Question on interaction

What is the recommended tact for those who might not necessarily agree with you on mundane issues? I had an argument once with an acquaintace about killing a litter of kittens her cat had had. If she's chosen to mate with some wretched alley cats and the kittens are mogs and you can't get anything for them, then logically you need to kill them. I wonder if the queen cat can register this?

NarcissusBasher wrote:then logically you need to kill them.

yeah, how logical stupid, your just dumb. its a shame ur a menace.

just let the cats go on their own in the streets, leave them alone. you like death that much? well..you know my answer.

NarcissusBasher,

"Mundane"?!! The Killing of animals?

And "Logically" you "need" to kill them?!?

How would you like it if your mother found it "Logical" to destroy You at birth?....Just another mouth to feed....

offbeatgrl53

little dots wrote:yeah, how logical stupid, your just dumb. its a shame ur a menace.

I won't say that anyone has to kill the kittens, that just seems unnecessarilly restrictive, but a menace? I like kittens as much as the next person, but that's a bit extreme.

Is there any reason you've been harrassing this person?

NarcissusBasher wrote:What is the recommended tact for those who might not necessarily agree with you on mundane issues? I had an argument once with an acquaintace about killing a litter of kittens her cat had had. If she's chosen to mate with some wretched alley cats and the kittens are mogs and you can't get anything for them, then logically you need to kill them. I wonder if the queen cat can register this?

The fact that it's an alley cat does not make it poor genetic material. Purebreed cats actually often have health complications, while mixed breeds are on average genetically robust. On an instinctual level, she may well have been making the right choice, genetically. The condition of the cats outside are often the results of the environment, but those who survive to adulthood can be quite hardy.

The cat couldn't care less whether or not the owner is going to get a high ticket price, and it's a good thing too.

You also do not need to kill them. There are other options, and those who actually take pleasure in owning cats would certainly have a preference for those.

Why do you feel the need to limit yourself to that particular option? Have you ever considered having something for the fun of it?

DO NOT KILL ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO EAT!

I would not recommend releasing them into the wild either as kittens will have almost no chance of survival on their own, and those that have had any hand rearing will have even less chance.
I used to work at an animal rescue centre in a rural area and we fed about 120 feral cats a day and it really is survival of the fittest. Some thrived but most were underweight and had a whole variety of health problems.
If the kittens are really unwanted have a look in the phone book for your nearest animal shelter. Healthy kittens are nearly always in demand, so while you will make no money from them they are likely to find good homes.

Well, if the cats become strays, they will be picked up by the animal shelter and destroyed anyway. Why not save taxpayer money by destroying them yourself?

nobody wrote:Well, if the cats become strays, they will be picked up by the animal shelter and destroyed anyway. Why not save taxpayer money by destroying them yourself?

because that would supposedly make you feel guilty, and people doesn't like the GUILT. OH the GUILT!!!

nobody,

I do believe you're mistaken.

As far as I know, most stray cats are NOT picked up by "animal control", or anyone else.
They just avoid people, and live an extremely tough (and probably short) life-- many barely surviving.

And Kittens? Very unlikely they'll survive, at all.

Narcissus's aquaintance should just drop the kittens off at an animal shelter. They may be adopted, and if not every one of them is chosen, the rest may well be destroyed. However, they'll likely get good care, in the meantime.

offbeatgrl53