"Hunting", again

[stoutfellow]

I find this story extremely disturbing. Open season on cats?

Addendum: Checking the article in the Wisconsin paper, I find the proposal a little less distressing, but still repugnant. If it were Hawaii, or Guam, or some other fragile ecosystem in which cats were truly an invasive species, I could live with it, but in Wisconsin - or Minnesota, or North South Dakota - I can't say I like it.

Comments

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

Thank you for being distressed about it. Sometimes dog people aren't fond of cats, I've found.

I read the article on Yahoo news this morning. To say it sucks doesn't *even* cover it. As someone who *has* to have the cats outside (they come into the laundry room only to cool off, warm up, or sleep), I find this highly disturbing.

How nice that they want to spare cats that wear collars and are friendly to humans...how the h*ll will they find out? Hunters don't usually stop and see if they can pet their prey first. Hunters out there?? Would this be workable? Not that any of you would shoot cats, but when hunting, would you want to take time to get close to and observe the prey for a while? Or would these cat hunters just shoot first when they go on a hunt?

Rob Warnicke's wife, Cynthia, belongs to a spay, neuter, trap, and release organization, which means that Rob spends much spare time doing it also. By releasing, they keep the feral population in check.

Sigh.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Sometimes dog people aren't fond of cats, I've found.

Oh, I like cats well enough; we usually had one of each when I was growing up. I just prefer dogs.

Why is it that so many people can't tolerate predation by any species but our own?