Thread: Disposing of feral cats

The wife and I have been cat and dog owners since our kids were small and have always had our animals desexed. It is the irresponsible owners of entire animals that cause the problems. I.E. PEOPLE are the cause of the problem NOT the poor animals. I disagree with drowning cats or any other animals for that matter, I think that is cruel. Trap the offending animal and either take it to the pound to be euthanised or shoot it in the head.

We have a cat problem, and my neighbors are causing it to get worse. We have several adult stray cats that roam around the neighborhood. My neighborhood is also full of sweet old ladies who put milk out for these nasty, mean little bastards. In addition, these things breed like crazy, so at this moment, I have 20 or so stray cats of various sizes roaming around, spraying my wife's plants, running across my roof and being general pests. To make matters worse, I have a Doberman who hates cats, so every time she sees one of them, she goes crazy barking, digging, etc. And the cats sit up on the fence hissing and taunting her. She is driving me more nuts than the cats themselves, but I can't keep her inside all the time, and to top it off, my stupid neighbor, one of the ones who feeds the stupid cats, complained to me, asking if I couldn't shut that stupid dog up!
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2013 MERCEDES BENZ SL-CLASS

Originally Posted by crazyyy2305

We have a cat problem, and my neighbors are causing it to get worse. We have several adult stray cats that roam around the neighborhood. My neighborhood is also full of sweet old ladies who put milk out for these nasty, mean little bastards. In addition, these things breed like crazy, so at this moment, I have 20 or so stray cats of various sizes roaming around, spraying my wife's plants, running across my roof and being general pests. To make matters worse, I have a Doberman who hates cats, so every time she sees one of them, she goes crazy barking, digging, etc. And the cats sit up on the fence hissing and taunting her. She is driving me more nuts than the cats themselves, but I can't keep her inside all the time, and to top it off, my stupid neighbor, one of the ones who feeds the stupid cats, complained to me, asking if I couldn't shut that stupid dog up!
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2013 MERCEDES BENZ SL-CLASS

Dont they eat cats there

Originally Posted by schuy1

Sooooooooo, If it had been Tassie registered it would have only harassed mainland critters? But as it was only mainland registered Tassie was open season? That is a **** story! :

Nice reasoning, I think his point was that he was wondering how much death this traveling cat was responsible for as it moved from place to place!! Place of registration, irrelevant.

Originally Posted by dr. occy

What ever u do , dont take the thing out of the trap alive if they are like the ones I trap here in tassie they are incredibly vicious and more than likely diseased. A 22 in the head or throw the trap and cat in the drink

Your reply is spot on, the talk of putting kitty in a sack and gassing him tell me not to many people have handled feral cats. " and still have their hands that is " vicious stinking things

In town crush up a aspro in a saucer of milk and put out at night for kitty...kitty go nigh nighs

One click and there gone

Bang

P.S. I'm an animal lover, that includes cats, just not feral ones

I use a .22 with Subs and a suppressor (not sure if your aloud them in Aus), its very quiet so does not draw any attention. I should say that I shoot in private land were I have permission to be and were the owner knows what I'm shooting.

TD

Originally Posted by Bardizzo

Nice reasoning, I think his point was that he was wondering how much death this traveling cat was responsible for as it moved from place to place!! Place of registration, irrelevant.

Yeah, I got the gist of what he was on about, just it came across as silly .
People are so happy to blame cats for this and that and in reality it all comes back to the people( funny that) The camper vanners have probably run over as much wildlife in their travels as the cat has eaten!

We also have to be aware that before cats arrived,( and there is evidence they were in the NW of Aus long before the first fleet, bought over by the Javanese trocus fisherman), that we had native cats which behaved in very much the same manner and fulfilled the same roles,ie preying on small birds and mammals, Again people were responsible for their decline and the domestic moggy stepped in to the breach.

Control is necessary given the people induced native wildlife decline, But to be sadistic about it is pathetic. As a shooter, property owner and firearms instucter I am often asked what size gun is good for cats, I always say the biggest you can carry! No sensible person will let an animal suffer in its destruction. the smaller 22's may be ok close range,ie in a trap, but I have seen too many just wounded by them. And sadly no we are not allowed suppressors in this backward land!

Cheers Scott