It was only a matter of time

[junglie]

My mums cat was poisoned by some scumbag with antifreeze, i should start a petition to get it banned.

[NeilMac]

The thought process behind this proposal is completely flawed.

Suppose that all air gun owners are licensed, and a cat gets shot near 99 Acacia Ave. It was shot with a .22 pellet.

Within a five mile radius of where the cat was shot there are seven licensed air gun owners, five of them have .22 calibre rifles.

So, we have five suspects, except we know and the coppers know that it is not licensed owners who shoot cats, so after wasting time and money inspecting the rifles and ammunition owned by the five people and finding that none of them own or use Bulldog pellets of the type removed from the cat, the Police are exactly nowhere in finding the moron that shot the cat.

[TORNADOS7]

The thought process behind this proposal is completely flawed.

Suppose that all air gun owners are licensed, and a cat gets shot near 99 Acacia Ave. It was shot with a .22 pellet.

Within a five mile radius of where the cat was shot there are seven licensed air gun owners, five of them have .22 calibre rifles.

So, we have five suspects, except we know and the coppers know that it is not licensed owners who shoot cats, so after wasting time and money inspecting the rifles and ammunition owned by the five people and finding that none of them own or use Bulldog pellets of the type removed from the cat, the Police are exactly nowhere in finding the moron that shot the cat.

Correct, but we're not dealing with sensible people that use common sense as part of their thought process 'we're up against idiots' so they won't be able to work that out...

[paull321]

Correct, but we're not dealing with sensible people that use common sense as part of their thought process 'we're up against idiots' so they won't be able to work that out...

it will happen im sorry to say in a country gone mad thats thinks laws laws and more laws is the answer to everything

[echo1974]

I have two cats which i adore, and i worry about these d**kheads being about myself, especially to other day when i noticed a Co2 powerlet on the floor outside where i live, although it could of been off a bike pump or something, it did made feel a bit anxious for my pets, but what can you do?

[bighit]

I have two cats which i adore, and i worry about these d**kheads being about myself, especially to other day when i noticed a Co2 powerlet on the floor outside where i live, although it could of been off a bike pump or something, it did made feel a bit anxious for my pets, but what can you do?

or nitrous oxide cartridge

https://www.creamsupplies.co.uk/mosa...ers-pack-of-24

[charub]

I have two cats which i adore, and i worry about these d**kheads being about myself, especially to other day when i noticed a Co2 powerlet on the floor outside where i live, although it could of been off a bike pump or something, it did made feel a bit anxious for my pets, but what can you do?

What can you do? - keep them within your house or garden boundary. I've never let my dog $h1t all over my neighbours garden!
My wife contracted toxoplasmosis from cat crap in our garden whilst carrying my eldest daughter, I have never owned a cat. My daughter had to undergo weekly blood tests for the 1st 6months of her life.

I am a sensible and responsible airgun owner and would never, ever condone shooting a cat - but I certainly do not restrain my dogs from chasing them down once they are in my garden, because after all that's what comes natural to a dog. Just like roaming free comes naturally to a cat.

I know this post will upset a few, but I'm sure there will be plenty that silently agree.

And by the way, I completely agree with needing a license for air rifle ownership - a correct and practical way of implementing it just needs to be worked out.

[eyebull]

...And by the way, I completely agree with needing a license for air rifle ownership - a correct and practical way of implementing it just needs to be worked out.

It won't be.
Turkeys voting for christmas springs to mind.

[echo1974]

What can you do? - keep them within your house or garden boundary. I've never let my dog $h1t all over my neighbours garden!
My wife contracted toxoplasmosis from cat crap in our garden whilst carrying my eldest daughter, I have never owned a cat. My daughter had to undergo weekly blood tests for the 1st 6months of her life.

I am a sensible and responsible airgun owner and would never, ever condone shooting a cat - but I certainly do not restrain my dogs from chasing them down once they are in my garden, because after all that's what comes natural to a dog. Just like roaming free comes naturally to a cat.

I know this post will upset a few, but I'm sure there will be plenty that silently agree.

And by the way, I completely agree with needing a license for air rifle ownership - a correct and practical way of implementing it just needs to be worked out.

WHAT CAN YOU DO!? I inherited these cats (bro&sis) at a young age (6mths) from a neighbour moving out of the flat n/door or otherwise they would have been split up in a cats home? and they were already USED to going outside, so you CANT keep them in after that otherwise they will rip the place to f..k! ive tried it, and they did! and IF you had a garden, you would have to net or cage it in somehow to stop them gettin out. IF i had my way they would be home cats permanent, so i would'nt have the worry of them being out, i WISH they would sh.t where i COULD pick it up, so it didnt affect others! i understand that pickin up other people's cat sh.t WOULDNT BE GOOD as well as germs this can cause - and this is something i would prefer to have that control over. Ive always been a dog man B4, and given the worries ive said above with cats, in the future i would probably CHOOSE a dog 4 a pet, as they are much easier to have control over other than a outdoor cat (unless i had land/grounds, and i would have both). However, i am sorry to hear about what happened to your daughter & wife, with that cat mess infection, this must have been a nightmare to deal with, and i would probably feel the same resentment to this animal too, if this happened to family members of mine. But like a dog, a well looked after cat can be a very affectionate pet, i spend more money on their vet check ups, jabs & diet than my own, their fur coats are like silk! But as with most things in life, you only get out what u put in, and the affection and silly stuff they do back, as made me grow to love these animals alot.

[thisisdonald]

The thought process behind this proposal is completely flawed.

Suppose that all air gun owners are licensed, and a cat gets shot near 99 Acacia Ave. It was shot with a .22 pellet.

Within a five mile radius of where the cat was shot there are seven licensed air gun owners, five of them have .22 calibre rifles.

So, we have five suspects, except we know and the coppers know that it is not licensed owners who shoot cats, so after wasting time and money inspecting the rifles and ammunition owned by the five people and finding that none of them own or use Bulldog pellets of the type removed from the cat, the Police are exactly nowhere in finding the moron that shot the cat.

This was the exact point I made , when during the licensing consultation up here, a top cop / cat lover was on the radio spouting a lot of chap about how licensing would help the officers investigating pet shootings, immensely!!!
I suppose some leads are better than none, it doesn't matter if the leads are to innocent licence holders!

[Mr. Gen]

Keep your pets indoors or under control

then they cant get shot/poisoned/kicked/converted to Islam or chased by the cat shagger..

[bighit]

My mums cat was poisoned by some scumbag with antifreeze, i should start a petition to get it banned.

deliberate or a leak from under a vehicle?

happened near my mums. old car sitting on the drive way. leaking coolant. cat then gets it into its system and dies at the vet.

was seen nearby the old car due to the hedge and the birds nests in the hedge.