"Richard" wrote in message
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On 01/07/18 00:47, T i m wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 23:15:40 +0200 (GMT+02:00), Tim+
wrote:

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I'm sure you would like to ensure she is being considerate to her
neighbours and responsible for *her* pet right? ;-)


Let me guess, you're not a cat person?

My comment wasn't really anything to do with being 'a cat / dog
person' (unless being a 'cat person means you become less socially
responsible etc) but to do with what you are happy for your (outdoor?)
pet to be doing when it's not under your direct control?

We don't currently have any pets and so don't expect to find fouling
from any *pets* in our private / sealed back garden.

Therefore, I question the attitude / social responsibility of anyone
who knowingly allows their personal 'companion animal' to roam free
and potentially blight the lives of others, without them having any
real recourse?

I know the law allows this (within reason) but just because it's not
illegal doesn't mean it's right.

Your cat can come into my garden and kill the wild birds (27M a year?)

Effing ell! Your garden must be more than knee deep in bird****. Be
thankful for the cats doing them in.

I feed

and attract rats, thereby introducing diversity into the diet of the
marauding cats.

[1] but if my lurcher

But you don't have one - or you're telling porkies about not having a pet.

gets into you back garden and kills your
cat (equally 'nature' doing it's thing), I'm guessing you would kick
up a big fuss? [2] I'm pretty sure your cat wouldn't differentiate
between a wild sparrow and my budgie

You'd prefer that the cat had racist tendencies?

that I let out for it's afternoon
fly around in my back garden?
Another imaginary pet?
For someone so critical of others, you sure have a slapdash approach to
pet ownership. Perhaps you are one of those who should be legally barred
from owning pets.


https://www.theguardian.com/environm...rotection-tips

Oh, thank **** for the guardian.


If you want a pet, *you* have one, the rest of us don't want it on our
property (thanks).

Not sure about that. There are neighbours who like to have cats visiting,

Yeah, I do, except for the one that tears up one of the trees, wanders down
one of the branches that overhangs the flat metal deck roof and then jumps
from that onto the roof. Fortunately the tree it zooms up is visible from
where I sit most of the time and so I know when its going to jump.

but don't want the expense of owning one.

I dont care about the expense, just welcome the neighbours
cats enjoying my jungle which is vastly better for a cat than
their place. And dont mind them basking on the concrete
slab in the sun in winter either.

I guess this is what happens when you introduce a non-native species
to a country but don't let their natural predators have their way.

Ah! Thanks for the tip. I'll just get on the blower to Assad, the Saudis
and Bob Mugabe.


(Outdoor) cats seem to be the sort of things people get who don't
really want or want the responsibility that should (and does with most
others) typically be part of owning a pet? ;-(

My cat lives indoors and ventures out. The nature reserve still has loads
of birds. The foxes are abundant. Perhaps one day the foxes will get my
cat, but they probably find it easier to eat the treats put out for the "I
don't have a pet, but feed the wild beasties" brigade.

[1] And other animals and don't always eat them.

[2] Especially so if it just mamed it and then tormented it for a few
hours before leaving it injured somewhere to die a slow and lingering
death?

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