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[Spike Spiegel]

Paid my grandparents a visit on Saturday, and their cat problem is getting out of hand again. So I grabbed the .22 LR from its place in the closet, asked my grandfather to describe the ones he wanted to get rid of, and set out. Usually, you only get a few shots before they all disappear for the day, but I managed to kill at least one, and wound a few more.

Not the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon, I admit, but there are worse alternatives... like, working on my research paper, washing months of dirt and grime from my car, or being bored out of my skull at work.

...

 

[Escape Goat]

Sure there wasn't a more humane and clean way of dealing with this "cat problem"?

 

[Claus]

Sure there wasn't a more humane and clean way of dealing with this "cat problem"?

Feral cats aren't the most friendly animals.

 

[Phoenix]

Sure there wasn't a more humane and clean way of dealing with this "cat problem"?

Not to mention legal... just killing animals in that manner is a crime in most states that I've studied.

 

[MrAngryFace]

sadly not all cats are the cats we keep as pets

 

[xsarien]

Glad your grandparents aren't my neighbors. I would've had the ASPCA on the phone before you could reload.

sadly not all cats are the cats we keep as pets

There are still legal and illegal ways to get rid of animals.

 

[Escape Goat]

I have family who live in the country so the only cat problem I have is that cats find their way to a farm and breed and its just a mess.

 

[automagnus]

What did you do with body?

 

[Spike Spiegel]

What did you do with body?

Left it where it lay. My grandfather said he'd "take care of it," whatever that means. My guess is he'll probably burn it.

 

[yoshifumi]

that is badass, killing cats and all

 

[Spike Spiegel]

that is badass, killing cats and all

No. No, it isn't.

I have family who live in the country so the only cat problem I have is that cats find their way to a farm and breed and its just a mess.

Same situation here. They breed, their numbers grow too many, and my grandparents end up having to "thin the herd," so to speak.

 

[Memles]

My grandparent's farm had a resident cat. She had kittens. My family now has one of them.

So, way to fucking go.

 

[way more]

that is badass, killing cats and all

Prarie dogs, now that's where its at.

 

[Lemurnator]

"Mamma? MAMMA?! WHERE ARE YOU MAMMA!!!!!!!???? MEW! MEEEEEEW MEEEEEEEEW!"

 

[way more]

One more kitten thread and this will set a new GAF record.

 

[belgurdo]

Did your pistol skill rise to Gangsta afterwards?

 

[bishoptl]

THE FACE OF EVIL.

Good job, Spike - handle your business.

 

[shuri]

"please spare my life"

 

[roman2k]

So, you are proud of killing defenseless cats?

 

[enjoy bell woods]

God, stop posting those pictures.

 

[xexex]

crule bastard. your grandparents are evil bastards too.

 

[bjork]

Did your pistol skill rise to Gangsta afterwards?

That's bad, man... :lol

 

[xexex]

as human beings who were given dominion over the lesser creatures of this earth by our Creator, it is our responsibility to look after them and treat them with respect and kindness.

in other words, don't mess with innocent cats who arent doing you any harm.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Did your pistol skill rise to Gangsta afterwards?

Ha. Ha. Ha.

FYI it was a bolt-action rifle. Crusty ol' thing looks older than I am; I think it belonged to my father in his youth. Still shoots fairly straight, though.

 

[Flynn]

Civilized people get feral cat traps from Animal Control.

 

[enjoy bell woods]

"please spare my life"

I'd probably beat someone into a fucking coma if I saw them try to hurt that.

 

[xexex]

the worst *I* would do is attempt to capture the cats unharmed and move them to a more remote location away from the property.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Civilized people get feral cat traps from Animal Control.

Bullets are cheaper.


Seriously. I know that sounds bad, but my grandparents really aren't the kind of people who are going to spend what little money they have renting traps or paying someone to get rid of these cats for them. They'll do what they can to control the population using the means and tools readily available to them.

 

[Ripclawe]

Feral cats aren't the most friendly animals.

yah, If they are Feral, you have to put them down.

 

[Claus]

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as human beings who were given dominion over the lesser creatures of this earth by our Creator, it is our responsibility to look after them and treat them with respect and kindness.

in other words, don't mess with innocent cats who arent doing you any harm.[/QUOTE]

One or two might not be a problem, but feral cats breeding goes unchecked and they soon begin to overpopulate the area and kill most of the small animal life in the area. They mess up the ecosystem if not controlled. Even if he had called animal control, they would have probably euthanized them.

 

[Lemurnator]

 

[Lemurnator]

So playful... so innocent.

 

[Vormund]

BANG

 

[krypt0nian]

I'd sooner shoot people than a defenseless animal.

 

[Flynn]

yah, If they are Feral, you have to put them down.

There are tons of TNR (trap, neuter and return) groups that work to keep cat populations in check. Phone calls are cheaper than bullets.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

everybody hurts
soooooooooooooooometime

 

[Lemurnator]

I'd sooner shoot people than a defenseless animal.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

So playful... so innocent.

Ugh...

Look, enough of that crap alright? I didn't shoot any kittens, nor did I orphan any by shooting their mother. The cat I killed was a male, a tomcat; my grandparents want to get rid of the adult males. With kittens, they usually try to catch them and their mothers, then release them in a location far, FAR away. But they're elusive little bastards with many places to hide, and a 70+ year-old couple aren't exactly up to the task of wrangling fast, agile, feral animals.

And even then... the kittens grow up soon enough.

 

[Dilbert]

I hear that Al Qaeda has been recruiting suicide kitten bombers.

(Seriously...it was on Fox News!)

 

[Jim Bowie]

If I saw anybody doing anything to a cat, I'd probably fuck them up.

I mean, it's a fucking cat. Call the pound, you sadistic fuck.

 

[Nerevar]

some people have clearly never gone outside of the city with some of the responses you're getting.

 

[Jim Bowie]

I live in the suburbs. Of the suburbs. I'm nigh rural. I had friends on a farm. They had a cat infestation, and you know what they did? They called the FUCKING pound.

You don't have to be strictly in the city to be humane.

 

[Nerevar]

I live in the suburbs. Of the suburbs. I'm nigh rural. I had friends on a farm. They had a cat infestation, and you know what they did? They called the FUCKING pound.

You don't have to be strictly in the city to be humane.

You know, there are a lot of people in this country who don't live anywhere near a pound or an SPCA to call. Surprising as that may be, people on "real" farms (not suburb farms) deal with animal infestations like this all the time.

 

[totoro'd]

You know, there are a lot of people in this country who don't live anywhere near a pound or an SPCA to call. Surprising as that may be, people on "real" farms (not suburb farms) deal with animal infestations like this all the time.

Being a redneck hick is no excuse for being an inhumane asshole.

I couldn't even imagine trying to shoot a cat

 

[Jim Bowie]

These were not suburban farms. These were sprawling ten acre farms, growing soy beans and corn. They grew and sold crops for a living. This was most certainly a REAL LIVE FARM. They dealt with animal infestations all the time as well.

Just because you live in a rural area doesn't mean you have to be inhumane to animals. That's like saying that it's okay to not pay taxes if you live away from any government agency.

 

[luxsol]

If I saw anybody doing anything to a cat, I'd probably fuck them up.

I mean, it's a fucking cat. Call the pound, you sadistic fuck.

...

I'm curious... is everyone here who is against shooting these animals also a vegetarian?

He wasn't shooting at PETS, he was shooting at what amounts to a wild animal that is also a pest. They have as much a right to live as out of control rabbits, rats, etc. These animals can ALSO be considered pets but when they don't belong to anybody and create problems something has to be done.

Like someone mentioned, what he shot at would probably have been terminated anyway. And capturing a feral cat is a pretty damn hard thing to do and pretty traumatic on it too... so either way the animal would suffer and ultimately be put down.

 

[AeroGod]

"Feral Cats II: Revenge of the Kittens"


Watch your fucking back Spike Spiegel

 

[Drozmight]

Meh... yeah... doeasn't sound like you really did anything to solve the problem anyway. One dead one out of how many? A better solution would've been the pound. THey'd probably come out and trap thtem by the dozen, take them away and just put them to sleep.

 

[Jim Bowie]

The steak sandwich I had for lunch says no. I just happen to think that killing cats is a dick move.

Are you saying that it's perfectly okay to kill any wild animals that come before you? Oh, but I mean, only the ones that seem useless. Not the other wild animals.

 

[luxsol]

He wasn't killing "any animal that comes before [him]". This is about pest control. It's pretty much like setting out mouse traps. Course, these are pretty inhumane, but few people have a problem with killing a mouse that way.
What's the difference between a cat and mouse? They're both pretty much on the same level if you think about it. People may humanize cats more by projecting thoughts and feelings into them which really aren't there most of the time (they view humans as objects, btw).

And like him, I would probably kill the animal if i were out in a rural area. And I've come across this situation too on my uncles ranches. Not with cats of course... though, at my grandmother's house we had a problem with cats and just called the pound to do something about it (this was in a city).