BringBackThatOleTimeBoys;4925926 said:
It almost impossible for Cajun to address his neighbour's stupidity. Society doesn't give him alot of options. What I have tried to suggest is other ways of dealing with this cat without him having to deal with putting an animal down. What the neighbour is doing is not fair to him or the others. (Ex. Scratches ont he hood of his other neighbour's car.)
Millions of homeless dogs and cats are put down in the US because a few people like the neighbors in this thread let their four-leggeds roam unneutered. It costs millions if not billions to taxpayers for pounds all over the country to round up and put down. Every Saturday at pet stores like Petco and PetMart, they invite dog and cat rescues to adopt there because of such neighbors that let their pets breed in the streets.....spend untold hours pulling critters out of the pound, paying vet bills, getting them to chill so a decent adopter can pay $75-150 to bring a loving pet home (that's just to cover expenses)
Society has a lot of problems. Many of them are overwhelming like the pet problem. Putting down this cat isn't going to solve the underlying reason why some members of our society don't take responsibility for their pets.
Homeless pets also invites cruelity since they are often a nuisance.
True, but one has to make a decision on whether you will contribute to cruelty or not.
So many problems are because a few being irresponsible. People driving distracted or drunk. Parents that impulse buy a cute kitty or puppy, then let it roam the streets a few months later after junior is bored.
It wouldn't surprise me if this was the case here also.
In a few hours, I most likely be in a setting like Cajuncowboy will be, someone may speak we are more important than a sparrow, yet God values a sparrow. Or roaming pets.
Unfortunately we live in a society where dogs and cats are valued as human companions. We also live in a society where purposeless killing is frowned upon.
As a youngster I travelled back to China with my parents and ate a meal of dog once. I found that difficult to swallow...literally.
I was also raised in a farm setting and once I had to deal with a litter of feral kittens. I can tell you it still bothers me to this day having to deal with them because we didn't have a barn to keep the animals.
All living beings know when they are going to die if confronted with it.
My family also hunts. Two years ago my second son and I were out and he took down a cow Moose. Not even a few minutes later the two calves came out of the bush looking for Mom. It really imprinted on my son. I took the opportunity to talk to him about the necessity for us to thank God for the blessing of another animals life so we could enjoy a meal of meat.
We didn't need the animal. I could have gone to my local grocery store just as easily and possibly cheaper given the cost of the tags, the quads, the guns, etc.
We are all faced with choices. We use our morality to guide in making the best choices for ourselves. We talk to others in society to elicit opinions, assistance and just share information to check and sometimes recalibrate our moral compass.
Cajun is capable of doing whatever he wants. it's just a matter of him deciding how he will accomplish it. My contribution is to offer suggestions as he first asked in the OP.
