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in article , Bill S at
wrote on 11/16/03 11:35 PM: I was visiting a friend in Portland, Oregon this weekend when I saw an article in the newspaper I was sure many here would find interesting. I'm sure it will be horrifying to some: A Portland man, upset at his neighbor's cats continually coming over and killing birds and crapping in his flower beds decided to take matters into his own hands. He started trapping the cats and taking them down and dropping them off at the animal shelter. Most neighbors eventually thought to check the shelter when their cats disappeared, but one cat had no ID and was euthanized within a few days. The woman who owned the cat was crushed and it started a fierce debate in the Portland papers. Out of the dozen or more letters to the editor I read, I was actually surprised to find that most supported the man who was trapping the cats. People were not happy that he allowed one to be euthanized, but most felt he was within his rights to protect his property from roaming cats. Apparently some politcians are weighing in and discussing requiring Portland cats to be kept indoors or within their own yards. I sympathize with the man, and with the poor woman who lost her cat. I have two cats, indoor and out. When outdoors, they are restricted from getting out of the yard by a special fence I constructed. I personally hate working in my flower bed and digging up a big cat turd. One of my flower beds I don't even work in any more because it smells like a litter box (It's not one my cats can get to, and yes I've tried every product known to man to keep them out). This is obviously a bad situation with no easy answers, in my opinion. Bill Happened once to us too, but we thought to check the shelter pretty quickly. The sad part is, our address was on his cage at the shelter so they definitely knew he belonged to us. Our neighbor is an odd one. My mom was SO mad. She had baby sat their children for free for years but our cats couldn't walk across their lawn. This same woman euthanized her own cat and dog when her husband left her for some unknown reason. Really out there. Still, there was nothing we could do if they called the pound. Usually we kept an eye on them. It never did happen again, so I don't know if she felt bad or realized if one didn't show up, we immediately would check the shelter. Karen |
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in article , Bill S at
wrote on 11/16/03 11:35 PM: I was visiting a friend in Portland, Oregon this weekend when I saw an article in the newspaper I was sure many here would find interesting. I'm sure it will be horrifying to some: A Portland man, upset at his neighbor's cats continually coming over and killing birds and crapping in his flower beds decided to take matters into his own hands. He started trapping the cats and taking them down and dropping them off at the animal shelter. Most neighbors eventually thought to check the shelter when their cats disappeared, but one cat had no ID and was euthanized within a few days. The woman who owned the cat was crushed and it started a fierce debate in the Portland papers. Out of the dozen or more letters to the editor I read, I was actually surprised to find that most supported the man who was trapping the cats. People were not happy that he allowed one to be euthanized, but most felt he was within his rights to protect his property from roaming cats. Apparently some politcians are weighing in and discussing requiring Portland cats to be kept indoors or within their own yards. I sympathize with the man, and with the poor woman who lost her cat. I have two cats, indoor and out. When outdoors, they are restricted from getting out of the yard by a special fence I constructed. I personally hate working in my flower bed and digging up a big cat turd. One of my flower beds I don't even work in any more because it smells like a litter box (It's not one my cats can get to, and yes I've tried every product known to man to keep them out). This is obviously a bad situation with no easy answers, in my opinion. Bill Happened once to us too, but we thought to check the shelter pretty quickly. The sad part is, our address was on his cage at the shelter so they definitely knew he belonged to us. Our neighbor is an odd one. My mom was SO mad. She had baby sat their children for free for years but our cats couldn't walk across their lawn. This same woman euthanized her own cat and dog when her husband left her for some unknown reason. Really out there. Still, there was nothing we could do if they called the pound. Usually we kept an eye on them. It never did happen again, so I don't know if she felt bad or realized if one didn't show up, we immediately would check the shelter. Karen |
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:07:49 GMT, "Agua Girl"
wrote: First off..this has been discussed ad nauseum in here, and is usually brought up by trolls; but I will take your post on face value and assume you have no ulterior motive for rehashing the debate. Nope, not a troll. I hadn't realized this has been discussed here before. This particular case or something similar? I got the impression from the letters I was reading that the incident happened very recently. |
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:07:49 GMT, "Agua Girl"
wrote: First off..this has been discussed ad nauseum in here, and is usually brought up by trolls; but I will take your post on face value and assume you have no ulterior motive for rehashing the debate. Nope, not a troll. I hadn't realized this has been discussed here before. This particular case or something similar? I got the impression from the letters I was reading that the incident happened very recently. |
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:07:49 GMT, "Agua Girl"
wrote: First off..this has been discussed ad nauseum in here, and is usually brought up by trolls; but I will take your post on face value and assume you have no ulterior motive for rehashing the debate. Nope, not a troll. I hadn't realized this has been discussed here before. This particular case or something similar? I got the impression from the letters I was reading that the incident happened very recently. |
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"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message ... Jon C wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: Well, I think that any cat owner who both 1) doesn't check the local shelter when their cat goes missing for several days and 2) allows cats to be outdoors without any sort of ID shouldn't be surprised when the cat gets euthanized. The guy did the right thing, and he didn't kill any cats. I agree--the owner killed the cat. I think you are both missing the point. An animal was killed for no other reason that it did a normal animal thing. The owner was irresponsible, the man was callous and society shrugs. It was an animal. Living, breathing, it had value (and I don't mean money). It's dead now. I know..who cares. Lets argue about who's right and who's to blame. I am sorry for the cat..but sorrier still to see this is the state of humanity. When we kill an animal (or give it to someone else to kill) for walking on our dirt and then argue about rights. You know the saying, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem? Well in my opinion the trapper was as responsible as the owner. He disposed of the cat without any concern for it's well being. but hey..at least his garden will look good this year. Actually it probably won't. Karma's a bitch. AG |
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