Keeping Cats Out of Beds!

[Nan_PA_6b]

Dogs were domesticated to be our hunting, herding, social etc. companions. Nobody would approve TNR for feral dogs because, with the exception of wild dingoes, dogs of the genus canus domesticus do not thrive in the wild. Cats were not bred to be dependent; they were put into the granaries to catch rodents. Yes, a domestic cat should never be abandoned to the wild. But most ferals are born in the wild and survive there.

As for being hit by cars, I can only ever recall seeing two cats as road kill. I have seen countless deer, ground hogs, squirrels and rabbits as road kill, however. Perhaps we ought to start euthanizing those species first.

Animals used by unscrupulous dog fighters include rabbits, kittens, small dogs, or whatever animals are available. This problem is only going to be fixed by cracking down on dog fighters, not by killing off cats. I think domestic cats would be more likely abused this way than ferals: have you ever tried to catch a feral cat? (I have.)

Abandoned domestic cats may well starve in the wild. But we're not talking about them; we're talking ferals, were born in, and who survive in, the wild. Yes, wild animals of all species do sometimes starve in the wild. Killing them all off isn't the answer.

I'm sorry to hear that a possibly feral cat has injured yours. I wonder if that cat has been neutered, as they fight less afterward. I agree with you that people sometimes still think it's OK to let their pet cats roam, and that's no good for anyone.

Nan

Originally Posted by frankcar1965

I undedrstand quite well, I would rather have cats euthanised relativlely painlessly than hurt and alive after being running over by a car or torn up by a dog. You must live in LALA land but the reality in most places is that they are picked off by disease and injury and abuse. Here we have a well developed fighting dog culture and it is common knowledge that the owners catch cats and throw them to the dogs so they get a "taste" for blood. TNR is just feeding that lust. TNR is also just a feel good thing, it does not stop cats being maimed and starving to death. I don't want to get into a ★★★★ing match either since I seem to have penchant for doing that here when expressing my opinion. Funny thing is that no one would approve TNR for dogs at all and neither would they tolerate letting dogs run all over, even smaller dogs, I dont think the vast number of AC agencies have a TNR program either and that is a assumption, AC is very often low on the list. There is a cat that has repeatedly come into my yard over my fence and attacked my cat who STAYS in my back yard and caused injury and I think he is feral cat. My cat stays in my yard and if she did not she would not go outside, but that does not stop feral cats from entering and hurting my cat. For some reason people do not hold cats to the same reasoning that they do for dogs, and think they should just roam free.