Kitty Cat License

[darwinslair]

<laughing at Silver>

Man, you are just BEGGING her to kick you in the pants. The front.

Why would you do that?

Tom

[silverseeds]

If shes offended, I am sorry it wasnt my intention. but in reality I think Ive made it clear I think most humans are naive.... I dont mean anything negative, its just my view. despite being opinionated I rarely judge people.

[lorna-organic]

Originally Posted by darwinslair

I understand spaying as a means of controlling population issues, but neuting a male cat or dog, just to do it, is silly. Do it if needed to correct a problem. If an animal has no problems and you neuter them, you may be creating some.

Neutering or not neutering has no impact on the animal population. Only the girls can have kids.

Tom

Neutering takes away wanderlust, makes an animal pretty much content to stay at home. Otherwise a male might do all sorts of damage trying to get out if a neighbor has a female in heat. An ex boyfriend's dog once ate through the wooden casement of a good-size garage window and got out, because the neighbors had visitors who brought a female dog who was in heat. Neutering also reduces the urge to fight.

In dogs neutering significantly reduces incidents of prostate cancer, as spaying significantly reduces incidents of mammary gland cancer. Male cats rarely do territorial spraying when they've been neutered. A cat who sprays in one's house or yard is not a pleasant cat to have around! Annual licenses are quite a bit less expensive for spayed and neutered animals.

[darwinslair]

Originally Posted by lorna-organic

Neutering takes away wanderlust, makes an animal pretty much content to stay at home. Otherwise a male might do all sorts of damage trying to get out if a neighbor has a female in heat. An ex boyfriend's dog once ate through the wooden casement of a good-size garage window and got out, because the neighbors had visitors who brought a female dog who was in heat. Neutering also reduces the urge to fight.

In dogs neutering significantly reduces incidents of prostate cancer, as spaying significantly reduces incidents of mammary gland cancer. Male cats rarely do territorial spraying when they've been neutered. A cat who sprays in one's house or yard is not a pleasant cat to have around! Annual licenses are quite a bit less expensive for spayed and neutered animals.

Well, those things you described are individual to the animal.

The only cats I have had that sprayed in the hosue, were neutered.

The only cats I have had that wandered excesively were neutered. (days at a time on occassion)

The only cats I have had that would attack a female cat were neutered.

The most aggressive dogs in our neighborhood are two lab mixes who are neutered, owned by a neighbor.

The most aggressive cat in our neighborhood is a neutered cat. Interestingly enough, the last time he attacked one of our cats, they acted like a pride, the others appeared and joined up in biting/scratching until he ran. They chased him to the edge of his yard (5 houses down) and stopped there. He has not come back. They do not go into his yard, but he will still find and attack them if they are alone. Now that they have matured it is not as often. Maybe they have sorted territories out.

The only pet I have ever had that got prostate cancer was an fully functional male dog, who was 11, a black lab, and had a stud fee. So he outlived the average lifespan for a large black lab and yes, got prostate cancer.

All of our animals are indoor-outdoor animals. Thank god. I am allergic to cats so the more time they spend killing mice in my gardens the better. They do spend all day doing it. Really unbeleivable how fast rodents breed.

If you have a problem with aggression in a cat, neutering can make them aggressive towards all cats, instead of just other males. A cat who does not spray in the house might start. It might make a cat more likely to be happy to just be in the house. If you have two unrelated males it might make them more ameniable towards each other. But if you have no problems, just remember, you might create some.

Tom

[silverseeds]

Speaking of a pride of cats, I knew a guy whos family had a small farm growing up. His mom LOVED cats. due to where they lived, people often dropped cats off. Not sure if casts are just dropped off on every country road or not, but at his house it happened multiple times.

anyway they had maybe 12 inside only cats. and 40 plus barn cats. these outside cats, or many of them not all would hunt like a pack. It was a crazy site. he took me to a good spot in the barn one time when he could ell they were in hunting mode. a large grouping of them hunted down a full sized groundhog, which was bigger then they were. they circled him and at the point he even knew they were there, they already had a tight enough circle he had little chance. atleast 15 of them attacked, from every angle. It was trippy. a bunch others were waiting in the wings, and pounced as soon as he was down. and they ate right there, like a little pride of lions or something. Strangely they were also the only semi wild cats I knew which liked to be pet and such. Most barn cats I knew were not like housecats in that respect.

[darwinslair]

Originally Posted by silverseeds

these outside cats, or many of them not all would hunt like a pack. It was a crazy site. he took me to a good spot in the barn one time when he could ell they were in hunting mode. a large grouping of them hunted down a full sized groundhog, which was bigger then they were. they circled him and at the point he even knew they were there, they already had a tight enough circle he had little chance. atleast 15 of them attacked, from every angle. It was trippy. a bunch others were waiting in the wings, and pounced as soon as he was down. and they ate right there, like a little pride of lions or something. Strangely they were also the only semi wild cats I knew which liked to be pet and such. Most barn cats I knew were not like housecats in that respect.

I like real cats <smile>

Tom

[silverseeds]

I reread my post a little, Its confusing a little at the beginning. the spot in the barn gave us a overview of a field they were in. this didnt go down in the barn LOL.

[Eristic]

I like real cats

Sorry puss but you have to go. I cannot afford the taxes.

[Mischka]

I live next door to the town of Dudley and know the animal control officer, personally.

There are underlying facts (that were not made public) which evolved into putting this issue on the town ballot and voted on by the people.

I believe it was a knee-jerk reaction to a problem that could have been solved without enacting yet another new law, but the people have spoken with their votes.

[reavilh]

We (luckily) don't live in town, but my wife is known as the "Cat-lady" around town. She absolutely loves cats. We are up to almost 20. She would tell the City what to kiss if they wanted her to get rid of her babies.