love_rat Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Sounds like a silly idea? Well, when you consider that a dog gets put down when it bites someone, regardless of the circumstances it seems very unfair on the dog. If the dogs owner is a waste of space, or the dog is constantly being tormented, sometimes it may bite - the dog then gets put down, and the owner gets away scot free. Contrast that with a cat, who is let out each and every day and often kills or maims smaller animals such as birds. The bird that has just been killed could be the mother to many baby birds, and if the mother dies then so do the baby birds. So why are cat owners not made to pay for the actions of the cat? surely it is time that cat owners were taken to court and prosecuted? Surely a case could be easily made with the cat and the owner in the dock, both could then be sentenced with the owner being sent to prison for murder? a sentence of 28 days could deter other cat owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Are you confusing smaller animals with "someone"? As that seems to be the comparison you're drawing. If a cat attacked a human it could probably be destroyed under similar legislation to a dog. A dog isn't destroyed for catching a rabbit or indeed a cat, so why should a cat be? Your final sentence, what exactly would cat owners be deterred from? They aren't catching small animals themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmOKnee Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 LOL! Nobody owns a cat, it's the other way round, cats own humans ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It's long-established in UK law that dogs are controlled by their owners but cats are free spirits which just happen to eat/sleep with us and do their own thing without us being able to control their actions. When somebody works out how to train cats the way we train dogs, and dissuade them from climbing trees, maybe the suggestion would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've just acquired two cats - for the sole purpose of killing smaller animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_rat Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Why does a dog get killed if it bites someone, and a cat doesn't have to face the consequences of its action? Cats have no need to kill, they are fed, have a home, are warm and with this in mind, if they kill willy nilly are behaving like Colonel Gadaffi. NO place in society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Its cruel world we live in - should be dog eat dog but that isn't allowed. My two ferals appear to be having a great time fending off all the smaller creatures that have destroyed our chickens and property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Why does a dog get killed if it bites someone, and a cat doesn't have to face the consequences of its action? When was the last time that a cat caused serious injury to a person? I don't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_rat Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 When was the last time that a cat caused serious injury to a person? I don't recall. They cause serious injury to animals like birds. If a cat kills a mother bird, all the chicks die so in effect who whole family has been wiped out, We have a dwindling number of birds, and for cats to kill in order to survive is nonsence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 They cause serious injury to animals like birds. As do dogs, for which they are never put down. Large animals killing smaller animals is the natural order of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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