Thread: Disposing of feral cats

Originally Posted by mikehzz

There's a new procedure been invented...it's called desexing. Your cats won't have babies after it. Then when they run off into the bush (good on you for that by the way), they won't leave any babies around to continue the problem.

It's irrelevant what a cat does, what's relevant is what you do. If you want to be cruel just like the cat then that is your choice. Or you could just kill it quickly...like a decent human being should.

X2. As I said earlier, the cat problem is caused by problem humans and there is no excuse to torture or be cruel to them. All problem feral animals should be despatched as quickly and cleanly as possible - there is no excuse for animal cruelty be it on feral or domestic pests after all they are only doing what they have evolved to do. Also cats aren't the only animals that " play " with their catch before they kill and eat it. Killer whales are another species that do the same thing. I think you need to have a serious look at yourself if you get some enjoyment out of seeing an animal suffer horribly before it dies - and hopefully one day you will grow a brain and grow out of it.

Originally Posted by Bearman

X2. As I said earlier, the cat problem is caused by problem humans and there is no excuse to torture or be cruel to them. All problem feral animals should be despatched as quickly and cleanly as possible - there is no excuse for animal cruelty be it on feral or domestic pests after all they are only doing what they have evolved to do. Also cats aren't the only animals that " play " with their catch before they kill and eat it. Killer whales are another species that do the same thing. I think you need to have a serious look at yourself if you get some enjoyment out of seeing an animal suffer horribly before it dies - and hopefully one day you will grow a brain and grow out of it.

I assume you are talking to me.

I accept killer whale play with there kill. But they are whales and seals that have evolved with with each other in there natural environment. Who know's why and I'd say all of us would prefer they didn't. But that's human being humans with bleeding hearts. Feral cats are not in there natural environment. And again non of us wish to see the cat torment it's kill.

The trouble is there is a huge feral cat problem. Desexing is great but people don't do it. The fast ways are illegal for most. The Human Society have influenced people's thinking that the not so fast ways are in humane i.e bludgeon. When they were actually focusing on torture and cruelty, i.e setting cats on fire.

If you get upset about a cat suffering 2 or 3 blows to the head, go to Animal Cruelty web sites. Your cologne, shampoo, body treatment, cleaning products, detergent and yes for your car all get inserted into cats eyes. Scientist know the chemical burn, but to make sure little old activist doesn't get glowing red swollen weeping eyes so they do tests.

All children sanitary wipes are also in the mix. Now humans are just being humans, top of their game, poor old cat hasn't evolved to compensate. The cat is now stuffing like the bandicoot. Do you care?

Originally Posted by newhue

I assume you are talking to me.

I accept killer whale play with there kill. But they are whales and seals that have evolved with with each other in there natural environment. Who know's why and I'd say all of us would prefer they didn't. But that's human being humans with bleeding hearts. Feral cats are not in there natural environment. And again non of us wish to see the cat torment it's kill.

The trouble is there is a huge feral cat problem. Desexing is great but people don't do it. The fast ways are illegal for most. The Human Society have influenced people's thinking that the not so fast ways are in humane i.e bludgeon. When they were actually focusing on torture and cruelty, i.e setting cats on fire.

If you get upset about a cat suffering 2 or 3 blows to the head, go to Animal Cruelty web sites. Your cologne, shampoo, body treatment, cleaning products, detergent and yes for your car all get inserted into cats eyes. Scientist know the chemical burn, but to make sure little old activist doesn't get glowing red swollen weeping eyes so they do tests.

All children sanitary wipes are also in the mix. Now humans are just being humans, top of their game, poor old cat hasn't evolved to compensate. The cat is now stuffing like the bandicoot. Do you care?

I wasn't specifically referring to you Jason, but to the people who think it's ok to torture, run over, drown, set fire to etc. I have spent a lot of my life in rural/outback areas and have shot/killed a lot of feral animals and have aways tried to do clean kills like head or neckshots, even to pests like feral pigs that eat the arse end out of a bogged sheep or cow and then leave it to die slowly. I totally agree the feral cat is a huge problem and needs to be sorted out but it should be done cleanly and humanely not deliberately inflicting unnecessary pain. No animal deserves to be tortured. Perhaps a decent bounty on their heads. As I said, the cat problem is caused by irresponsible humans who do not desex and look after their animals. Herein lies the major problem. Some people should not be allowed to have animals.
Ideally a bullet to the head is the best way to get rid of them but in urban areas you cannot legally do this and I accept that if you cannot get it to a vet to give it a dose of "green dream" a sharp blow to the head is acceptable but I do not accept the other methods mentioned by some on here. I also do not condone animal testing and think it is unacceptable but like most am probably guilty of using some of the said products unknowingly. BTW I am not an activist or greenie or anything of that nature. Just someone who thinks it is unacceptable to torture any animal unnecessarily.

Originally Posted by Bearman

I wasn't specifically referring to you Jason, but to the people who think it's ok to torture, run over, drown, set fire to etc. I have spent a lot of my life in rural/outback areas and have shot/killed a lot of feral animals and have aways tried to do clean kills like head or neckshots, even to pests like feral pigs that eat the arse end out of a bogged sheep or cow and then leave it to die slowly. I totally agree the feral cat is a huge problem and needs to be sorted out but it should be done cleanly and humanely not deliberately inflicting unnecessary pain. No animal deserves to be tortured. Perhaps a decent bounty on their heads. As I said, the cat problem is caused by irresponsible humans who do not desex and look after their animals. Herein lies the major problem. Some people should not be allowed to have animals.
Ideally a bullet to the head is the best way to get rid of them but in urban areas you cannot legally do this and I accept that if you cannot get it to a vet to give it a dose of "green dream" a sharp blow to the head is acceptable but I do not accept the other methods mentioned by some on here. I also do not condone animal testing and think it is unacceptable but like most am probably guilty of using some of the said products unknowingly. BTW I am not an activist or greenie or anything of that nature. Just someone who thinks it is unacceptable to torture any animal unnecessarily.

Exactly my position on this issue as well. Thanks.

I don't think any decent person would actively cause unnecessary pain or torment to any animal, or at least, they shouldn't. I certainly wouldn't, however I will do what needs to be done and although a needle would be the most painless option it is not available in the middle of nowhere so we have to move down the line of most painless ways of exterminating these feral cats until we arrive at one we can do in the circumstances we are in at the time. The least amount of suffering for these creatures the better, so long as the end result is that one more has been eliminated from the natural environment and stopped from further destroying our beautiful native wildlife.

Bearman, the "debate" is good so far...but telling someone to "grow a brain" isn't good and virtually destroys any credibility you are trying to create here. Just saying......

dropping them into water is horrible! what a horrible way to kill them!! shooting or the exhaust would be most humane ways.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Bearman, the "debate" is good so far...but telling someone to "grow a brain" isn't good and virtually destroys any credibility you are trying to create here. Just saying......

I am a Tasmanian so that bit about growing a brain is a bit lost on me.
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