(When no-one had responded)leaf wrote:oh well maybe everyone on here loves dogs,pooh and all!
surely im not the only one who hates cleaning dog pooh off their childrens shoes?
and both on the forum at the same time yet again. What a coincidence!
DOGS AND THEIR POOH IN WELLS PARK!!!!!!!!!
This thread is sufficiently bonkers for me to contribute.
As I understand it, Knighton, are you arguing that:
a) either we should restrain all pets (whether cats or dogs) and keep our parks and pathways free of domesticated animal droppings,
or
b) that we should not restrain any domesticated animal and let them poo as they please?
As for keeping cats out of gardens, someone has told me that if you cut up bits of hosepipe and put them in the garden, cats think they are snakes and don't enter. Any truth to this rumour?
As I understand it, Knighton, are you arguing that:
a) either we should restrain all pets (whether cats or dogs) and keep our parks and pathways free of domesticated animal droppings,
or
b) that we should not restrain any domesticated animal and let them poo as they please?
As for keeping cats out of gardens, someone has told me that if you cut up bits of hosepipe and put them in the garden, cats think they are snakes and don't enter. Any truth to this rumour?
Hi Raymondus.
I was indeed suggesting that the hot air generated towards dogs was unjustified while other species are let run loose. I do indeed believe cats should be subject to the same restrictions as dogs. Clearly wild animals cannot be and this does raise the issue of whether there is any point restraining the dog and insisting the dog's companion clears up while other animals are free to defacate where they choose. My experience is that I see more cat and fox pooh... not to mention the pigeon s**t and crow deposits etc....
Given that wild animals and birds are free to defacate writ large the reasonable step to take is to ensure streets and paths are cleaned...... but that would require Local Government to spend money on actually delivering services rather than churning out paper declaring how awfully too busy they are.
I was indeed suggesting that the hot air generated towards dogs was unjustified while other species are let run loose. I do indeed believe cats should be subject to the same restrictions as dogs. Clearly wild animals cannot be and this does raise the issue of whether there is any point restraining the dog and insisting the dog's companion clears up while other animals are free to defacate where they choose. My experience is that I see more cat and fox pooh... not to mention the pigeon s**t and crow deposits etc....
Given that wild animals and birds are free to defacate writ large the reasonable step to take is to ensure streets and paths are cleaned...... but that would require Local Government to spend money on actually delivering services rather than churning out paper declaring how awfully too busy they are.
Knighton, I think you are missing the point. Dogs are subject to restrictions because some of them have a tendency to attack people. You may remember that some of the current regulations came in after a spate of children were mauled by dogs which resulted in some horrific injuries. A domestic cat on the other hand, may dig a hole and poo in your garden (which isn’t great), but at least it is unlikely that Tiddles is going to tear chunks out of your children.
Dogs are also the main culprit for crapping on the grass in parks, cats will generally dig a hole in the flowerbeds or similar. If dogs are not under control then parents can’t let their children run around a park without a fair chance of them getting either covered in dog crap or mauled.
Dogs are also the main culprit for crapping on the grass in parks, cats will generally dig a hole in the flowerbeds or similar. If dogs are not under control then parents can’t let their children run around a park without a fair chance of them getting either covered in dog crap or mauled.
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A cat's method of maiming is to jump at you and sink its teeth into your face. It then uses its claws to gouge out your chest. Cats are wild animals that tolerate "domestication" in return for food.kster wrote:Knighton, I think you are missing the point. Dogs are subject to restrictions because some of them have a tendency to attack people. You may remember that some of the current regulations came in after a spate of children were mauled by dogs which resulted in some horrific injuries. A domestic cat on the other hand, may dig a hole and poo in your garden (which isn’t great), but at least it is unlikely that Tiddles is going to tear chunks out of your children.
Dogs are also the main culprit for crapping on the grass in parks, cats will generally dig a hole in the flowerbeds or similar. If dogs are not under control then parents can’t let their children run around a park without a fair chance of them getting either covered in dog crap or mauled.
Children should not be running around the flowerbeds in parks. If they are then they deserve to be covered in whatever they come across. Rather than restrain the dogs why not restrain the kids?
knighton
children dont have to run in flowerbeds to step in dog pooh,it is all over the grass in some places.
have you ever had a cat?
your description of a wild animal that seeks to gouge chests out is laughable!
maybe you have confused domestic cat with a tiger?
why dont you just give up on this one knighton?
children dont have to run in flowerbeds to step in dog pooh,it is all over the grass in some places.
have you ever had a cat?
your description of a wild animal that seeks to gouge chests out is laughable!
maybe you have confused domestic cat with a tiger?
why dont you just give up on this one knighton?
Cat poo is unfortunately unavoidable. Dog poo is avoidable, as dogs can be trained. Cats can also be trained but they are somewhat more difficult. At the end of the day, why have more poo than we need to?
In Knighton's world of pure equality for animals, the logical extension of his argument is also that we eat all animals because why should dogs have greater rights than cows etc. Actually, why should they? I am all for feasting on pooch - prevents poo.
In Knighton's world of pure equality for animals, the logical extension of his argument is also that we eat all animals because why should dogs have greater rights than cows etc. Actually, why should they? I am all for feasting on pooch - prevents poo.