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Originally Posted by pierre shags
Consider the suffering of an intelligent & complex social animal: the abducted cat
a family pet used to sleeping in warmth, fed free & loved
will live about 2 years feral (but not in Winnipeg)
soon starving, emaciated, dirty, cold, hunted, injured
dies alone and in pain
probably doesn't wonder what it did to deserve this
the poisoned cat
I wish I hadn't read about it
Consider the suffering of those intelligent & complex social animals: the human family of the cat
Will the widow who sleeps with the cat in her arms be hurt? Is that your mom?
How do you explain to a child that someone poisoned her cat on purpose?
Our overriding moral purpose should be to reduce suffering.
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Consider the pain and trauma a finch feels after it's been welcomed to my yard by a feeder only to have its wings and head ripped off by a neighbor's trespassing cat.
And what of the psychological pain a person feels (some, anyway) after running over this cat who was allowed to stray freely by day and night and decided to cross the street? And to be the owner, and know it was YOUR very own action that made this tragedy possible by letting it out?
Consider my blood pressure rising to unsafe levels and my frustration and the desperation of wondering why me when I dig my flower bed only to find someone's cat's shat?
Agreed, the poisoning comment is disgusting. No room for that. Be a man and talk to the neighbor or remove it and take it to a shelter. Or take some non lethal steps to repel it.
I swear...some cat people.............
Everyone else should love having my cat in their yards just because I sure do!!!
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