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    Default Dear God, no...

    There's got to be something that someone can do to prevent this...

    http://www.townhall.com/columnists/j...20050316.shtml
    a cat massacre makes more sense than you might think


    Watch out mr. adorable, looks like humans just found a way to justify killing you as they have done so many times before.

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    Well, they are talking about feral, wild cats that are over running the streets and killing off other species. If it was some horribly ugly animal that was killing off pretty little birds would you protest it as much? I don't like the whole idea either, considering it is the fault of humans that these feral cats' population is out of control.

    I'm not sure where I stand on this issue to be honest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Camanche
    I'm not sure where to stand on this issue



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    They want to do that to wild horses too. Take all of the wild horses and sell them just because they ruin their plans for the land. It's sick.


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    I got my shotgun. Do you?

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    If someone shot my cat just 'cause they didn't realize he was a pet... I think I would go on a rampage.

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    *cocks shotgun*

    Are those pictures of people pointing guns at their sheltered housepets supposed to change my mind?

    No, no! Sorry, I am just kidding. I am a rather non-violent person, but I understand how some things simply must die if they get out of control, in order to let other things live. It's our fault that all the cats are out there. We, as humans, messed up the natural order of things here, and unfortunately, we may need to fix our mistake in this manner in order to avoid putting certain bird species into extinction.

    Wait! I have a solution! Capture all the cats and than let them go in NY to take care of the pigeon problem!

    As for the horses, that is just wrong. Those damn horses were already wild, and were there first. They kill them to give cattle grazing ground, and to keep them off the land.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Camanche
    Wait! I have a solution! Capture all the cats and than let them go in NY to take care of the pigeon problem!
    You don't realise how awesome pigeons are until you move to a different part of NY where there are only seagulls. :/ Get the seagulls, please~


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    Quote Originally Posted by Camanche
    Are those pictures of people pointing guns at their sheltered housepets supposed to change my mind?
    Actually I just thought they were hilarious and adorable.

    Poor kitties ;(

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    Oh for god sake.

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    Good riddance, I say.
    They're not going to be roaming around town with shotguns, or anything. Give 'em a break.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rye
    You don't realise how awesome pigeons are until you move to a different part of NY where there are only seagulls. :/ Get the seagulls, please~
    Okay okay, the seagulls AND the pigeons.


    Quote Originally Posted by Necronopticous
    Actually I just thought they were hilarious and adorable.

    Poor kitties ;(
    Now, I completely understand your concern, but again, I ask: If is was instead some horribly ugly animal that was killing off vast amounts of birds, would you be so against the hunting of them?

    I love animals too, but I love all animals, not just the cute ones. Which is why this might end up being a valid idea if things get any worse.

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    DEAR GOD THERE HAS GOT TO BE A WAY TO STOP THIS. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.

    Idiot: "Hey look, a stray cat!"*Shoots*
    Me: "Hey look, a person that needs to get help!"*Shoots*

    I live in Illinois. Wisconson is my neighbor and they are making this LEGAL?! I mean, look at what this country is turning into. Soon, they are going to make skinning cats legal.
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    I love all animals as well, unless you consider bugs animals, if someone proposed a bug genocide I'd be first in line to whole heartedly agree. I can't think of a horribly ugly animal... Well, I guess Pug dogs are horribly ugly, but they're so ugly they totally go around the spectrum and become cute again. I'm pretty much against the killing of animals for a reason such as this. I'm not too into the idea of killing animals for food either, but I think meat is delicious so I have no grounds to complain there. This just seems totally wrong to me because it just seems like an excuse so that people have another thing they can legally kill.

    I also don't like the grounds that this is being based on, I think the study is completely bogus.
    Quote Originally Posted by the article
    Wisconsin is considering allowing residents to shoot feral cats in part because a respected study found that felines kill between 7.8 million and 217 million birds in Wisconsin alone.
    7.8 million to 217 million... Yeah, really respectable.

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