The state of Wisconsin is considering a proposal that would allow hunters to shoot and kill feral cats.
The proposal would reclassify domestic free-roaming feral cats as an “unprotected species” which could then be shot by anyone with a hunting license for small game. It is believed that the proposal is an attempt to control the feral cat population which preys on songbirds in disproportionate numbers, but it’s truly just a disgusting right-wing attempt to provide yet another target for gun-toting, brainless rednecks who have nothing better to do with their time than try to shoot their neighbors’ cats. Besides, skyscrapers and other man-made objects kill countless birds each year, so why not have an open season on construction workers or architects?
If such a proposal were to become law, how precisely would a hunter determine if a cat was indeed feral or just an outside cat? Would they have to stop and check the animal for tags before shooting it? Would they have to check the animal for an electronic identification chip?
Does anyone honestly believe this is a good idea? Is there really a way that someone would be able to determine if a cat was feral before shooting it? Hunting is, after all, an activity which normally requires the hunter to surprise the animal rather than meet-and-greet it before determining it’s status as protected or prey.
Going beyond what can easily be described as ridiculous, the author of the proposal, one Mark Smith of La Crosse, WI, explained the idea with this: “If you open the door and kick your cat out at night you’ve changed its status.” He claims he is not anti-feline. Could have fooled me.
Based on Mr. Smith’s less than stellar cognitive abilities and lack of sound reasoning and the horrific idea that Wisconsin would even consider such a thing, I believe the following proposal is as sound in judgment as they appear to be.
Anything or anyone that is without a leash, proper tags or easily identifiable guardian is fair game. That includes children, dogs, cats, mindless idiots like Mark Smith, politicians, lawyers, gun-toting rednecks who can’t wait to shoot the next thing that moves, and anyone who seriously thinks Wisconsin should consider — or pass — such a proposal.
Honestly, I hate humans.