Wendy Buchanan wrote in a message to Joan Kelly:
 JK> In this state, shooting ANYTHING at domestic animals is considered
 JK> cruelty to animals and can lead to an arrest. Furthermore, there is a
 WB> Letting your animals run wild on others' property is cruelty to
 WB> humans, too.  If people are going to have domestic animals then
 WB> they need to keep them in their own domicile, IMO.  I kept my dog
 WB> at home in our yard and didn't let her run wild.  Friends of ours
 WB> take their cats for walks on a leash using a harness.  If we can do
 WB> that so can other people!  And I believe that *humans* should come
 WB> first, not animals.  
That is true.  However, shooting at anything before trying to resolve the 
matter in other ways is unconscionable.  I know there are places where cats 
have to be restrained by law, but this is not the case in most places.
The problem here is, I don't get any idea that there has been any attempt to 
resolve the matter in any other way.    
 WB> The authorities aren't always right in their views, either.  And I
 WB> don't believe children should play with weapons.  People who own
 WB> 'em ought to keep them where kids can't get to them.  Also have the
 WB> sense to teach a child to stay away from those using them.
The child wasn't playing with the weapon.  It was some a**h**le popping 
off--maybe at a cat, perhaps?--without any idea where the pellets were ending 
up.  Had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with children playing with weapons.   
 WB> What does this have to do with crafting, Joan?  I don't need a
 WB> lecture on weapons from you or anyone else.  I was merely joking
 WB> with another poster.
I'm an animal rights activist, an animal lover, and a cat owner (they stay 
inside).  It did not sound like a joke to me.  And if you want other people 
to stay on topic, YOU stay on topic. 
 WB>   And in my experience those sprays do not work
 WB> well.  They're also dangerous...chemicals pose threats as severe as
 WB> guns and other weapons.
The so-called "chemicals" involved are natural, organic elements which pose 
absolutely no threat to anyone.   We are talking about bitter apple spray, 
citronella, things of that nature.  Research is good.
Joan
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