cat shootings

[Hunt Stoddard]

I see we have a fine bunch of cat haters here. As for domestic cats killing "livestock," (rolls eyes) I'd like to see the numbers on that one. We're not talking about mountain lions here. A domestic cat isn't going to take down your cattle. There's a reason the only thing you can come up with is chicken hatchlings. Dogs on the other hand can come in and kill larger animals. So take some elementary steps to protect them. This ain't rocket science.

Some may ask why I and others react with a certain agitation to killing pet animals. For me the answer is simple. How a person treats animals is a window on their personality. Animal cruelty is a gateway to human cruelty, and animals suffer a ----load, particularly, frankly, around here. I've never been to a place where there's as much animal mistreatment as I've seen (actually witnessed) here. Cats, for whatever reason, are a special target for heartless people. And people do terrible things to cats, hit them, kick them, torture them. People will fill bags full of kittens and throw them in water to drown them. I don't care what you say, a person like that is not balanced. There is something wrong about a person who can kill without even a second thought to humaneness.

So, for those who seem dumbstruck that anyone might get a little hot around the collar, that's why.