At war with the cat...

[bobm]

I'd like to have a friendly barn cat or two, but usually the shelters here only have feral cats....none too friendly and used to living in the city. They'd get eaten real quick out here in the country.

I used to get a dozen feral cats 3-4 times/ year at a time for FREE from the former County Pound to keep the mouse and rat population down. I did this because the coyotes would make snaks of the cats. Such is the cycle of life. Then the bleeding hearts group took over the pound and started to charge $35 / feral cat. Six months later it was $75/ cat. Six months later it was $125/ cat. $ 125 x 12 cats = $ 1500 x 4 = $7500 became MUCH too rich for my blood to cator to their bleeding heart mantras. Buying mouse / rat POISON from the county for $30 for 30 lbs. of poison it is !!!

 

[Nyboy]

On the next block a woman started feeding stray cat. 2 years later many stray cats, coyotes moved in cat population dropped from about 30 to 3. These 3 have been around awhile they are smart enough not be became dinner. Darwin's survival of fittest in action

 

[so lucky]

I took the kids to Petco on Saturday and we found this guy with his pet serval.

 

[so lucky]

Not climbing the wall. Darned phone camera.

 

[so lucky]

He said she was like a cross between a cat and a dog, regarding how she is as a pet.

 

[Nyboy]

I heard that the bond with their owner is so strong it is almost impossible to rehome one.

 

[so lucky]

She was very impressive.

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh! She's so pretty!

Kid#2 would like to have a serval...or a bobcat. Or an otter.
But I told him that would be fine...as soon as he has his own house. This one just isn't big enough for a big fun loving critter and us too.

 

[Nyboy]

Was watching a interview with a zookeeper, he was asked what is the meanest animal at zoo. He answered the otters,didn't see that answer coming.