You just can't win!

Originally Posted by Caddy2000

I'm not a tw*t, just someone who earnt a degree in conservation, and now works trying to save as much of what we have left.
I am all for controlling species that have no control, whether that's rabbits, grey squirrels, or even cats.
Please remember that there is more than one way to do things (I nearly said to skin a cat, but didn't think that'd go down well), so I'm not talking about shooting cats, yet. But I do think that cat owners need to take more responsibility of their pets as they are the most ecologically damaging of all our pets.

Nicely put. Its thanks to the Romans that we have the domestic cat in Britain and I have no doubt in my mind that the small bird population does better for it! I'm not sure about keeping the rats and mice down either, what's the saying about rats, you're no further than a metre from a rat in a city? We have more rodents running about our streets than ever before, I wouldn't say the cats have had much effect on their numbers whatsoever. Besides which, rats have nasty bites and are bold as brass, why would a cat be bothered with that when it can have a fluffy featherbrain?

Anyway I feel I am digressing somewhat, point made

[Balky001]

I have two cats, I always speak to them responsibly before letting them out . Sometimes I suspect they don't always do what they promise they will

You can't treat a cat the same as a dog and you can't treat a dog the same as a goldfish.

ok ok ok sorry if this is hitler, but next time there is a tom cat fight....

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ant-snake.html

[Spiderman]

you read the sun? jeez i thought you were a classy kind of chick.

I thought they all liked a bit of rough from time to time... mind you, I'd have thought she'd had enough of that on her plate

Originally Posted by Balky001

I have two cats, I always speak to them responsibly before letting them out . Sometimes I suspect they don't always do what they promise they will

You can't treat a cat the same as a dog and you can't treat a dog the same as a goldfish.

Tell me about it, my fish get in a total flap when I try take them for Walkies.

Originally Posted by Spiderman

you read the sun? jeez i thought you were a classy kind of chick.

thats just a clever facade

Originally Posted by orose

I thought they all liked a bit of rough from time to time... mind you, I'd have thought she'd had enough of that on her plate

dont let dave read that!!

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by bikerchick82

I've got a cat that would annoy the hell out of the pro water deterrent voters....

200 bar jet wash. That would probably splatter the thing over the other side of the valley.Hilarious and humane (well)...

Originally Posted by specialone

I suppose the same people who would harm a cat or any other animal without it being a food source are also the same people who would quite happily club a seal pup to death or torture a hamster.

Killing things is not the same thing as cruelty. I'd say that cats are far more guilty of sadistic torture than anyone who would use ones head for target practice.

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Originally Posted by Bluewolf

Flying fish..?

Technically fish can flap their tails, gills and fins without being flying fish