"xrongor" wrote in message
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see you catching or transporting the cat. Cat owners who allow their
cats to illegally go off their property


Its NOT illegal.

Depends on where you live. It's illegal in my county. Here's the
excerpt from my county code:

Sec. 6-3. Animals at large.
(a) No person shall allow any animal to roam or stray or to
be off the keeper's premises unless it is at all times under
verbal control or physical restraint of a responsible person.

Unless of course you have the cat under verbal control.


whether its legal or not for the cat to stray (or even practical), it is
still illegal for you to shoot it.

Depends on the law where he lives. In many states (like NY), it is LEGAL to
kill an animal which is destroying food crops, even if "crops" refers to a
small vegetable garden. This is NOT to suggest that it would be safe or
smart to shoot anything in a typical neighborhood. It almost never is,
unless you're dealing with a dog attack in progress. But in rural areas,
quite a few animals, including dogs, end up like Jimmy Hoffa.