How true. But, absent the cat issue, people are laughing at Wisconsin as a high tax state which has corrupt government officials (Chvala, the AG - Peggy Lotsoflager, Gary George, etc.,etc.,etc.) and an absolute boob for a Governor.
I bet the free republic cat fanatics are thrilled about the endorsement from a fine, upstanding thinker like 'diamond' jim doyle.
"Here, kitty-kitty".....*THUMP!* "I GOT 'EM!!!" Cats are really crafty and sly creatures to hunt. /s
Where are the Viking Kitties when you need them? :)
OK, these cat threads have been going on and on but I have a solution:
Bring in jillions of alligators to eat the cats.
Now since we are overrun with alligators we need to bring in a jillion elephants to stomp the alligators.
Too many elephants, bring in tons and tons of mice to scare off the elephants.
Too many mice, bring in a zillion cats to eat the mice.
Simple, amazed it hasnt been thought of before,
A liberal, but I think he was right on this.
AUTHOR: Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1900–65)
QUOTATION: I cannot agree that it should be the declared public policy of Illinois that a cat visiting a neighbor’s yard or crossing the highways is a public nuisance. It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming. Many live with their owners in apartments or other restricted premises, and I doubt if we want to make their every brief foray an opportunity for a small game hunt by zealous citizens—with traps or otherwise. I am afraid this Bill could only create discord, recrimination and enmity. Also consider the owner’s dilemma: To escort a cat abroad on a leash is against the nature of the cat, and to permit it to venture forth for exercise unattended into a night of new dangers is against the nature of the owner. Moreover, cats perform useful service, particularly in rural areas, in combating rodents—work they necessarily perform alone and without regard for property lines.
We are all interested in protecting certain varieties of birds. That cats destroy some birds, I well know, but I believe this legislation would further but little the worthy cause to which its proponents give such unselfish effort. The problem of cat versus bird is as old as time. If we attempt to resolve it by legislation who knows but what we may be called upon to take sides as well in the age old problems of dog versus cat, bird versus bird, or even bird versus worm. In my opinion, the State of Illinois and its local governing bodies already have enough to do without trying to control feline delinquency.
Another case of imposing suburban and urban values on rural residents, for whom feral animals are a legitimate problem - But "Bingo" Doyle knows that rural residents won't vote for him, so he doesn't care.