Heeeere kitty kitty kitty....

[Sick Rick]

Legal?

Please be sure to let me know when you plan on doing this. I'll be sure to alert your local humane society and your local police department so they can arrest you for animal cruelty.

You don't see me killing the neighbor's stupid kids for hitting golf balls into my backyard, do you? Or killing them for riding ATVs through my backyard?

Not trying to thread jack. We can continue in PM format if you like. I suggested alternate means that work.

A child is not an animal. Different altogether. Just because for some people, their pet IS their child, doesn't make it human. A dog bites someone, they put it down don't they?
Rats, roaches, squirrels, gophers, possums, ect. Lets only care about the cute and domesticated animals....

Cows are not cute, therefor we eat them.
To continue, you can PM me.

[Coldpants]

Originally Posted by Sick Rick

Not trying to thread jack. We can continue in PM format if you like. I suggested alternate means that work.

A child is not an animal. Different altogether. Just because for some people, their pet IS their child, doesn't make it human. A dog bites someone, they put it down don't they?
Rats, roaches, squirrels, gophers, possums, ect. Lets only care about the cute and domesticated animals....

Cows are not cute, therefor we eat them.
To continue, you can PM me.

But they are property. And you cannot willfully destroy someones property not to mention animal cruelty laws. As for dog bites, unless you are in danger you cannot kill the dog yourself animal control does that. That stops people from Killing someones dog on a fake excuse that it bit them. Also Cows may not be cute but try to go shoot some farmers cow and see you that works out for you.

[Bill Dillow]

Originally Posted by Coldpants

How do you propose someone who owns an outside cat do that? Teach it English and reason. Kitty Camaro training? While were at it why don't we start training birds no to poop on and and have all the squirrels aim more carefully when they throw there nuts.

Give me a break...This cat belongs to someone, it's not a wild animal. You think that because the cat is an "outside cat", the owner is not responsible for it? If your dog bites your neighbor on their property is your excuse going to be "it's an outside dog".

[SRVFAN]

Originally Posted by 5thGenCamaroChick

: Anybody have any other suggestions? Sorry this is so long but I'm really frustrated!

We have a garage... we have an outside cat.... who has a door into our garage... Cat trumps car (we had him for 7 years)... he slept on the hood of my Jeep most of the time, then I got Ruby... he got up there a couple of times, didn't even scratch the paint once! But, I was still freaking out... so, we covered the car with sheets for a few nights.. guess what? Cat doesn't get up there now. He apparently tried a few times with the sheets on (they were crumpled & messed up), but I guess he didn't like how they slid around or wasn't as cool to his body when he layed on them, not sure, but it appears to have worked. Try it... see if it helps. Good luck.

[Captain Vlad]

The cayenne pepper thing sounds promising. Weird thing, though, I've seen my cat crawling all over our Camaro and he hasn't left a single mark. You absolutely sure it's the cats?

Also Cows may not be cute but try to go shoot some farmers cow and see you that works out for you.

Where I live, offing someone's pet (or livestock) is a good way to attract a bullet yourself.

[Coldpants]

Originally Posted by Bill Dillow

Give me a break...This cat belongs to someone, it's not a wild animal. You think that because the cat is an "outside cat", the owner is not responsible for it? If your dog bites your neighbor on their property is your excuse going to be "it's an outside dog".

Dogs can be dangerous to people so they are not allowed to run around outside unrestrained. Cats do fit this criteria and cannot be compared.

[pk1225]

Doh, does this post hit home for me. I left my '02 out of the garage last night, and this morning I had paw prints and two paint chips on my hood.

For a pristine 7 year old Camaro with only two other hood chips, this was a big deal for me. I'm not sure I can blame the chips on a cat, since I may have picked them up on the road, and it doesn't make a lot of sense for a cat to leave paint chips. But still. The chips were right where the paw prints were, hm.

This is kind of a wake up call I think, since if I take delivery of the 2010 ABM I have on order, the '02 is going to have to become an outdoor car. Or I need to sell my house and buy a smaller one with a bigger garage. I don't like leaving any of these cars out of doors overnight.

[Sick Rick]

Originally Posted by Coldpants

But they are property. And you cannot willfully destroy someones property not to mention animal cruelty laws. As for dog bites, unless you are in danger you cannot kill the dog yourself animal control does that. That stops people from Killing someones dog on a fake excuse that it bit them. Also Cows may not be cute but try to go shoot some farmers cow and see you that works out for you.

Exactly. They are property. If your animal property is coming on to mine, and is destroying my property, I can LEGALLY get the authorization, and paperwork to kill it. Laws differ. Sorry. PMs please.

Lets not thread jack.

[5thGenCamaroChick]

Holy smokes. I really didn't mean to start a fuss, y'all. Let me repeat what I said in the OP -

I WILL NOT HARM AN ANIMAL

See, no need to argue about that, is there?

Now, for all those who've offered legitimate suggestions, thank you. I'll be checking into all of them and hopefully one of them will work.

The only things I'll say about the posts are that cows ARE cute (they have beautiful eyes, but yes, I do eat them, well, not the eyes lol) and, IMO, if all those people who have "outside cats" really cared for them they wouldn't let them roam freely. They can get hit by cars, attacked by dogs, torn to bits by other cats, poisoned by mean people, etc. Good pet owners wouldn't put their pets in danger like that.

[St33lsinger]

Originally Posted by Sick Rick

Kill them. All of them.

Heartless, yes. But it works, and it is final. When it comes to my car, I have no problem with it, if they are on my property. Legal too by the way

Sorry Rick no offence but my nieghbor thought the same thing until he did it to my cat (anitfreeze and then used a shotgun). I had the great pleasure in putting his a$$ in jail, well after a nice round "Beat the Jerks Butt". He got 2 months in jail and a $5000.00 fine.

5thGenCamaroChick and whom ever it may concern, to keep cats away from your car is fairly easy, pepper powder or sprays work (cayanne works best) Citrus peels works to but draws bugs. A citrus wax works really good. ALso a motion activated noise emitter works but the best along with the pepper around your car is to take some catnip and find a spot away from your car and put the catnip down. They'll forget all about your car. One last thing works too, granulated coyote urine.
Good luck.

[Coldpants]

Originally Posted by 5thGenCamaroChick

Holy smokes. I really didn't mean to start a fuss, y'all. Let me repeat what I said in the OP -

I WILL NOT HARM AN ANIMAL

See, no need to argue about that, is there?

Now, for all those who've offered legitimate suggestions, thank you. I'll be checking into all of them and hopefully one of them will work.

The only things I'll say about the posts are that cows ARE cute (they have beautiful eyes, but yes, I do eat them, well, not the eyes lol) and, IMO, if all those people who have "outside cats" really cared for them they wouldn't let them roam freely. They can get hit by cars, attacked by dogs, torn to bits by other cats, poisoned by mean people, etc. Good pet owners wouldn't put their pets in danger like that.

I don't let my cats out for those reasons. But my family in the south does not let them inside. But they are on a farm and are there to do a job so they are not really pets.

[Captain Vlad]

Good pet owners wouldn't put their pets in danger like that.

Eh, I disagree. We have a mostly inside cat, but I think allowing your animal some 'roaming time' is good for them despite the occasional hazards. I grew up in the country, though, so I tend to have a different attitude about my furred friends, and find many urban pet regulations to be downright cruel.

But then, I've always had acreage they could waltz about on.

Cows are fun to have around. There are some near our house, and I find their midnight lowing to be kind of pleasant.

[5thGenCamaroChick]

[QUOTE=Captain Vlad;1206846]The cayenne pepper thing sounds promising. Weird thing, though, I've seen my cat crawling all over our Camaro and he hasn't left a single mark. You absolutely sure it's the cats?
QUOTE]


Yeah, you could see the print where the cat slid and the scratch is in with it. I would post pics but I already washed the prints off.

[nova]

Originally Posted by Coldpants

How do you propose someone who owns an outside cat do that? Teach it English and reason. Kitty Camaro training? While were at it why don't we start training birds no to poop on and and have all the squirrels aim more carefully when they throw there nuts.

Simple, if you can't keep your cat on your own property, don't let your cat roam outside. If you're cat goes out and destroys other people's property, you as the owner are just as responsible for that as if you let your dog roam and destroy things. The type of animals makes absolutely NO difference.

And before you go saying "cats don't count because..." you might want to actually look at what if any leash ordinances your area has. The one's we have, and more than a few others, don't specify a particular type of animal so you're just as liable for letting your animal roam uncontrolled, be it a dog, car, ferret, rabbit or whatever...

I've also got to laugh at the completely ludicrous comparison between a domestic cat with an owner and wild animals like birds and squirrels.

Originally Posted by Steelsinger

Sorry Rick no offence but my nieghbor thought the same thing until he did it to my cat (anitfreeze and then used a shotgun). I had the great pleasure in putting his a$$ in jail, well after a nice round "Beat the Jerks Butt". He got 2 months in jail and a $5000.00 fine.

Oh what a wonderful country we live in where people get throwin in jail for protecting their property rights. And people wonder why the mantra SSS (Shoot, shovel and STFU) exists...