SirPumpy
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From: Country Victoria, Orstraliya
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ORIGINAL: BentUnit
Anyone suggesting that using a 12 gauge shot gun on a frightened animal who hasn't had basic socialization needs a dose of solid shot. Period.
You, sir (and trust me I use that term with a liberal does of sarcasm and a sneer) are an arse.
Quote : Sir Pumpy.
Ive usually used drop on de wormers and parasite treatments for farm cats but for the particularly stubborn units I usually apply Rule 12G at close range.
Can be messy but very effective and you don't get scratched up. /quote.
Sweety, Im probably going to upset you whatever I post from here on in so to avoid needless trauma id suggest you no longer read my posts.
I love all animals, Ive rescued and rehabilitated hundreds and im not a registered rescuer.
Ive also rehab'd Horses and more importantly their owners.
I train Dogs and their owners.
And in the 20 something years Ive selflessly done this for the satisfaction and the cash rewards Ive also come across animals who could not be repaired because of psychological or physical issues and Ive either recommended they be euthanasia or shot them myself, at close range with an expanding round to ensure a fast and relatively painless death.
Its not easy but its humane and I recently had my 24 yr old horse professionally shot after 18 years of ownership because he had advanced Cancer and I was right there until the very end with his final meal being oats soaked in Wild turkey and half a bale of lucerne (His favourite treat).
I prefer shooting because it is final and very effective and because over the years Ive seen animals euthanised by Vets wake up and the larger the animal the greater the chance and with large dogs and horses this is a very real issue.
As for the Cats?
Well I had a very large Fox and feral cat population and as both are introduced species in Australia I shoot them, I did keep 2 kittens I caught although they both had major issues when I had them vetted at 10 weeks because their mother had feline HIV and both the kittens were killed because of this.
The Cat I most recently shot though was a tortise shell mouser that refused to be vetted and had developed a nasty habit of attacking anything that walked into the utility room in the barn and was also making a hell of a racket yowling at all hours.
I had a large animal vet out consulting on an unrelated issue who saw the cats behaviour who suggested that the cat had issues and at the next opportunity I Euthanised the cat.
And just to show how unbiased I am in all of this Ive also shot many feral dogs.
The other side of the coin is people who extend the needless suffering of their beloved pets for their own selfish needs.
Its a pretty simple thing to preserve the dignity of an animal for whom there is no hope of any sort of quality of life but its not easy and requires self sacrifice and a difficult decision and if that makes me an arse then im proud of it.
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RE: de-worming the cat. - 
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