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Arguably cats and dogs should be banned too!

rcpt 4y ago
At the very least allow people to kill cats when they're on your property. Instead you can face a year in jail if you put down the cat that's been hunting your rabbits and chickens
- cmrdporcupine 4y ago
  People have problems with cats and chickens? Dogs, sure, but cats? Our chickens stare down the neighbour's barn cat (who hunts full size rabbits BTW) and the cat is like... hm.... not worth it, and she moves on. Now, I wouldn't want cats around when they're still chicks, true. A rooster comes in handy then, though.
  - armada651 4y ago
    We used to have a bantam chicken and we'd regularly see the neighbor's cat sprinting through our garden being chased around by a small, bite-size chicken. The cat would regularly terrorize the larger chickens, but it knew not to fuck with the little guy.
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- hgomersall 4y ago
  A few years ago someone in the UK put an electric net over their vegetable patch, probably to stop cats. Long story short a cat was killed by said electric net. He was prosecuted but only got a fine of £60 or something. I suspect he might have felt that was good value to eliminate the cat shit from his veggies.
Clubber 4y ago
Just ban people from California and be done with it. 99% of all of California's ecological problems would be solved right there.
nomel 4y ago
Cats definitely. I've seen outdoor cats kill many birds, and have even come across house cats out on hiking trails. What do dogs do to native wildlife though? I've never seen this argument made before. Wild dog packs are very rare, and usually taken care of since they're dangerous. Ferrel cats aren't all that different from house cats, and can be found everywhere.
- hgomersall 4y ago
  Here is one issue: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2307320-dog-waste-may-harm-nature-reserve-biodiversity-by-fertilising-the-soil/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2307320-dog-waste-may-h... They also cause problems for nesting birds, most notably for ground and hedge nesting kinds.

rcpt 4y ago

At the very least allow people to kill cats when they're on your property. Instead you can face a year in jail if you put down the cat that's been hunting your rabbits and chickens

cmrdporcupine 4y ago
People have problems with cats and chickens? Dogs, sure, but cats? Our chickens stare down the neighbour's barn cat (who hunts full size rabbits BTW) and the cat is like... hm.... not worth it, and she moves on. Now, I wouldn't want cats around when they're still chicks, true. A rooster comes in handy then, though.
- armada651 4y ago
  We used to have a bantam chicken and we'd regularly see the neighbor's cat sprinting through our garden being chased around by a small, bite-size chicken. The cat would regularly terrorize the larger chickens, but it knew not to fuck with the little guy.
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hgomersall 4y ago
A few years ago someone in the UK put an electric net over their vegetable patch, probably to stop cats. Long story short a cat was killed by said electric net. He was prosecuted but only got a fine of £60 or something. I suspect he might have felt that was good value to eliminate the cat shit from his veggies.

Clubber 4y ago

Just ban people from California and be done with it. 99% of all of California's ecological problems would be solved right there.

nomel 4y ago

Cats definitely. I've seen outdoor cats kill many birds, and have even come across house cats out on hiking trails. What do dogs do to native wildlife though? I've never seen this argument made before. Wild dog packs are very rare, and usually taken care of since they're dangerous. Ferrel cats aren't all that different from house cats, and can be found everywhere.

hgomersall 4y ago
Here is one issue: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2307320-dog-waste-may-harm-nature-reserve-biodiversity-by-fertilising-the-soil/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2307320-dog-waste-may-h... They also cause problems for nesting birds, most notably for ground and hedge nesting kinds.