Looking for a fearless cat.......
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Rat catchers don't turn up with cats...
They turn up with Terriers.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KriyiXxD3OI
They turn up with Terriers.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KriyiXxD3OI
bearman68 said:
Her: For a basic stray, we charge £50, neutered, and chipped, and I'm afraid we don't offer any multi buy discounts.
Me: Cough, splutter, sharp gasp for life giving air.
There are plenty of cat rescue places that are not RSPCA that you can approach. But all of them need money to pay for food and vet's bills so £50 is perfectly reasonable. If you're not prepared to pay that, you'll have to go and catch them yourself Me: Cough, splutter, sharp gasp for life giving air.
But to be fair, while I thought we had a rat problem, it pales into insignificance compared to that dirty heaving pile of s
t. Even the terriers were struggling at some points.
I think the terriers are exactly the right thing for that job - TBH it looks a lot of fun, in a skin crawly type of way.
I'm hoping that a few cats will balance the rats, rather than need human involvement in a one off special. Maintenance rather than project if you will.
Mind you, I'd be happy to pay £50 for one of those terriers - they are literally, the Dogs.
t. Even the terriers were struggling at some points.I think the terriers are exactly the right thing for that job - TBH it looks a lot of fun, in a skin crawly type of way.
I'm hoping that a few cats will balance the rats, rather than need human involvement in a one off special. Maintenance rather than project if you will.
Mind you, I'd be happy to pay £50 for one of those terriers - they are literally, the Dogs.
Simpo Two said:
The dogs seemed to need a lot of human help; bashing with sticks, shouting and encouragement. I got the impression that if they hadn't seen a rat within 15 secs they'd have got bored and gone away.
They're just corralling the rats and focusing the dogs who are very excited.No chance a terrier is going to get "bored" and ignore every instinctive fibre of it's existance.
DoubleSix said:
No chance a terrier is going to get "bored" and ignore every instinctive fibre of it's existance.
It's interesting to compare the way cats and dogs behave. The dogs seemed to be acting a game - exciting bang kapow kapow. A cat would wait, stalk, hunt. Not that one is better than the other, just very different.
ali_kat said:
Because the Charity has invested money into the cat, of course they'll want a donation, otherwise they won't be able to help other cats
The UK has too many cats running wild, they won't let you have them unneutered
Whatever the moral arguments when I looked into getting a cat from the local home it was a right faff of a process and £50 was final nail.The UK has too many cats running wild, they won't let you have them unneutered
Prob just get a farm kitten when the kids are a little older.
ali_kat said:
Because the Charity has invested money into the cat, of course they'll want a donation, otherwise they won't be able to help other cats
The UK has too many cats running wild, they won't let you have them unneutered
Don't invest in the cat then, and just let me have it. The UK has too many cats running wild, they won't let you have them unneutered
I tend to agree with double6, it looks like it going to be a right faff jumping through the hoops, leave alone the money. I'd be OK with £50 for 3, I'm not entirely unforthcoming, but really that's as far as my charity stretches.
I'd prefer to get a rescue cat if I can, as it seems more humane, but the charity has to recognise this 'aint a pet we're talking about, it's a tool, and not much more than that. (Albeit subject to normal decency for any life)
I don't mean to belittle the affection many owners have for their cats here, but it's skewed to judge a 'working' cat with a pet held in high affection within a family, for which £50 would seem to be a small amount of money.
ali_kat said:
How they invest in the cat
The rescue
Food
Bedding
Board whilst waiting to be homed
Vet check
De worm
De flea
And lastly
Neutering
I fear we're fighting a losing battle against the 'I'm doing you a favour, you should be paying me to take your cast-offs' attitude....The rescue
Food
Bedding
Board whilst waiting to be homed
Vet check
De worm
De flea
And lastly
Neutering
So reluctantly, this dragon's out
I recall trying to rehome a cat via the rspca a few years ago. They seemed to do absolutely everything in their power to make it difficult. It wasn't the cost, it was the inspections etc that made it a no-go.
Popped into the local cats protection league and they couldn't have been more helpful. Ended up with two scrapyard rescue mogs. Who have presented the odd rat, but probably not in the volume you need.
I would agree you probably want a professional (human) to eradicate the current nest, and then a couple of moggies to try to prevent it happening again.
Popped into the local cats protection league and they couldn't have been more helpful. Ended up with two scrapyard rescue mogs. Who have presented the odd rat, but probably not in the volume you need.
I would agree you probably want a professional (human) to eradicate the current nest, and then a couple of moggies to try to prevent it happening again.
moorx said:
I fear we're fighting a losing battle against the 'I'm doing you a favour, you should be paying me to take your cast-offs' attitude....
So reluctantly, this dragon's out
I know we are fighting a losing battle, but I have a reputation as an infuriating, mad cat lady, bSo reluctantly, this dragon's out
h to maintain 
Plus, that image in my post is quite informative to those that don't think that getting a cat neutered is important
That's a brilliant photo 
Mr E said:
I recall trying to rehome a cat via the rspca a few years ago. They seemed to do absolutely everything in their power to make it difficult. It wasn't the cost, it was the inspections etc that made it a no-go.
They wouldn't even talk to me as I lived in a flat so they would be house cats!CPL were fabulous
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