How do I get a cat to leave us alone?

[pandorica]

Oct 20, 2015 16:31:49 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 20, 2015 15:39:39 GMT -5 pandorica said:

I think I love you.

BTW I was going to tag you, but didn't want to drag you in

Yeah, it's really good she showed up. 

It is, I'm sick of trying to explain basic science to people who don't understand so now she can try

[pandorica]

Oct 20, 2015 16:56:25 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:54:57 GMT -5 pandorica said:

It is, I'm sick of trying to explain basic science to people who don't understand so now she can try

Maybe it has something to do with your delivery, sounding very pompous and condescending.

That probably started after I got called ignorant for trying to legitimately explain things haha

[jigsy]

Oct 20, 2015 16:50:19 GMT -5 pandorica said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:07:20 GMT -5 boxerdog said:

(heart) One of my hot-button topics. Unforch we are outnumbered by cat lovers here. Oh well.

I love being called dumb and ignorant when this is what we actually went to school for and fully understand the science behind it And I'm a cat lover!

The internet is really good at this sort of thing.

[waffletime]

This reminds me that I have an ecology exam tomorrow. If I never see another Lotka-Volterra model again, it'll be too soon.

[LeggsBenedict]

Oct 20, 2015 16:59:53 GMT -5 waffletime said:

This reminds me that I have an ecology exam tomorrow. If I never see another Lotka-Volterra model again, it'll be too soon.

shut up, nerd!

[waffletime]

Oct 20, 2015 17:02:33 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:59:53 GMT -5 waffletime said:

This reminds me that I have an ecology exam tomorrow. If I never see another Lotka-Volterra model again, it'll be too soon.

shut up, nerd!

DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE.

[gozf]

[boxerdog]

Oct 20, 2015 16:56:25 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:54:57 GMT -5 pandorica said:

It is, I'm sick of trying to explain basic science to people who don't understand so now she can try

Maybe it has something to do with your delivery, sounding very pompous and condescending.

I admit I probably came across kind of assholish. No more so than a lot of people in this thread, though

[elleblue]

[sharknado]

Oct 20, 2015 16:35:32 GMT -5 cajunmom said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:11:53 GMT -5 boxerdog said:

I am a biologist. I understand compensatory reproduction. But, there are many studies that show TNR doesn't work.

I happen to think that euthanasia is more humane than a domesticated animal spending a life outdoors where it has a higher risk of disease, being hit by cars, higher risk of predation, etc etc.

Humane as in a kill-shelter humane? Because fuck you if you think that is humane. And don't say that it doesn't happen like this any more because it most definitely does.

**This is truly a heartbreaking video so fair warning. You probably don't want to watch it.**

FUCK
That was horrifying...and then the puppies!

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[waffletime]

[waffletime]

Oct 20, 2015 17:18:27 GMT -5 @koko said:

Oct 20, 2015 17:16:43 GMT -5 waffletime said:

THIS COULD HAVE BEEN HER CHILD.

VICIOUS KILLING MACHINES. 

[edithbouvierbeale]

Fold your ears back, expose your teeth and hiss...then if thats not enough, press your butt up against things in the area and pee out of your butt on the things.

[flex]

Oct 20, 2015 16:54:57 GMT -5 pandorica said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:31:49 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Yeah, it's really good she showed up. 

It is, I'm sick of trying to explain basic science to people who don't understand so now she can try

Don't waste your breath arguing with the deliberate obtuseness that is ML.  Resistance is futile.

[tamarindy]

If you are comparing Burmese pythons decimating the mammal population in the Everglades with colonies of ferals fed by caretakers through TNR efforts, you are an idiot, biologist or not.

[miso]

If there's a mean ol' cat
In your neighborhood,
Who ya gonna call?
Catbusters!

If there's something fierce,
And it don't look good,
Who ya gonna call?
Catbusters!

I ain't afraid of no cat!
I ain't afraid of no cat!

[noradog]

Oct 20, 2015 11:19:49 GMT -5 Serenity9 said:

Humans didn't make cats. That's ridiculous. Everyone knows that mice made humans and cats.

(Nerdy Hitchhiker's Guide humor anyone? ... anyone? ... Bueller?)

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

[captainobvious]

[scottyderp]

Goddammit, I hate it when people get so Beaker-ish over science, that they start sounding detached, like they're in some weird Twilight Zone world. "It's for your own good, Mildred. Drink the potion."

[MrsPotatohead]

I just want a clarification, is the goal to make sure there aren't any animals anywhere in the world where they shouldn't be? Like, put them all back the way they were before humans? I'm ok with that, I just want to be sure we're on the same page.

[scottyderp]

LET THE COWS ROAM FREE LIKE THE OLDEN DAYS.

[jigsy]

Oct 20, 2015 18:06:46 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

I just want a clarification, is the goal to make sure there aren't any animals anywhere in the world where they shouldn't be? Like, put them all back the way they were before humans? I'm ok with that, I just want to be sure we're on the same page.

You'll be the first to go. Potato people are not native species!

[atlas]

Oct 20, 2015 18:06:46 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

I just want a clarification, is the goal to make sure there aren't any animals anywhere in the world where they shouldn't be? Like, put them all back the way they were before humans? I'm ok with that, I just want to be sure we're on the same page.

Go big or go home!

BRING BACK THE DINOSAURS!

[sushi]

So, I read the first 10 pages. Forgive me, please, for not reading it all. I promise I'll be back for gifs.

Yes, cats seek out those who don't like them. Case in point; they apparently love me, so do toddlers. But I also secretly loved that my friend's cat snuggled me because I missed my dog snuggles. I still think he targeted me because I'm not a cat person. But he was very much a dog-cat, too.

Cat gifs are great. Not liking cats in real life is ok, too. I like dogs that want to hike with me! Show me a hiking cat.

There's nothing terribly wrong with not liking an outdoor cat. Allergies are first. But so are environmental issues. I had a roommate and also landlord with outdoor cats. It was bad; they kill local wildlife. Outdoor cats are bad for the environment, and they're bad for your own household with dogs and cats that are upset by seeing a feral cat. So I have to get upset about the NBD attitude of outdoor cats.

I don't understand why OP is criticized for not liking a feral cat in her yard. Can you imagine the reaction if it were a dog?!

[flex]

Marijuana is native to North America.

[MrsPotatohead]

Oct 20, 2015 18:13:51 GMT -5 flex said:

Marijuana is native to North America.

everyone just let out a huge sigh of relief

[flex]

Oct 20, 2015 18:15:55 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

Oct 20, 2015 18:13:51 GMT -5 flex said:

Marijuana is native to North America.

everyone just let out a huge sigh of relief

[flex]

Oct 20, 2015 18:13:06 GMT -5 sushi said:

So, I read the first 10 pages. Forgive me, please, for not reading it all. I promise I'll be back for gifs.

Yes, cats seek out those who don't like them. Case in point; they apparently love me, so do toddlers. But I also secretly loved that my friend's cat snuggled me because I missed my dog snuggles. I still think he targeted me because I'm not a cat person. But he was very much a dog-cat, too.

Cat gifs are great. Not liking cats in real life is ok, too. I like dogs that want to hike with me! Show me a hiking cat.

There's nothing terribly wrong with not liking an outdoor cat. Allergies are first. But so are environmental issues. I had a roommate and also landlord with outdoor cats. It was bad; they kill local wildlife. Outdoor cats are bad for the environment, and they're bad for your own household with dogs and cats that are upset by seeing a feral cat. So I have to get upset about the NBD attitude of outdoor cats.

I don't understand why OP is criticized for not liking a feral cat in her yard. Can you imagine the reaction if it were a dog?!

IT'S NOT A FERAL CAT!!  

Jebus.

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 20, 2015 16:46:27 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Oct 20, 2015 16:43:55 GMT -5 boxerdog said:

Domestic cats are descended from a North African species. Their prey species there evolved with them. Wildlife here in North America didn't evolve with cats as a predator so they don't have the adaptations to withstand their predation.

So I guess the cats will take us all out as the years go on...

That's the plan, yes. Don't worry. We have a list of who goes first.