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Originally Posted by Memalvada
Though I dislike cats, i think that just shooting them is 'an easy way out' of the cat problem. Other things could be done to control their population, and the effects they have on the environment.
As well, I agree that owners should become more responsible of their pets...
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That's what we do in my county. If anybody starting potshotting cats around here, the sheriff and animal control would be on the case immediately, by public demand. It'd be front-page news in the paper, and fiery-eyed cat ladies would be patrolling the kill zones.
But we also have serious programs, city- and county-wide, for spaying domestic animals and capturing and adopting strays. As a result, we don't have much of a stray cat problem. As Memalvada says, owners should be responsible for their pets, but the real good gets done when the community takes care of the responsibility. Communities that don't, well, they just turn a blind eye and let Cousin Jethro and his .22 and six-pack take care of the problem. That's a lazy, immoral, and cruel solution.