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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 3819449" data-attributes="member: 16989">OK. For some reason my long, well thought out post just got eaten by the system.So, a summary:No-Kill Shelter: They only take Tame Animals from the Columbia Humane Society. (IE those the they can find a home for easily). The Humans society has so many strays, a lot of tame cats still don't get adopted. Dead in.It is for your Cat that I started this. In my county, once your cat is off your property it becomes a "Non-Native Nuisance Animal", & it has a very clearly defined legal status. Namely proper methods of "Eradication".The Live Trapping I do is a preferred method, but not the only one.1. Shooting the cat dead is valid method of eradication (however, discharging a firearm in the city limits is a no-no) 2. Poisoning is valid (with the proper permit, which requires lots of training and a State Certificate).3. Beating it to death is OK. (This one gets really fuzzy, as Animal Cruelty can also fit in here).The simple fact is (in my area) a cat beyond your property is a potential Pest and may be treated as such. I live in an agrarian area that has historicaly seen a lot of farming (esp chickens). Many other people raise Rabbits (the meat pen variety), Pheasent, Quail, Turkeys and other things lower on the food chain than a cat. These farmers wont mess around, a cat (or other varmit) on their land is NOT going to be making it off again. A Grand Champion Chicken is worth quite a bit of cash.If you really want to let your cat run around outside, feel free to do so. But in my area, if he doesn't come back, that's sort of what "Non-Native Nuisance Animal" & "Eradication" Mean.Your laws (and people's attitudes) may vary.</blockquote>

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