ChattyCathy;3016360 Wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:33:12 +0000, PeterL wrote:
>
>
> > BTW, I like cats, if they're fed well and looked after, they can make
> a
> > good stew ;-P
>
> You're worse than Boli - if he ever comes to visit, I'll have to hide
> my
> wok... ;-)
>
>
> > Seriously, I do like some cats, and they seem to like me, but I don't
> > love them slavishly.
>
> I wasn't really a 'cat-slave' myself until my son brought home a kitten
> (that was supposed to be 'his' pet....) Heh. Then the little mite
> decided
> that I would make a suitable slave - and that was the end of that...
>
>
> > And stray cats are a *huge* problem over here.
> >
> > We also have packs of stray dogs running around killing livestock,
> but
> > they seem to get the bullet quicker than the cats.
>
> IMHO, if more people would spay/neuter their pets then there wouldn't
> be
> quite as many 'strays' - but a lot of people just don't care (or say
> they
> cannot afford it) so it just exacerbates the problem. Sigh.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
We have them all over - and they are feral. I remember leaving my door
open for air one evening and having one stroll in and attack my cat. But
they are needed to keep the mice population in check.


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Dymphna
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