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Remmah2

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16. WTF?

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 11:51 AM

Jan 2013

Over my life our house has had 40 cats (not all at once), they were all indoor cats. Safer for the cat. In my next life I want to come back as my own cat except I'd like to keep my balls.

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NZ to eradicate pet cats? [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2013 OP

What. An. Ass. regnaD kciN Jan 2013 #1

When they outlaw cats....only outlaws will have cats The Straight Story Jan 2013 #3

They will pry my cat out of my ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #10

LOL! OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #12

Sure! Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #2

Poor native birds... xoom Jan 2013 #4

You have to look at the positive side, snooper2 Jan 2013 #28

Is euthanasia an option for him Arcanetrance Jan 2013 #5

BUT surely we need to eradicate the birds to save the worms..... nt Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #6

Yes, we have ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #7

And eradicate the worms to save the...dirt. I think I did it wrong. nt justiceischeap Jan 2013 #8

If this asshole thought he had a political future in NZ, he just "euthanized" that opportunity. bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #9

Dude must really hate cats. sadbear Jan 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jan 2013 #13

In other news... Javaman Jan 2013 #14

Them's fightin' words! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #15

Absolutely union_maid Jan 2013 #19

A bell will not suffice jberryhill Jan 2013 #33

WTF? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #16

i love my cat but outdoor cats destroy native wildlife La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #17

Unlike people, I suppose? panzerfaust Jan 2013 #21

no one's claiming that human beings are not ruining the earth La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #23

Keep your hands off my kitties, Morgan Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #18

Scumbag extraordinaire... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #20

Thread title completely misleading. ONE GUY, whose idea "is not sitting well...." WinkyDink Jan 2013 #22

Euthanasia an option?? OwnedByCats Jan 2013 #24

The interesting point is that... brooklynite Jan 2013 #25

The native birds of New Zealand cannot fly jberryhill Jan 2013 #26

Urging people to keep their cats indoors and neutering/spaying cats are very good things. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #30

yes, well, this person is in a position to require neither jberryhill Jan 2013 #31

They hunt feral cats in Australia during the rain season thelordofhell Jan 2013 #27

Like guns, cats should be licensed and taxed. Xithras Jan 2013 #29

Owning cats isn't the problem. Letting them outside to kill wildlife is the problem. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #37

I equate it to owning a boa constrictor or a pet mongoose Xithras Jan 2013 #38

Makes more sense to tax people for each child they create. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #40

I have no problem with that either. Xithras Jan 2013 #42

I'm the same OwnedByCats Jan 2013 #41

They will eradicate the kiwis long before that jberryhill Jan 2013 #32

If it were up to me, I'd ban pets from being outside without a restrictive means unless... BlueJazz Jan 2013 #34

It's been tried elsewhere before with disastrous results... Science Geek Jan 2013 #35

This will fail. But the irresponsible people who let their pet cats roam free to wreak havoc among kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #36

so I guess no one care about the birds. Maybe they're not cute enough. liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #39