Posted on 07/04/2006 10:56:45 AM PDT by RouxStir
LEWIS, a black-and-white cat in the Connecticut town of Fairfield whose attacks on passers-by nearly sent his owner to jail, was spared a death sentence on Tuesday when a judge ordered home confinement. He will also keep his claws, despite a victim's request that they be removed.
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We might have an opening, if it can be taught to munch on trolls only.
look at the mitts on that thing.
A cat outside its owners house, not on a leash and not inside a fence should be treated as a stray, just as a stray dog would. If a cat attacked me, I'd treat it as I would a dog that attacked me. It wouldn't get the chance to be put under "house arrest".
July 4th badass kittykat ping ... )
Ever put a cat on a leash? Better yet why the thought that a leash will change the nature of the beast? Cats roam, fight, catch prey and defend their territory. People do the same thing only with more deadly results sometimes.
My little tomcat, Dinky MacDougal, has been an indoor cat, seeing very few humans but me, for about 6 years. If anyone other than my grandson shows up, Dinky attacks.
He will stand between my feet and threaten the UPS driver with all kinds of mayhem.
I hope I outlive him, no one else could live with him.
Is he a mean critter, or just defending his space, the best that he can?
"Valhalla, I am coming...."
"Ever put a cat on a leash? Better yet why the thought that a leash will change the nature of the beast? Cats roam, fight, catch prey and defend their territory. People do the same thing only with more deadly results sometimes."
I love cats. I have three of them. I'm the kind of guy who takes time to coax cats to me and pet them.
That said, a cat that attacked me, unprovoked, outdoors would shortly be a cat no longer. I'd treat it exactly as I'd treat a dog that attacked me. I'd hate to do that, but I would put an end to that cat at once.
Our pets are wonderful things, and can be great assets to our lives. However, if they attack people, they should be put down at once. I do not, and never will, have any tolerance whatever for other people's pets that attack anyone.
He's a handsome cat.
"a cat that attacked me, unprovoked, outdoors would shortly be a cat no longer."
Depends on the situation and from what I can deduce from the article, it's more a case of territory defense than just random cat attacks with a dose of boredom thrown in for good measure.
"look at the mitts on that thing."
I was thinking the same thing. I've had a lot of kitties and none had clodhoppers that big.
We had our tomcat, Lightbulb (RIP), on a leash for almost 10 years. Then our little girl, Neko. By the time Lightbulb finally figured out how to wiggle out of his harness at will, he was too old to do any harm to anybody.
(He was never much of a fighter anyway - he'd just sit there & argue with any stranger he didn't like. Well, except for the mailman. He did swat a few mailmen in his day ... but he never had a problem with the UPS guys! He was a Libertarian cat, I think. :-)
Anyway, the point is they get used to the harness if you start them off early and give them a long leash, like 20 ft. or so.
Felis_irritable, a/k/a Lewis the terrible tomcat?
"Depends on the situation and from what I can deduce from the article, it's more a case of territory defense than just random cat attacks with a dose of boredom thrown in for good measure.
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Doesn't matter. The article said that the cat attacked passers-by. I pass by lots of houses every day, walking on the sidewalk. While the cat may think I'm on its territory, that's of little interest to me. If it attacks me, it's finished.
I don't recognize animals' territories. I recognize property lines and public walkways.
It is a very rare thing for a cat to attack a passer-by. Cats generally avoid strangers or, if they're exceptionally friendly, approach strangers in a friendly way. I pet lots of cats on my daily walks. Others avoid me.
A cat that attacks humans has something wrong with it. I will not tolerate such a thing. I'm big and strong, and can certainly put an end to any household cat. A small child might not be able to do that and could be seriously harmed.
The owner of any animal that attacks humans who are not encroaching on the owner's property should confine the animal. If they do not, then the consequences are theirs. I will defend myself or anyone else from an animal attack. In that defense, I will attempt to end the attacking animal's life. I do not tolerate vicious animals that are loose.
I think he's the original Felis_irritable, if he comes looking for the screen name he can have it...he's badder than I am.
Here are pictures from one of the times I took my cats to the White House.
http://landrys-life-blog.blogspot.com/2005/10/post-38-sunday-by-white-house.html
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