Idaho Cougar vs House Cat. Cougar wins

[Donedirtcheap]

Good post Forkicks. When I read this, the first thing I thought of is poor cats. I'm not a cat lover per se but I am an animal lover and hate to see anything hurt because of pure stupidity. The bell idea... that was just asking for it and the poster thought it funny? We have feral cats here at the campground, everybody feeds them but nobody can touch them. Most likely they (or their parents) were once pets that somebody got tired of and ditched. We trap them if we can, get them neutered and release them. They will never be house pets but at least get to live. I cuss them when I find my trash torn up but would never do anything to harm them.

I have posted here and other places and asked why people think they can just let their cats out but I never get an answer. It must be plain laziness because they dont want to clean a litter box. Some have said a cat is a "free spirit" and needs to roam. Well its amazing to me that ME, the guy who doesn't own a cat has more of an interest in a cats well being than the owner. I know I'm just an ah to those who dont want to hear it but its true. Too lazy to clean the litter box.

 

[LeeRevell]

The 'need to roam' thing is BS. My sister has had cats for decades, always strictly indoor kitties. We do have feral cat problems here. They are considered pests and 'varmints' and dealt with accordingly. But dogs running loose in packs are a much greater danger.

 

[compassrose]

When we lived in TN, we would have a HUGE owl (and it's two crow sidekicks) sit on our front porch rail and watch our cat sitting inside, looking out the window at the owl. This owl would not fly away if I walked out on the tiny porch until I was close enough to reach out and touch it. The owl and two crows would team up and hunt/attack birds in the sky. Interesting to watch. The crows harassed the prey to distraction and the owl, circling high above, would suddenly swoop down for the kill strike.

Our cat hung around our dog and where one was, the other was. Plus we did not allow the pets out after dark. Coyotes, wolves and mountain lions were extremely common in our rural neighbourhood.

In campgrounds, our pets were only allowed out on a leash. Except our antique cat. She stuck very close to "home". We had more of a problem with the two legged preditors (fellow campers) trying to take the "stray cat" home. How can they say it's a stray cat when it was sitting in the open door of our popup and wearing a red harness with id and rabies tags?