CAT'S Thread- for cat lovers... ( Archived) (1,039)

Better one cat today than no cats tomorrow.

The journey of life is marked with emotions as varied as a cat's.

Living through mixed days of happiness and sorrow, people gain strength by giving and receiving approbation along the way.

When days are punctuated with pauses for affection, those who give are renewed and those who receive are strengthened.

my babies follow me to bed every evening and the youngest has to be tucked into his bed with his fav toy. The eldest is a mummys boy and loves to hang over my shoulder like a monkey the girl takes care of the boys and makes sure they have a wash regular

(oh recap these are my baby black cats)

hehe.............that sounds cute.



Well, this Cat has to scat.....................be good everyone and remember...........this thread is a Cat thread.

Police investigate Tenn. man who threatened 'feline jihad'
RED BANK, Tenn. (AP) — A man who wrote about launching a "feline jihad" to rid his Chattanooga suburb of stray cats has attracted the attention of the police.

Max Gerskin wrote a two-part series in the Chattanooga Pulse weekly publication, the first of which was published Aug. 9 and titled, "Madder Max: The Cat Lady and My New Dog." The second installment was published Wednesday and titled, "Feline Jihad: The Cat Lady, Part II."

In his commentary, Gerskin said the strays fed by a "neighborhood cat lady" have brought filth and disease to his home, and local Humane Society officials haven't been able to stop it.

As a result, he wrote, "I've officially become a trapper and it's time to take a walk to the river."

A neighbor, Jean Watts, said she feeds about 10 local strays and is the "cat lady" in the articles. She said Gerskin has set traps in his yard and posted signs in the neighborhood alluding to dead cats.

Watts also said some of the strays she normally sees are missing.

Gerskin did not respond to requests for comment, but he posted an online response Sunday on the Pulse's Web site. He wrote that he has not been trying to kill the cats and was using Humane Society traps to help get them to safe homes.

But Humane Education Society of Chattanooga director Guy Bilyeu said there was no record that Gerskin was in possession of any of the organization's traps.

Red Bank police said that they were investigating.

Something should be done to take care of the over population of all domestic animals such as dogs, cats and the like.

Many good programs are in place around the United States such as the TNR program to effectively reduce the population.

Trap/Neuter/Return programs are humane and effective at controlling feral cat population growth. Cats are trapped, without harm, neutered and then released back to the territory they were taken from. Young kittens and adults that can be socialized are placed in foster care and eventually adopted out.

These programs stabilize the size of colonies by eliminating new litters.

If individuals would recognize that they also have a responsibility with their own pets and support organizations that offer TNR programs, local shelters and humane societies, we would have a better chance of controlling populations.

Colonial proverb:

" You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with cats. "

got milk

Close enough Zman............................most Cat's love milk.