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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 08:54 PM Original message |
Dog to be put down for attacking cat |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Killing nonhuman animals for attacking nonhuman animals seems weird to me. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
55. Good question |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. Well, you have to have a deterrent. Otherwise, they'll be fighting like cats and dogs. n/t |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, Good |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Animals Acting on Instinct?!? That's Crazy Talk |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Much Less Sympathy |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. So you are a speciest? |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
72. Mice are Vermin |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Only in terms of which eats what |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #77 |
85. Feral Cats as Vermin |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. I am not allowed to kill the cats in my neighborhood except in self defense |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. I think we should kill lions... |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Killing for Sport |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 02:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I wasn't advocating killing lions... |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
46. The owners are to blame for letting it out of the yard. Dog was just being dog. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. So in that case the owners should be neutered and spayed |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. What does the cat say? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. Probably "Meow" |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. This basically sums up the state of the world in 2011. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
60. LOL |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Maybe life in prison instead...... |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. Breaking update: Several families of mice have filed premediated murder charges against injured cat. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. LOL! |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
47. Exactly. And don't get me started on the birds. My cats bring home bird carcasses all the time. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Keep your fucking cat indoors |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. Why doesn't the judge just give Tracy a chance to find the dog a |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
73. the dog doesn't need a new home |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. If it were my choice I'd rather the dog get a new home that to |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. for all the defenders of "animal instincts" responding above... |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Where I live, the state's leash law is what's called upon, and it |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Conversely... |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. Actually I pefer cats be indoors.. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 03:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. My cats are indoor only cats too... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. Yep. I had a recent incident where a couple of pits |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
50. Keep your cat indoors. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. keep your dog on a leash.... |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I don't have a dog, I have cats who are kept indoors. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
61. Yeah, the real issue here is the owner's negligence. No excuse for letting an animal she claims... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wish they would give a few more details - |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I agree, not enough facts |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. I want to recall that some states have the leash laws or equivalent for cats |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. We have coyotes in the northern suburbs of Houston that function the same way - |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
63. I see your point in a way, but isn't there a critical difference between dogs and cats? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. Sure most dogs are bigger - |
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michaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. My neighbors cats, and we have them on both sides of us, literally chase |
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DemocratAholic (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. forgiven because of "following instincts?" |
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Maine_Nurse (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. No, pets that would run after other animals are being animals. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. My dog treed a cat in our back yard two days ago |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
53. I'm a cat person and I agree. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. oh jesus fucking christ....have we come down to this fucking shit??! |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Ummmm...this is in the UK |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Ummmm The people responding aren't |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. My bad.... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. no, it's ok. There are some serious |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I agree.... |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Clearly, and it demonstrates yet another reason the UK justice system is marginal at best |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. The dog owner is responsible for this.. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. Why does the cat owner not share the blame for failing to keep the cat secured or indoors? n/t |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
64. The article alluded to at least one other instance where the dog got out |
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renegade000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. so what if a cat attacked another cat? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. The police turn a blind eye... |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Cat Fights are Mutual |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. deleted. beaten to the joke. |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
81. God I hope not I have the sweetest cat but he really likes to fight other cats and kill rodents |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. Well now there is some logic from a bench. WTF. Whatever happened to the owner being in control of |
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Danse (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. Idiotic |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Parrots Make Bad Pets |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
66. The dog owner should be punished |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm not sure what to think. Where was the cat when the dog attacked it?? |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
45. MOre approproate ruling would be to take the dog, since the owner can't keep it in its own yard. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
71. The story doesn't say the dog wasn't in it's own yard - |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Article says it got out of its "garden." |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. Ah, |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
48. That cat better not go after any mice |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
49. That is a tough one. I love them both. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
51. You just cant make this shit up |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
56. Seems a bit extreme. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
62. Routine. Done in the States all the time. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #62 |
75. Dude, it got a taste for cat. Not the same thing at all. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-11-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #75 |
87. You didn't read my post then. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
65. Bloody stupid. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
68. Good. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #68 |
76. No it doesn't. It has to be taught NOT to attack small, bite sized animals. Same as a cat. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
80. The cat is at fault as well. |
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onecent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
82. Dogs are SUPPOSE to attack cats...it's in their genes...jesus |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. That's what they say, but |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
83. As it should be |
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