I stole my cat that lives with my family in Houston (the only reason he's not with me is because he goes insane if inside for too long, and obviously I don't have a yard) out of someone's backyard. I say "stole", but my friend and I actually rescued him after we saw his owners submerging him in a bucket of ice water - he was only nine weeks old or so at the time. We felt justified.Speaking of which ... my daughter has sucked me into watching this show on Animal Planet where they go and rescue abused and/or neglected animals.
We had to change the channel last night they had a case that was so sad...
okay, help me out here cat owners/lovers.
a neighbor has moved in across the street from my moms. she is a cat lady.
there are now 3 or 4 cats that like to come across the street to the house, lay in the patio, relax on the chairs, sometimes take a relaxing crap, etc....you know, just hang out.
how to rectify the problem? suggestions?
caveat-#1 dog is not an option. #2, i want to be gentle with the pussies.
lil help please. thanks.
okay, help me out here cat owners/lovers.
a neighbor has moved in across the street from my moms. she is a cat lady.
there are now 3 or 4 cats that like to come across the street to the house, lay in the patio, relax on the chairs, sometimes take a relaxing crap, etc....you know, just hang out.
how to rectify the problem? suggestions?
caveat-#1 dog is not an option. #2, i want to be gentle with the pussies.
lil help please. thanks.
You can buy a cat repellant at any pet store...just spray it around the furniture that you do not want to get near.
any asian ethnic groups live near you???okay, help me out here cat owners/lovers.
a neighbor has moved in across the street from my moms. she is a cat lady.
there are now 3 or 4 cats that like to come across the street to the house, lay in the patio, relax on the chairs, sometimes take a relaxing crap, etc....you know, just hang out.
how to rectify the problem? suggestions?
caveat-#1 dog is not an option. #2, i want to be gentle with the pussies.
lil help please. thanks.
Bill to Bar Eating Cats, Dogs Stirs Debate
LAST UPDATE: 2/22/2005 6:45:03 AM
Posted By: Gabe Redondo
By JEANNETTE J. LEE,
Associated Press Writer
HONOLULU - A state legislator is pushing a bill that would ban the slaughter of dogs and cats for food, drawing protests from members of some Asian ethnic groups who believe the measure is aimed at unfounded and racist stereotypes of their cultures.
Animal rights groups pushed for the bill's introduction this month, even though joint investigations last year by the Hawaiian Humane Society and Animal Crimestoppers yielded no proof that anyone uses the pets as food.
State Rep. Glenn Wakai, who introduced the measure, said it is aimed at stemming the growth of a "cottage industry" with the potential to threaten public health. He said news reports last August about dogs being stolen and butchered in some Oahu neighborhoods proves there's a problem.
Eating dog meat is tolerated in some Asian cultures, but many families from Asia settled in Hawaii generations ago and now consider the practice repugnant.
The measure was scheduled for a vote in the House this week, but the state Senate has not scheduled a hearing, Wakai said. It would make it a felony to kill, purchase or distribute any dog or cat for human consumption.
The news reports he cited were based largely on tips from Carroll Cox, president of the local environmental activist group Envirowatch, who said his own undercover investigation found evidence of the practice on Oahu.
But investigations of two of those tips came up empty, said Letha DeCaires, a Honolulu police detective and a coordinator for Animal Crimestoppers, part of the local nonprofit Crimestoppers program.
"Either the Humane Society or the police department followed through with every tip that we had," DeCaires said. "There was no evidence of slaughterhouse equipment, butchering tools, or anything to substantiate such claims at the time we visited the locations."
Cox claims the Humane Society mishandled the cases and blew his cover by alerting the media to his investigation.
"It is commonplace in Hawaii. It's a practice that has been known, noted and do ented and no one has touched it because it's a cultural issue," Cox said.
State Rep. Alex Sonson says the proposed measure is a reaction to hearsay and would harm the image of Filipinos, Koreans and other Asian ethnic groups who make up the majority of the state's population.
"It perpetuates this myth that every Filipino is eating it," Sonson said. "But they're not."
Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, believes the issue of eating dog is stressed "to caricature and condemn particular populations," namely Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese and other Asians. Wu wrote about dog-eating in his book "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White."
Wakai said race is irrelevant to his proposed legislation.
"There's no language in the bill that distinguishes certain ethnic groups or cultures of partaking in this type of practice," Wakai said.
Rather, it is aimed at protecting pets or companion animals, said Jodi Buckman, director of animal protection services for the Denver-based American Humane Association.
"I cannot imagine this issue arising with the intent of racial and cultural bias," Buckman said.
The slaughter and sale of dogs, cats or other animals considered companions is prohibited only in California, Delaware, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey and New York.
Honolulu resident Kim Soiti, who has a dog and two cats, thinks Wakai's bill should be passed even if there is no evidence that anyone in the state is consuming dog or cat meat.
"Cats and dogs are great companions. They're not stupid. They have emotions," said Soiti. "Dogs and cats are generally household pets and are like part of the family."
Water hose.
Water gun filled with vinegar.okay, help me out here cat owners/lovers.
a neighbor has moved in across the street from my moms. she is a cat lady.
there are now 3 or 4 cats that like to come across the street to the house, lay in the patio, relax on the chairs, sometimes take a relaxing crap, etc....you know, just hang out.
how to rectify the problem? suggestions?
caveat-#1 dog is not an option. #2, i want to be gentle with the pussies.
lil help please. thanks.
We have an indoor/outdoor cat who is the best pet in the world. She stays inside and sleeps and when she wants out she goes to the door. No litter boxes, HURRAY!
We leave her outside whenver we go out of town too and she just hangs around the house. She is usually totally pissed off with us when we get back but gets over it quick.
Cats rule. She is so much smarter than our dog.
thanks for the tips!!!
gonna be some wet, vinegar smelling, repellant wearing, kitties getting rounded up by the china harbor people this weekend....
i don't like cats.....and here's why...
link
Pet cat shot by police in bizarre ordeal
By Jeremy Ashley
Local News - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 @ 10:00
An otherwise “loving family pet” was shot dead by police after the tabby cat went berserk and terrorized a city family late last week, The Intelligencer has learned.
The bizarre ordeal began when the family’s 12-year-old daughter arrived home from school Wednesday evening and began petting the feline, ‘Mickey,’ in the living room of their east end home.
“He was just your average, playful cat,” who never had any behaviour problems before the incident, recalled the homeowner, who asked her family’s name not be used. “He was a sweet and loving household pet.”
While her daughter was stroking the long-haired white and orange tabby in the living room, the feline leisurely walked downstairs.
But when Mickey emerged from the basement-area of the home, it was “ ... a different animal ... it looked as though it was possessed.”
Ears flat back, hair standing on end and eyes bulging, Mickey lunged across the dining room and attacked her daughter, biting through her jeans and slicing into her leg.
When the cat released its grip, it continued coming at the girl, shrieking and hissing.
“I had to intervene ... he was coming right at her again,” the mother recalled.
The husband arrived home a short time later and managed to corner the cat in the living room until his wife and two children could sneak out the back door to safety.
“So I stood there having a stare-off with this cat for 20 minutes until the officer arrived,” he said, adding that both animal control and police were called to the scene.
While it ran wildly around the interior of the brick bungalow, the cat continued shrieking and began defecating throughout the home.
“You could actually hear the cat screaming from the other side of the street,” he said.
A city police officer arrived at 5:20 p.m., according to Insp. Merle Foster, and was informed of the animal’s behaviour.
“The daughter had been taken to the hospital by her mother for treatment .
.. and the information we received from animal control was that they were not going to attend until after a meeting they were currently attending.”
There was a concern the animal could get lodged in the crawl space of the home, which was under partial renovation.
“I said ‘If that cat got into the crawl space in the frame of mind it’s in, it’ll be a nightmare to get it out. And there’s no way, after being viciously attacked by this cat, that we’re ever going to trust it again.’ ”
He asked the officer to, if given the chance, put the animal down.
As the constable entered the home, the cat ran up the stairs and stared the officer down.
Speaking to The Intelligencer on condition of anonymity, the constable said he had “ ... never seen an animal act like that before — it was like it was possessed or something, hissing and growling.”
The officer shot the cat square in the chest with his Beretta .40-calibre handgun.
“Even after he shot it, that cat was so hopped up — we’re talking about a little, eight-pound cat — Mickey ran down the hall into the bathroom and jumped into the tub,” the husband recollected. “He didn’t die for at least five minutes ... he was all nerves and adrenaline ... he wasn’t in his right mind.”
Foster, meanwhile, said a use-of-force report will be submitted as part of police protocol, however, “We did this at the request of the homeowner ... and, quite frankly, I completely support the actions of the officer in this situation.”
“For all he knew, that animal had rabies.”
Government test results earlier this week confirmed the feline didn’t have rabies. An autopsy to determine the exact cause of the animal’s behaviour is not scheduled, however.
As to why details of the incident were not released by police, Foster was blunt.
“I have no idea,” he said. “I don’t know why this wasn’t released earlier.”
Without knowing the animal’s history, Dr. Kim Drysdale of the Belleway Veterinary Hospital on Highway 62 said it would be hard to pin-point the exact cause of Mickey’s wild behaviour.
“There are cats out there that are a little bit aggressive,” whether because of its natural disposition or a medical ailment of some sort, she said.
“There are viruses that can cause changes in behaviour (and) ... there are some cats that just are not as genetically friendly as others.”
But, usually, there are warning signs the animal is not right in the head, Drysdale added.
“Most people seem to think it’s out of the blue, but when you get a detailed history there are smaller incidents that lead up to a major outburst .. but who’s to say, I wasn’t there, I haven’t interviewed these people or seen the cat.”
And an angry feline can be a handful — even more vicious than an aggressive dog, Drysdale said.
“A cat with a behaviour problem or serious aggression problem can be a force to be reckoned with. But that’s not normal — most cats are pretty nice and social.”
“We have heard stories about people not being able to leave their homes because their cat was blocking the doorway. So some cats can be aggressive.”
If any household pet shows aggression, the family should contact their veterinarian for advice, she said.
While the family has nothing but praise for the officer involved, the conduct of the current animal control company contracted by the municipality — Tweed-based Municipal Animal Control — is another story.
When the service was initially called — before police arrived at the scene — the family was told it could be up to a three-hour wait for an officer to arrive, “ ... because they were just about to go into a meeting,” the female homeowner said.
“I told them that wasn’t good enough, and he said ‘Well, I’ll try to break my back and come in before then.’”
After the police officer arrived at the scene, police dispatchers attempted several times to contact the animal control officer, but to no avail.
“When I arrived home from the hospital with my daughter, there was a card put in my door from them,” the female resident said.
Heide Elliott of Municipal Animal Control was tightlipped when asked about the incident.
“All I can tell you is that the cat was cleared of rabies by the public health (unit).”
Elliott did confirm the company responded to the incident — but didn’t arrive until after the cat had been shot.
“There was a timing issue ... we ended up going down after the incident with the police to pick up the body and take it to the lab for testing.”
For the family, who owned Mickey since he was seven weeks old, the cat will always be remembered as a loving pet.
“Mickey was just a sweet little thing ... and had never shown any kind of aggression before this,” the female resident said. “It was as though he didn’t recognize any of us ... and didn’t know where he was, the way he was looking around the home.
“Mickey was our pet and we loved him ... but in that state he wasn’t the cat we knew.”
“He was just wild,” continued her husband. “We really had no choice but to do what we did.”
The officer who shot the animal paid a visit to the family the next day, he added.
“He wanted to check up on (our daughter) and make sure the family was doing all right.”
The couple’s daughter was treated and released at Belleville hospital for her leg wound and is currently taking antibiotics to prevent an infection.
“The Belleville police officer was very compassionate — and I think he was just as shocked as I was to see an animal act in that manner. I would tell anybody who has a cat that starts acting odd to take it seriously.”
I am allergic to cats, so I could do without ever seeing a cat again in my life. But here's my problem.....CAT'S SUCK! There are a couple of cats that apparently live on my street and like to sleep on my pretty car or truck. What's wrong with their owner's car or truck? And you know when you leave your cat outside to use the restroom so that your house doesn't stink? Yeah, that little head is in my garden mulch dropping a load! So as soon as you park your car in my driveway and get out, you can smell that nasty !!!! Little bas s. I promis you... I will invest in a BBGun and shoot the little sons of es in the ass!!! I swear!
WT !!! was in that basement?!?!?!?!
What happens in the basement, stays in the basement!
I recommend number 4 shot for use in shotguns on cats.
Last edited by Useruser666; 02-23-2005 at 03:18 PM.
one of the things i liked about living in the country was shooting pesky animals
So Manny and Jekka, did you guys get a new cat?
A cat would make a great wedding gift.......
Manny and Jessica are registered at Petsmart.
I heard that you and SW were registered at PF Chang's.
Exactly what is the difference between PF Changs and Petsmart?I heard that you and SW were registered at PF Chang's.
One serves cooked food?
Sounds like SW and I found a baby sitter!
Or so you read in books.
Hhahahahahahha.
No, Jess moves in a couple of months so I don't know what she plans on doing till then. We both have cats already though. I have one at my place, and she has one back in houston. But, both cats love being outside too much to bring them to Jess' apartment.
The apartment does really seem empty since we had to give the kitty back.
:vomit << can we please have that one back?
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