Cat Hunting Legal?!!!

[Tsalagi]

Here's a kitty cat game for the guys to play.
No ladies allowed.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/kittycannon.html

[Mimi]

You tormenter you!!!

[Aluari]

Originally Posted by vampyvixen

MADISON, Wis.(AP) Feline lovers holding pictures of cats, clutching stuffed animals and wearing whiskers faced-off against hundreds of hunters at meetings around Wisconsin to voice their opinion on whether to legalize cat hunting.

Residents in 72 counties were asked whether free-roaming cats _ including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar _ should be listed as an unprotected species. If listed as so, the cats could be hunted.

The proposal was one of several dozen included in a spring vote on hunting and fishing issues held by the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. The results, only advisory, get forwarded to the state Natural Resources Board.

Statewide results were expected Tuesday.

La Crosse firefighter Mark Smith, 48, helped spearhead the cat-hunting proposal. He wants Wisconsin to declare free-roaming wild cats an unprotected species, just like skunks or gophers. Anyone with a small-game license could shoot the cats at will.

At least two other upper Midwestern states, South Dakota and Minnesota, allow wild cats to be shot _ and have for decades. Minnesota defines a wild, or feral, cat as one with no collar that does not show friendly behavior, said Kevin Kyle with that state's Department of Natural Resources.

Every year in Wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials. Despite the astounding numbers, Smith's plan has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers.

Critics of Smith's idea organized Wisconsin Cat-Action Team and developed a Web site _ dontshootthecat.com. Some argue it is better to trap wild cats, spay or neuter them, before releasing them.

In Madison, about 1,200 people attended the Monday evening meeting at the Alliant Center _ more than the 250 or so in a typical year, but less than the 3,000 or so who took part in a debate in 2000 over whether to allow hunters to shoot mourning doves.

One of the attendees was Katy Francis, who wore cat ears, whiskers, a cat nose and a sign that read, "Too Cute to Kill." For Francis, "The cat hunting thing brought me out because it was very extreme."

I say no!...Cats are not the only over populated species!...I have a cat and I couldn't bear the thought of someone killing her if she were to slip out of the house...If that happened, I'm goin' to jail,... believe that!

[Tsalagi]

Originally Posted by Mimi

You tormenter you!!!

No fair! You peeked!

T

[LadydeMontego]

Originally Posted by Tsalagi

Here's a kitty cat game for the guys to play.
No ladies allowed.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/kittycannon.html

uhh... can at least this Lady play...?


oops I already did.... high score.... 876.



I've seen a better one then that... thought I saved the link but couldn't find it..... catapulting cats against a wall....

We'll see how many reds I get for saying that, eh?!

[Mimi]

I did not peek!!

[Tsalagi]

Originally Posted by Mimi

I did not peek!!

So what was your score?

T

[Patrish]

Um T..the assumption that because cats are predators is in err...that they have no enemies.

Wolves, coyotes, hawks...they are not selective of whether another animal is a predator or not.

YOU gave the ratio of procreation...however; you did not include their life span..being aprox 2 years.

SO on an average a kitten can repopulate at 2 years, they are most likely going to have about one or 3 batches of kittens.

AND the number of surviving kitties is 1 per litter.

So, for every feral cat there are multitude of 'things' against them.
Starvation, predators {Esp for the kittens} and weather...depending on the area. Extreme cold can kill a kitty.

YOU dont often see the same feral kitty after a short time. So, even IF they multiply at the factor of the given ratio, you forgot to mention their odds of survival.
So, all in all...unless they are in an 'urban' whereas they may be caught and domesticated and spayed and nuetered...you ignore the risk factors they face by not including their average life span.

The best thing to do, is take them somewhere they can be fed, and or euthanised, if no one claims them...but 'no kill' places will 'fix em up' and allow someone to care for them.

The older wilder ones may be euthanized....if it is THEN DETERMINED by social testing that they cannot become 'domesticated'.

Another thing that can be done..is advertizing free kitties in the more rural areas, where the populace doesnt last. Due to natural efforts.

While living they can be of use.

[dave289]

Originally Posted by Grandpa1968

Killing for food, sometimes, is not the only neccessity.
Sometimes it is needed to control population, disease, or for just plain ole safety reasons.
I would be in favor of this idea if it involved dogs, or rats, or horses.
Over-population is dangerous to any eco-system.
(BTW, Jesus carried a .45) LOL
GodBless

So the next time that I see any kids running around out of control and damaging anyone's property, I can shoot to kill them .... after all, the earth is already well-overpopulated by us, and we "humans" are destroying the natural environment required by other animals, so I will thus be helping to control our own population explosion .... and at least those wild kids won't get a chance to kill other kids or their teachers in school.

I like kids really .... I just struggle to eat a whole one in a single meal.

[Grandpa1968]

Originally Posted by Tsalagi

So what was your score?

T

woooo-hooooo....i got ALL of that wun!!!
1078ft
LMCBO!!!
Funny Stuff, T.
TYVM
LYMI