Hunter Wants Open Season On Domestic Cats


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MADISON, Wis. -- The fur is going to fly when cat lovers hear about Mark Smith's idea.

The Wisconsin hunter and firefighter wants stray cats classified as an "unprotected species" that could be shot by anyone with a small-game license.

Smith welcomes wild birds onto his property, but if he sees a cat, he thinks the "invasive" animal should be considered fair game.

The 48-year-old firefighter from La Crosse, Wis., has proposed that hunters in Wisconsin make free-roaming domestic cats an "unprotected species" that could be shot at will by anyone with a small-game license.

Hunters will vote on the proposal on April 11 during hearings for the Wisconsin Conservation Congress across the state. The congress advises state officials on natural resource issues.

Smith said free-roaming cats are an invasive species that attack wild birds.

Smith's proposal has horrified cat lovers.

Ted O'Donnell is horrified. He's the owner of a pet supply store and has set up a Web site to fight the idea -- don't shoot the cat.com.

Department of Natural Resources attorney Tim Andryk said the vote would simply be an advisory recommendation to state lawmakers. He said that to have open season on roaming cats, laws that relate to abuse of domestic animals may have to be amended.

"I would hate to think that tame, owned cats who happen to slip out would be at risk of being deemed a wild, unprotected species," said Sheri Carr, senior humane officer at the Dane County Humane Society. "It's a delicate (ecological) balance out there, but does that mean people should be able to shoot their neighbor's cat? Probably not."

Carr thinks pet owners should not let their animals roam.

Talk about some trigger happy people. :rolleyes:

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wow thats wierd ... think about the implications ... some god damm drunkard opening a shot and injuring / killing some innocent neighbour :wacko:

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How about open season these hicks, trim the heard a little we don't need them :devil:

We need to start spay/neuter these animals (and maybe these hicks also). I love the fact the answer to every animal problem is 'kill it'.

I can see it now, send all dead cat carcasses to Mark Smith. what the hell are you going to do with them once you kill them????

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Guys, he is not talking about walking around town and shooting cats. I am certain the same basic hunting laws would apply (need to be X yards from homes, not within city limits, etc.) All that would change is that when he sees these cats on his property he could shoot them, which he can't right now since they are protected.

To be honest, in that perspective, I am all for it.

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But there is no way to know if you're blowing away a stray cat or some little kid's favorite pet. Not to mention the public safety concerns. But Americans like to shoot things. This would never be signed into law, even in a fly-over state.

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But there is no way to know if you're blowing away a stray cat or some little kid's favorite pet. Not to mention the public safety concerns. But Americans like to shoot things. This would never be signed into law, even in a fly-over state.

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Jingle, jingle, jingle!

Hear that? That is supposed to be the sound the registered tag makes as your kitty is running across my field. In my city there are leash laws for dogs, any dog not on one is considered a stray and can be picked up by animal control. Why not same principle for cats?

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Guys, he is not talking about walking around town and shooting cats.  I am certain the same basic hunting laws would apply (need to be X yards from homes, not within city limits, etc.)  All that would change is that when he sees these cats on his property he could shoot them, which he can't right now since they are protected. 

To be honest, in that perspective, I am all for it.

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aye

and as for the "cat sliping out and getting shot on his property" just make it so if they have a collar on (which they are supposed to have on anyways) then they can't be shot.

if they do get shot, charge em with murder, sue him, or something as a harsh punishment.

oh btw, i'm against it since i like cats :happy:

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if they do this, then they better open up season on dogs, geese, ducks, and snakes....

no need having those animals annoy me either

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let go to his house and throw a "Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat" (got that from Calvin and Hobbes) on his lawn....

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Guys, he is not talking about walking around town and shooting cats.  I am certain the same basic hunting laws would apply (need to be X yards from homes, not within city limits, etc.)  All that would change is that when he sees these cats on his property he could shoot them, which he can't right now since they are protected. 

To be honest, in that perspective, I am all for it.

It makes sense... I see no problem also.

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if they do this, then they better open up season on dogs, geese, ducks, and snakes....

no need having those animals annoy me either

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Geese, Ducks abd snakes are all fair game already. Trust me. ;)

whats next, stray dogs, birds, skunks, thay all pose problems for house owners

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With the exception of dogs, they are all allowable game. It wouldn't grant a person the right to shoot with a neighbor 100 feet away so your analogies really don't make sense.

Let's say I have a 15 acre farm that is a favorite hunting ground of my wild birds I have been trying to encourage to nest. You be tthat I'd much rather take out the cats and leave the quail, dove, pheasants, etc.

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here kitty,kitty,kitty. come to uncle remington. :devil:

i hate cats so in my opinion, let the hunt begin!!

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Geese, Ducks abd snakes are all fair game already.  Trust me.  ;)

With the exception of dogs, they are all allowable game.  It wouldn't grant a person the right to shoot with a neighbor 100 feet away so your analogies really don't make sense.

Let's say I have a 15 acre farm that is a favorite hunting ground of my wild birds I have been trying to encourage to nest.  You be tthat I'd much rather take out the cats and leave the quail, dove, pheasants, etc.

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Correct this wouldn't be for urban communities it would be for rural communities only, I'm sure. In rural communities nuisance animals can be shot just not protected animals such as dogs and cats.

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welcome to the land of the bizarre!

it is amazing how people put various different levels of worth on life based on what that life is.

For example, have you seen how dog owners get riled when dog-meat stores open up?

Shooting anything should be banned. Why should any life be so freely taken? Whats's next? Dogs are a major irritant (far worse than cats). Lets shoot them! Heck, those pesky humans keep disturbing nesting sites too. Lets shoot them!

How about we just live by the rule, "if you see something/someone you don't know, shoot it/him/her". That would solve lots of problems.

Leave the animals alone! To all hunters, if you want to shoot at something, try starting with what is looking back at you in the mirror.

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welcome to the land of the bizarre!

it is amazing how people put various different levels of worth on life based on what that life is.

For example, have you seen how dog owners get riled when dog-meat stores open up?

Shooting anything should be banned.  Why should any life be so freely taken?  Whats's next?  Dogs are a major irritant (far worse than cats).  Lets shoot them!  Heck, those pesky humans keep disturbing nesting sites too. Lets shoot them! 

How about we just live by the rule, "if you see something/someone you don't know, shoot it/him/her".  That would solve lots of problems.

Leave the animals alone!  To all hunters, if you want to shoot at something, try starting with what is looking back at you in the mirror.

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Ooh, boy.

I'd shoot this mirror but wha twould that accomplish, just a broken mirror.

I hunt quail, duck, geese, boar, deer and anything else that is in season assumin gI have the proper ammo. Why?

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Cause deer tastes goooood, wild hog taste goooood, duck tastes goooood... :rofl:

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Your analogies are so flawed there is no need to even begin to refute them. Everyone remeber what MArch 15th is (not to mention the day before my birthday)!

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Ooh, boy.

I'd shoot this mirror but wha twould that accomplish, just a broken mirror.

I hunt quail, duck, geese, boar, deer and anything else that is in season assumin gI have the proper ammo.  Why? 

<pulp fiction>

Cause deer tastes goooood, wild hog taste goooood, duck tastes goooood...  :rofl:

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Your analogies are so flawed there is no need to even begin to refute them.  Everyone remeber what MArch 15th is (not to mention the day before my birthday)!

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It wasn't meant to be taken literally. Oh well.

The point is that it is rediculous to act as if anyone has some right to take life because that life MAY cause a slight bother to them. As such, should I be allowed to shot someone because he/she MAY cause a slight bother to me?

Also, it is true that dogs taken off leash into wilderness areas are the most wildlife disturbing species of all.

While I am vegan, I don't have issues per-se with hunting so long as the hunter eats what he/she kills, the hunt ensures a fair chance of excape for the animal, and the animal is killed as humanely as possible. I doubt the individual wanting to shoot cats is going to eat them, or even care if they are somebody's pet. So like I said, if we shoot cats now just becuase they walk across your field, what species is next. There is a total lack of respect for life here.

Your PETA link reminds me of a group that burns as much fossle fuel on earth day as possible in protest.

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Obviously the little kitties can take care of themselves.

SOURCE

BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.

Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the state police post in Iron River reported. He was transported to Iron County Community Hospital.

Michelle Sand, a spokeswoman at the Iron River hospital, said Stanton was treated there before being transferred to Marquette General Hospital for further treatment. But Marcie Miller, a representative of the Marquette facility, said there was no record of the hospital receiving a patient by that name.

A telephone message seeking comment was left Wednesday at Stanton's home.

State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him.

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Guys, he is not talking about walking around town and shooting cats.  I am certain the same basic hunting laws would apply (need to be X yards from homes, not within city limits, etc.)  All that would change is that when he sees these cats on his property he could shoot them, which he can't right now since they are protected. 

To be honest, in that perspective, I am all for it.

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so a dead cat with its guts all over your lawn is better than one just passing through for a couple seconds?

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This is horrible!

What if some nasty kids find your cat and cut off its collar? (there are evil people) your cat goes into some dudes garden and gets killed or what if the collar gets caught on a tree twig and it comes off the cat then his open game?!

I'm against it, its just evil and to many things can go wrong.

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am 100% for this !! i dont understand why they allow cats to just go around, you would never see a dog doing the same thing.

there's lots of cats in my neighboor and they come and sleep on my CLEAN car because its warm and then i can see all the prints on my hood :angry: i wish i could shoot them....but then i dont have a gun :p

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am 100% for this !! i dont understand why they allow cats to just go around, you would never see a dog doing the same thing.

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Yeah, wouldn't that be nice. (A girl over here was killed by a pack of loose dogs a few weeks ago.)

Related story!

My brother was setting up an Internet thingie for some lady the other day, like in the country (i live in Iowa but not in the boonies). And he goes in and the lady has a shotgun sitting on her couch. And he's kind of like, ummm? And the lady is like, 'Oh yeah, there's this stray cat that won't stay out of my yard'. And my brother thought she was joking, but then she goes into detail about how she kills everything that moves pretty much. She's killed two Rottweilers, a bunch of racoons and opossums, a ton of cats... the neighbour's cats. When her own cat got sick she didn't want to pay the $20 or whatever to put it to sleep so she just shot it too.

Psychos. :/

Why does anyone need to shoot cats anyway? Have you ever heard of the Humane Society?

(ps march 15 bware caesar holla)

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