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Feral cats are not a natural part of the environment. They're an introduced predator than can kill massive amounts of animals every year. Humans have a huge blind spot for feral cats when they really, really shouldn't.
We have feral cats in our neighborhood. In fact my first kitten that I rescued (the orange tabby that I referenced on this thread) more than likely came from feral cats. What we found out is that a guy down the road (and outside of our development) would let his cats breed, and then the kittens that he didn't give a way would be set free to roam... hence the reason for the feral cats. In fact a couple of them roaming around were also orange tabbies and I had to do a double take to make sure mine didn't get out! At any rate, a few of the neighbors have banded together to set up donations to capture them, and have them fixed, and while they will be set free again, at least they won't reproduce more feral cats!
"Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes says his department has received calls and comments from around the world and are investigating. If they determine who shot the cat, that person will could animal cruelty charges.
Eyewitness News has learned she plans to meet with investigators next week with an attorney present." Brenham vet fired over Facebook photo showing cat with arrow in head | abc13.com
I feel bad for the owner of this cat.
I don't have a problem with feral cats being killed, but it should not be legal for the general public to do (including a vet) for this reason. Feral cats should be taken to shelters and be euthanize after a waiting period, so possible owners have a chance to claim them.
Feral cats are not a natural part of the environment. They're an introduced predator than can kill massive amounts of animals every year. Humans have a huge blind spot for feral cats when they really, really shouldn't.
Yeah, people think cities are overrun with rodents now, imagine no cats.......
So...this woman didn't actually kill this cat. Someone else did. She just posted a picture on fb. At least that's how I read the article.
Lindsey added a comment, CNN affiliate KBTX reported. "My first bow kill, lol. The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through it's head! Vet of the year award ... Gladly accepted."
So...this woman didn't actually kill this cat. Someone else did. She just posted a picture on fb. At least that's how I read the article.
No, read it again. She killed it and then bragged about it, as 3Shepherds posted above. When someone commented on her FB post asking if she would lose her job over it she responded: "no I did not lose my job. Lol. Psshh. Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”
We have feral cats in our neighborhood. In fact my first kitten that I rescued (the orange tabby that I referenced on this thread) more than likely came from feral cats. What we found out is that a guy down the road (and outside of our development) would let his cats breed, and then the kittens that he didn't give a way would be set free to roam... hence the reason for the feral cats. In fact a couple of them roaming around were also orange tabbies and I had to do a double take to make sure mine didn't get out! At any rate, a few of the neighbors have banded together to set up donations to capture them, and have them fixed, and while they will be set free again, at least they won't reproduce more feral cats!
No, read it again. She killed it and then bragged about it, as 3Shepherds posted above. When someone commented on her FB post asking if she would lose her job over it she responded: "no I did not lose my job. Lol. Psshh. Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”
Understood. Farm cats are different from city/suburb cats. Farm cats are on the payroll, have chores and need to be outside for some portion of the day. But their list of unnatural predators is much smaller on a farm than in the city or 'burbs.
Only job my two knuckleheads have is shedding, eating, sleeping and being cute. They perform all of these duties quite admirably, and do so from indoors.
Yep- cats are nice critters. All of my cats (and dogs) are spoiled, but they provide us stress and comic relief.
However, on the farm cats can fall prey to coyotes, bobcats, eagles, and ferrel dogs. Hunters can (and do) plink cats when hunting deer or turkey, therefore one should not allow them to stray toward the woods. I lost one to coyotes and exacted revenge for the act. The current cats stay very close and would be unlikely victims of predators.
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