Foo - Sometimes, I really hate people

We've had a neighbor just turn out her cat. I'm 99% sure who turned her out. She's down to around 5 pounds and should be around 12 pounds or so by her age and frame size, and I can't take her in.....Annie definitely doesn't get along with other cats at all.

I can't get her to a rescue shelter til tomorrow, and can't contain her, either to keep her safe.

I truly detest some people.:notamused:

Can you keep her in the bathroom overnight?

Unfortunately, she's pretty skittish. I did give her a can of cat food, outside. I've never seen a cat eat a can so fast, ever. She'll let me get close, and she came over and rubbed my legs after I fed her, but she won't let me touch her. I reach down and she scats.

I detest people who do that too. Wish I was closer, I'd take her.

Feed her Tom till you can take her to a foster home or a shelter. Poor thing :(

Do you have one of those plastic crates that would provide a little shelter from the elements? To just leave outside.

I set out a styrofoam cooler with a door cut in the side to serve as a cat shelter and weighted down so it won't blow. It leaks icewater anyway, and we don't use it, so I retasked it.

That's great! Great idea :)

I set out a styrofoam cooler with a door cut in the side to serve as a cat shelter and weighted down so it won't blow. It leaks icewater anyway, and we don't use it, so I retasked it.

Excellent, a nicely insulated house!

We've had a neighbor just turn out her cat. I'm 99% sure who turned her out. She's down to around 5 pounds and should be around 12 pounds or so by her age and frame size, and I can't take her in.....Annie definitely doesn't get along with other cats at all.

I can't get her to a rescue shelter til tomorrow, and can't contain her, either to keep her safe.

I truly detest some people.:notamused:

When my neighbors moved they left their cat. That really pissed me off. How cruel and mean. He's become my "half-a-cat" and I feed him but I can't take him in either because of my own cat. I am trying to find him a home but he's becoming very independant and may not tolerant being indoors. I thought of trying to bring him in and when I had the chance, I applied Advantix... now he won't come within 10 ft of me. Oh well, his loss.

There are apartments near where I work and people seem to leave cats a few times a year, at least that I know of. We have a band of cats we take care of on the night shift, each with names. It works out pretty well for them and us, and paws neuters them for free. Some have been around for five years, and theyve all become nocturnal :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11087061

this is amazing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11087061

this is amazing.

Wow!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11087061

:eek: WTF is wrong with people?! :mad: I mean, it's one thing to want to get rid of your own cat (not that I'm condoning that behavior at all), but to just walk up to a strange cat, pet it, and put it in a trash can???

and we are supposedly a nation of animal lovers.

Unfortunately, she's pretty skittish. I did give her a can of cat food, outside. I've never seen a cat eat a can so fast, ever. She'll let me get close, and she came over and rubbed my legs after I fed her, but she won't let me touch her. I reach down and she scats.The grey cat is 4 years old and won't let anyone touch her. She's always at the door at 7 am and 7 pm for dinner though.

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Cats are a very beautiful species, if I wasn't allergic I'd have one as a pet. And yeah, people who don't take care of their animals are either mentally deranged or complete scum. You make a pact with an animal when you take it in. An important one.

i love cats and dogs. i think i am more of an animal lover for not owning.

i do try and entice neighbourhood cats into my garden but they don't like me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11087061

this is amazing.

You beat me to it I was going to ask you about this story. Boy I bet that woman didn't know she would be filmed. What was she thinking?

Cats are a very beautiful species, if I wasn't allergic I'd have one as a pet. And yeah, people who don't take care of their animals are either mentally deranged or complete scum. You make a pact with an animal when you take it in. An important one.

I took in a cat that everyone hated, including me. She was mean, nasty, spiteful, not at all loving... but I agreed to care for her and I had her =gulp= 19 years (I got her at age 1)! She finally got very ill and thankfully the doctor suggested I put her down. I didn't hesitate but I have to say I was a good owner and gave her good care. Her name, BTW was "Lucy" short for Lucifer!

i love cats and dogs. i think i am more of an animal lover for not owning.

i do try and entice neighbourhood cats into my garden but they don't like me.

Uh ho they sense a demonic aura!!! :eek: Cats are like that you know...:o

I took in a cat that everyone hated, including me. She was mean, nasty, spiteful, not at all loving... but I agreed to care for her and I had her =gulp= 19 years (I got her at age 1)! She finally got very ill and thankfully the doctor suggested I put her down. I didn't hesitate but I have to say I was a good owner and gave her good care. Her name, BTW was "Lucy" short for Lucifer!

Sounds like my brother's cat. Mean nasty cat. It hates everyone but him and is still going strong at 14+.

Several years ago, my neighbors moved in the dead of night due to financial troubles. They abandoned three dogs and four cats. Before they moved, one of the cats I was familiar with since it would run over to see me when I was reading on the front porch. I would pet it and give it food and water. Then my existing cat died from a pulmonary embolism. I took in the semi-feral cat I had befriended and turned her into a house cat. She has been with me for five years now.

You make a pact with an animal when you take it in. An important one.

A few years ago I was making small talk with a client and her boss while we waited on a meeting to start. They asked me if I ever thought about moving back to Britain and I explained that while I daydreamed about it sometimes, it wasn't realistic because I had 3 dogs and wasn't prepared to put them in quarantine. The client laughed and said with a sneer "What, they don't have dogs in Britain? Why don't you just get new dogs?"

I just gaped at her, totally at a loss as to how to reply (Well, I had several ideas but they weren't appropriate for a business setting). Immediately her boss asked her if he could have a word with her outside. She didn't return for the meeting and from what I can gather, he sent her back to the hotel. A couple of days later, I received a letter of apology.

That was a nice gesture but did she really think I would just dump my dogs? Is that what she would have done?

Immediately her boss asked her if he could have a word with her outside. She didn't return for the meeting and from what I can gather, he sent her back to the hotel. A couple of days later, I received a letter of apology.

That was a nice gesture but did she really think I would just dump my dogs? Is that what she would have done?

Wow... impressive boss! Some people just can't bond with animals like others. Many feel they're disposable, and would get rid of them at the drop of a hat if "something better" came along.

Well, she's at a no kill shelter now. This morning, I fed her and she let me pick her up. I really wanted to adopt her, but as I said, Annie was having none of it. I tried a gentle intro and Annie took a solid swipe at her and the stray climbed up my leg. Unfortunately, I was wearing shorts. :( I took her there personally, and made a donation while I was at it that will feed the whole cat population for the month there (30 cats right now, and I set in a reserve for another 30).

She had apparently also gotten into a fight last night, because she had some battle damage that Annie didn't inflict.

:eek: WTF is wrong with people?! :mad: I mean, it's one thing to want to get rid of your own cat (not that I'm condoning that behavior at all), but to just walk up to a strange cat, pet it, and put it in a trash can???

That's just taking stupid to a whole nother level.


The grey cat is 4 years old and won't let anyone touch her. She's always at the door at 7 am and 7 pm for dinner though.

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n135/jfquan/Pets/Fleabags.jpg

I've got a 7? year old semiferal living with me and the brat cat, and the semiferal only lets me touch her when she's eating. It's kind of strange, but it's what she wants. I've had her for about 5 years now, and have answered the "couldn't you find one closer to you question" many many times as to how a guy in Chicago adopted a cat from New York City.

Good for you Tom for taking care of the stray. Cats often make you wonder if caticide is happening as the adapt to newcomers, and some never really do. They're just like people. Except they wouldn't just dump someone in a garbage can.

Except they wouldn't just dump someone in a garbage can.

If for no other reason than they physically can't. :D :p

I can't believe that lady in the UK got off without so much as a reprimand! Those folks protesting should come with pitchforks and torchs and string her up!!!

I can understand the outrage. Clearly, she should have been putting the cat in the Cat Recycling Bin. Her actions were taking up valuable space needed for real trash.

I can't believe that lady in the UK got off without so much as a reprimand! Those folks protesting should come with pitchforks and torchs and string her up!!!

This incident is on the front page of Yahoo today, she's going to be getting a lot more attention from that.

Whenever something about a cat like that hits the Internet so much publicity and all kinds of protests come up. People start spreading the perpetrator's address, phone number, name, workplace, etc. If it was a kid that was put in the garbage you would never see as much objection and publicity. I know journalists are eating it up. I’m glad she got caught just saying the truth here.

Whenever something about a cat like that hits the Internet so much publicity and all kinds of protests come up. People start spreading the perpetrator's address, phone number, name, workplace, etc. If it was a kid that was put in the garbage you would never see as much objection and publicity. I know journalists are eating it up. I’m glad she got caught just saying the truth here.

The only reason this got so much publicity is because she was caught on video. Puppies and kittens and other unwanted animals are dumped into the garbage all the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11087061

this is amazing.

That is effed up.

Since this is a cat thread, chance to post my cats, tux and bailey's pictures:

http://tuxbailey.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v0/p7794580-4.jpg

http://tuxbailey.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v0/p678052784-3.jpg

http://tuxbailey.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v0/p846681301-3.jpg

I hate people too, just because :)
But, pets are lifestyle accessories these days....
USe them for a while and when you get bored or they are an inconvenience,
just ditch them. After all, it is just a stupid animal.
:rolleyes:


Thanks for doing whatever you can, Tom :thumb:

If for no other reason than they physically can't. :D :p

They'd get a good pouncing first, wouldn't they?:rolleyes:

I can understand the outrage. Clearly, she should have been putting the cat in the Cat Recycling Bin. Her actions were taking up valuable space needed for real trash.


they fine us if we put the rubbish in the wrong bins. Imagine the fine when the collectors find a live cat in the bin! No wonder the owners were outraged.

I hate feral cats. They destroy ground bird populations.

That said, your neighbor abandoning her cat is evil.

I hate feral cats. They destroy ground bird populations.

That said, your neighbor abandoning her cat is evil.

Are you a birder 'Saber ?

Im a hardcore Orno...a Real poindexter. :lol:
I log them in journal, experiment with differnt food for them...
Here in the 'Ville our groundfeeders are Robins that are too
crafty for the cats and bloated rat-birds(Doves) who I think are
below the cats standards for munchage because nothing scares
them. :lol:

Since this is a cat thread, chance to post my cats, tux and bailey's pictures:

http://tuxbailey.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v0/p7794580-4.jpg

Nice. I have one that looks a lot like Tux except her face is all black except for a small white mustache.

Nice. I have one that looks a lot like Tux except her face is all black except for a small white mustache.

nice. Are you a DC transplant? Hopefully, the Redskins' face palm will not happen this season.

Are you a birder 'Saber ?

Im a hardcore Orno...a Real poindexter. :lol:
I log them in journal, experiment with differnt food for them...
Here in the 'Ville our groundfeeders are Robins that are too
crafty for the cats and bloated rat-birds(Doves) who I think are
below the cats standards for munchage because nothing scares
them. :lol:

Not at all. I am, however, cognizant of what ground birds do for the environment, especially in the desert. :)

nice. Are you a DC transplant? Hopefully, the Redskins' face palm will not happen this season.

Yep. From just down the road in Beltsville. Hopefully Shanahan and McNabb will make me change avatar's.

We've had a neighbor just turn out her cat. I'm 99% sure who turned her out. She's down to around 5 pounds and should be around 12 pounds or so by her age and frame size, and I can't take her in.....Annie definitely doesn't get along with other cats at all.

I can't get her to a rescue shelter til tomorrow, and can't contain her, either to keep her safe.

I truly detest some people.:notamused:

Sometimes? Folks barely feed and take care of their pets. Here I am dead broke and just spent $250 on Luddite's dog who broke his toe.
Idiots need to work on their priorities.

I hate feral cats. They destroy ground bird populations.

That said, your neighbor abandoning her cat is evil.

Actually its not just feral cats - its all cats, even those loved as pets if let outside who are doing that. I am on a campaign to bring cats inside where frankly they are kept safe and clean.

Are you a birder 'Saber ?

Im a hardcore Orno...a Real poindexter. :lol:
I log them in journal, experiment with differnt food for them...
Here in the 'Ville our groundfeeders are Robins that are too
crafty for the cats and bloated rat-birds(Doves) who I think are
below the cats standards for munchage because nothing scares
them. :lol:

Most of the birds where I live are "junk" birds - non-native - house finches, english sparrows, doves... but what we do have is awesome - mating pair of Cooper's hawks. Those junk birds feed them just fine!!! :thumb:

Actually its not just feral cats - its all cats, even those loved as pets if let outside who are doing that. I am on a campaign to bring cats inside where frankly they are kept safe and clean.

Yeah, cats shouldn't be outdoors.

I fully endorse coyotes eating cats.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11087061

this is amazing.

that woman must have some mental health issues.

that woman must have some mental health issues.

i don't think so. she sounds like she just is nasty.