead ended up collecting the evidence he needs to prosecute the b*tch for poisoning a feral cat colony. The vet was able to document all his witness statements for court because he was able to ID the cats in question, and because he *knew* of the cats and where they *belonged*, he was able to get permission and hence finances to treat them, so they've made a full recovery. The upshot of *that* treatment is that 2 of them have tamed up sufficently while in hospital to acually be rehomed as shy cats and they have gone home with the vet nurse who looked after them. And the evil hag from h*ll is being prosecuted by the RSPCA in court under the Animal Welfare Act for causing unneccessary suffering to animals. For once, the RSPCA is doing something constructive. I'm chuffed to bits that a simple idea I had predominately to stop my injured colony ferals being euthanaised before I could get to the ER vet to make a decision on their treatment has been the lynch pin in helping prosecute this b*tch. Just had to share a success story. Helen M Well done! Joy |
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That's wonderful! I'm really glad that two of the cats got better *and* now have a new home. (Or is the vet nurse just fostering them? Either way, their prospects sound great.)//// The vet nurse is fostering them, but as she's just lost her last cat to cancer at the age of 17 I reackon that the likelyhood of them being adopted elsewhere is virtually nil - especially as she has now given them names! ;o) Helen M |
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