Well, somebody's waking up to their family pet dead tomorrow!

[RunMaker]

Jesus fucking christ. Go out to the corner market in the late hours to grab some items. And what do I see?

Fucking car runs over an orange fat cat. Very healthy cat with a nice, big collar for identification. Mangled body and blood oozing out it's sides.... initially it was silent. But later it was letting out it's pain and death screams. Car stopped in the middle of the road with his blinkers on. Cat face down and can't move.


Buried my pitbull several months ago. Some poor family will wake up tomorrow to find Toonces is dead.... actually, better if he is "missing" so they won't have to know about his suffering.


And I was in a good fucking mood. Fucking christ.

 

[shdw01]

Holy shit. ...please tell me you mercy killed it

 

[RunMaker]

Brother, I wanted to do that. If it was in the backwoods, I would've. But with all these bullshit laws ... I just called it in... not that they're going to do anything about or maybe even show up. What, with a shovel?

Guy who ran it over stayed out there and waited .... so he gets some respect in my book. Had he driven on the poor thing was right in the tire line of traffic... so it would've gotten pummeled over and over.

 

[RunMaker]

I must be a sick fuck... whenever I see these fucking crows get run over and they are pummeled over into pancakes by traffic I celebrate and am happy.


Poor cat gets blasted and I'm sad. Fuck it, crows are the assholes of the sky.

 

[Salsantorre]

Crows are very intelligent birds. Amazing if you've ever seen their ingenuity caught on camera.
regarding the cat, this is why they should be in door pets....unless maybe in the rural areas. They average life of an in- door cat is twice that of a cat who is allowed to roam.

 

[RunMaker]

Yes, crows are very intelligent. I don't know if this is true or not... but the story goes that crows have the ability to count and remember to a total of 3.

In the story one man walks into a barn with a crow perched nearby. The crow see this is and is aware of the man in the barn and will dictate it's action(s) by his knowledge of the one man in the barn. He has accounted for the one man and his presence in the barn.

Same for goes two men. Two walk into the barn. The crow counts.... and after one man leaves, the crow is aware that there is still another man in the barn. The crow will act accordingly.

Same for three men. Three walk in. The crow counts. Two of the men leave separately over time and the crow is aware there is still one man in the barn.



But when the number gets to four, the crow cannot count that high or accurately remember the total. So if four walk in and three leave over time separately, the crow believes that all have left. The crow cannot count to four and believes all have left the barn.


I may not be telling the story/study well, but you get the point.

 

[MattyMatt]

actually, better if he is "missing" so they won't have to know about his suffering

No, it's not. Better to gain closure no matter the circumstance.

Yes, it sucks, but I am in cat rescue and I get contacted a lot about missing cats, and these people don't give up hope, not even after a year or two, and they shouldn't, because I've seen cats show up at the shelter after 2 years and returned to their rightful owners.

Microchip your pets, and have them spayed or neutered. (this should be a law IMO)

 

[Salsantorre]

No, it's not. Better to gain closure no matter the circumstance.

Yes, it sucks, but I am in cat rescue and I get contacted a lot about missing cats, and these people don't give up hope, not even after a year or two, and they shouldn't, because I've seen cats show up at the shelter after 2 years and returned to their rightful owners.

Microchip your pets, and have them spayed or neutered. (this should be a law IMO)

Agree to a point. In my town cats are not swallowed to roam beyond their owners property. $200 fine.

 

[MattyMatt]

Agree to a point. In my town cats are not swallowed to roam beyond their owners property. $200 fine.

Where did I say anything to do with your returning comment? I mentioned nothing about roaming cats, feral cats, TNR'd cats. I mentioned missing cats, where most are indoor only that managed to escape somehow, someway, normally by the front door being left ajar.

 

[MattyMatt]

To add, even it was a "roaming cat", one still deserves closure if it comes up missing. Like the 2 kids missing from Florida, they're most likely dead, but the family will never have the closure they're looking for and deserve until they are found and given a proper burial. Same goes for unsolved murders, and missing humans...

 

[Redagger029]

No, it's not. Better to gain closure no matter the circumstance.

Yes, it sucks, but I am in cat rescue and I get contacted a lot about missing cats, and these people don't give up hope, not even after a year or two, and they shouldn't, because I've seen cats show up at the shelter after 2 years and returned to their rightful owners.

Microchip your pets, and have them spayed or neutered. (this should be a law IMO)

"Microchip your pets"

How does that work? My girlfriend would be devastated if she ever lost her Border Collie.

 

[texansfan]

"Microchip your pets"

How does that work? My girlfriend would be devastated if she ever lost her Border Collie.

They just insert a chip under their skin. We always get our pets from the local SPCA, and included in the cost is they will microchip them. Now, it's not something that you can go online and find them yourself if they get loose, at least not with ours.

We had one cat get out and we were notified by the shelter that they had him. The microchip identified him as our pet.

 

[Redagger029]

So you cannot tell on your own if an animal has been chipped, if you happen to find a stray. You would have to take it to a shelter.

 

[texansfan]

So you cannot tell on your own if an animal has been chipped, if you happen to find a stray.

Well, I know where the chips are on my animals, so I can feel it under their skin. The chips are registered to the person who owns them, and when the shelter finds a pet, they check to see if they have a chip. We got an email when they found our cat.

I'm assuming they more than likely put the chips in the same place, but I'm not sure.

 

[Redagger029]

Well, I know where the chips are on my animals, so I can feel it under their skin. The chips are registered to the person who owns them, and when the shelter finds a pet, they check to see if they have a chip. We got an email when they found our cat.

I'm assuming they more than likely put the chips in the same place, but I'm not sure.

Thanks Tex!!

 

[texansfan]

"Microchip your pets"

How does that work? My girlfriend would be devastated if she ever lost her Border Collie.

Here's some info from Wiki on it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(animal)

 

[texansfan]

Thanks Tex!!

Anytime. :toast:

 

[barman]

Microchips in domestic animals is a great step

Meanwhile, if it will provide a bit of relief to what for many people can be a startling experience (seeing the injured and dying cat), most spiritual teachers (Buddhist, Hindu etc) teach that the consciousness of any beast is immediately reincarnated.

Thus the physical death is real to human perception, but the "suffering" is only momentary and instant well-being is restored in the rebirth to a new physical body.

PS- TFan, we are getting some of that Gulf rain blast that you guys experienced last year....about a foot of rain in just under ten days.

The lake that abuts my backyard has flooded about 50% of my lawn. We can this afternoon see just the top two inches of a standard height chain link fence

 

[MattyMatt]

That sucks barman. What you catching for dinner?

 

[MattyMatt]

So you cannot tell on your own if an animal has been chipped, if you happen to find a stray. You would have to take it to a shelter.

I actually have a chip reader. Some vets will have them as well. Just make sure if you take it to a shelter, it's a no kill one. Even if they scan it in front of you and say they found the owner, sometimes the crappy owner will say they don't want it back, and the cat is killed almost instantly. If not, the owner says they will come, and then doesn't, and the 5 day hold expires and the cat moves to the top of the euthanasia list. But sometimes, it's a happy ending and the rightful owner comes balling in as fast as they can for their beloved pet.

People suck...