Re: Man traps neighbors cats, takes to shelter

"Ivor Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I tried to add the url for Cats Protection but it failed so here it is
> again:
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> www.cats.org.uk
>
> who have a strict no kill policy with the single exception of where a cat
is
> unlikely to survive through injury etc.
>

I am going to respond to all of your posts in this one...sorry
if it seems disjointed.
I am not saying the owner doesn't hold responsibility.  Obviously
the person shouldn't have cats...but...to take out your anger
with the owner by dropping off the cat at a shelter where
it is likely to be euthanized is heartless.  As a society..we should
place importance on life in general.  We are the dominate species..
it's like being the big brother or big sister.  It is our moral obligation
to look out for those who can not look out for themselves.  If I had
a neighbor that had an animal they weren't taking care of..I would first
talk to them.  When that failed (if it failed) I might also quietly trap
the animal but I would take it to a no kill rescue group and have it
rehomed.  Kind of like helping an abused spouse out of a relationship
via the underground railroad <G>.  My comments and concern are not
that the owner was wronged.  It was that a good percentage of the group
felt the man did what he needed to do to protect his garden.  A living
thing is now dead for no other reason than some person was irresponsible
and another was heartless.  There are no winners here...it's just plain sad.

I'm done...I need to get out and remind myself that this is a tiny segment
of society and that not everyone is as cold hearted and callous as what
I have read in here.

AG