chubbsie

What, like this one? :rolleyes: I'm not really sure what you mean by that, but it's not particularly constructive. You really need to fix your attitude problem. Having trouble keeping up pet? I'll spell it out for you. I was utilising an inflammatory p!ss-taking emoticon as a response to your post. Oh great, that's fabulously mature. Have a medal. As I said; attitude problem. You've got one, and you really need to fix it. I quite like my attitude thank you and have no intention of "fixing" it. How about we agree to ignore each other from now on? You won't get stressed by my "bad" attitude and I won't have to waste my time explaining my posts to you. Sounds like a plan to me.

What, like this one? :rolleyes: I'm not really sure what you mean by that, but it's not particularly constructive. You really need to fix your attitude problem. Having trouble keeping up pet? I'll spell it out for you. I was utilising an inflammatory p!ss-taking emoticon as a response to your post.

So many on here banging on about domestic cats killing wildlife, despoiling gardens and making noises at night. Motor vehicles also kill millions of native animals each year. They also cause environmental pollution and noise pollution and cause serious injuries and death to people and domestic pets. How about we lock em all up in the garage and never let them out?

(Rude... isn't it?) Aww, it's actually kinda cute when you do it Pheebs :laugh:

What, like this one? :rolleyes:

So that make is alright does it, to let your dogs kill another living creature which poses no threat to them? What a charmer.

My six cats also have a great life, rolling around in my garden and sharpening their claws on the tree. They pester the geckos and chomp grasshoppers. They stalk the birds but are unsuccessful because there is only one tree, the birds stay in the uppermost branches and the mynah birds sound the alert every time the cats move. They have the wind in their fur and the sun on their wee faces. And because of a combination of oscillot fence-proofing plus inclined bird netting with cheap L-brackets, they will hopefully never die from being laminated across the tarmac by a car, or torn apart by someone's dog. They'll never get kicked or punched by a passing stranger, or pick up poison bait on their travels. They'll also never scratch my neighbours' cars, piss and crap in their flower beds, spray piss on their front or back doors, wind their dogs up, fight and scream in the small hours of the morning or contract FIV, FeLV, herpes, chlamydia or any of the other wandering-cat diseases. It's not a hard mindset shift to make, but I find it usually needs the death of, or injury to, a pet to give some people the kick in the ass they need to make the shift. Oh dear Chubbsie you persist in being disrespectful.SpotTheDog put forward some great advice and all you can come up with is The advice I've been given in the short time I have been on this forum has been invaluable so why are you here? Disrespectful??....what, I should show respect for the posters on here dictating to me in a rude and domineering manner how I should think and what I should do, with MY cat? How about a bit of respect for those with different opinions, even if you don't agree with them. I didn't come here for advice. I was merely expressing my opinion about keeping cats inside their whole life, and I'm entitled to do that. If you don't agree with letting cats outside, then don't do it. Just don't try and bully those who have a different point of view.

My six cats also have a great life, rolling around in my garden and sharpening their claws on the tree. They pester the geckos and chomp grasshoppers. They stalk the birds but are unsuccessful because there is only one tree, the birds stay in the uppermost branches and the mynah birds sound the alert every time the cats move. They have the wind in their fur and the sun on their wee faces. And because of a combination of oscillot fence-proofing plus inclined bird netting with cheap L-brackets, they will hopefully never die from being laminated across the tarmac by a car, or torn apart by someone's dog. They'll never get kicked or punched by a passing stranger, or pick up poison bait on their travels. They'll also never scratch my neighbours' cars, piss and crap in their flower beds, spray piss on their front or back doors, wind their dogs up, fight and scream in the small hours of the morning or contract FIV, FeLV, herpes, chlamydia or any of the other wandering-cat diseases. It's not a hard mindset shift to make, but I find it usually needs the death of, or injury to, a pet to give some people the kick in the ass they need to make the shift.

I agree Alyosha, I was looking for just that emoticon when I was writing about your post... :laugh: What a disgusting attitude you have. +1 :rolleyes: I hope you enjoy scraping your cat off the road chubbsie, or having it returned to you in pieces from a neighbour's yard who has dogs. That sure does sound like an awful lot of fun for kitty cat, doesn't it? Sure beats my cats' charmed, safe, happy indoor life! Better start letting them outside! Grow up and start having a serious think about your animal's welfare. I wouldn't waste your breath, amypie. :laugh: After all, why would people like this go to all that trouble, and spend all that money, on just a cat? :rolleyes: Geez settle down mr mister - it's still a (relatively) free country, which means I can totally disregard what you and Alyosha and others who think they know best and just love telling others what to do post on here. So your cats lead a charmed, safe and happy life huh? probably a pretty damn boring one as well. My cat is nearly 9 years old, and he has been outside during the day and locked up at night his whole life. He has not so far been ripped to pieces by dogs, poisoned by baited rodents or bashed to death with a brick by an insane neighbour (what sort of neighbourhoods do some of you live in??) When he does finally die, from whatever cause, I will know that he's had a great life, rolling around in the garden in the sun and sharpening his claws on the trees.

I agree Alyosha, I was looking for just that emoticon when I was writing about your post... :laugh:

Gee there's a lot of people on here who like telling others what to do...thanks in particular for your 2 cents worth Alyosha :rolleyes: I'll let my cat enjoy his life outside during the day like he should, and all you others can keep trying to convince yourselves that your cats who are kept inside for all their lives are just as happy and fulfilled as mine is. :)

Doesn't mean he hadn't done it before; and you also can't believe everything you read in the papers. The public NEVER gets the full story. Government departments are very wary about confirming anything to do with the killing of dogs for human consumption in this country, so as not to provoke a backlash against certain groups in society who think eating dogs is acceptable.

My cat is outside during the day and spends most of it asleep in the sun in the garden. He is locked up at night, which is when he would be most likely to get himself into trouble. A cat locked inside all the time can't have a very good quality of life. It's like keeping a dog in a small backyard for its whole life. I bet that wouldnt be acceptable to a lot of people here. I find the posts from some almost gloating over "solving" (through undisclosed means) their cat problem really disturbing. I would have thought that people who are members of this forum would also have some care and concern for animals other than dogs, but some obviously don't.