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Cats should have the same legal protection as dogs regarding cruelty. I’ve had two poisoned by pigeon keepers in the past two years and caught two young girls taking and trying to throw my old blind cat in to traffic recently. I hope the folks who do this get rat and mouse infestations!
I do get this is cats in the wild but serious cruelty is going on all the time!
Are your cats going into a pigeon coups? Or other people’s yards? You should be stopping them
You can’t stop instinct.
Well if you read her comment fully you would know it can be stopped..
Irishoversea
I was responding to Mark Ryan .
They shouldn’t be left out then. The least people should do is put a bell on their collar. They are basically an invasive species when wandering around on their own killing small wild animals.
Great work by the ISPCA. Shame on the owners who caused this.
Heartbreaking, poor little things.
Very hard to st this kind of thing happening when irresponsible owners let unnuetered uncollared pets roam uncontrolled.
Cats are social animals, so were they all feral???
Sad news on international cats day! Or any other day.
We are behind in this country in terms of animal cruelty. Every few days another story of savagry but never any convictions. Its also cruel to let cats roam wild and to think that you’re “looking after them” by throwing out a tin of food every few days. Sadly too many people do this. The biggest killer of wildlife in Ireland is the domestic cat turned feral. Poisoning is not the answer but I would defend pigeon keepers dealing with problem cats. I have a bird pen and cats do the most damage – but its nearly always a neglected feral one infested with mange and fleas.
People should know where there cats are – I have cousins who had their cat shot by a farmer for attacking chickens, they hadnt a clue where the cat had been going. Yes cats are social animals but you are responsible for your pet also – like everyone blames the owners when dogs attack sheep and rightly so. Double standard by many cat owners.
This would never be allowed to happen in Kilkenny.
I love good pussy
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