Lights out for Feral cat

[denimdeerslayer]

I didnt see no cats around here.

[Chew]

.....and a good alarm clock apparently !

You lost me there, Don

[Saltyag15]

Has anyone seen my cat? She didn't come home last night for din dins. Last seen Bandera area? Anyone?

Din dins hahaha

[AddisonOil]

To many Cidiots in here...

[Snakelover]

If you see a cat where it doesn't belong, it is almost always (I'd say about 95% of the time) an un-neutered male.

[60 Deluxe]

The 3S rule

Shoot
Shovel
Shut up


I have a grey tigerstripe feral cat coming around just before dark. He is young and timid so I am trying to domesticate him. If he starts bothering the other cats I will take action but he has been here for a month and all is well. I don't kill them just because they show up. I have to catch them in the act of being unruly.

[Killer]

I love TBH never a dull moment. Funny stuff right here!

[boh347]

Its a joke people. Im just a creative summidge with a demented mind

I was fixing to start googling. Lol

[Ætheling]

The 3S rule

Shoot
Shovel
Shut up


I have a grey tigerstripe feral cat coming around just before dark. He is young and timid so I am trying to domesticate him. If he starts bothering the other cats I will take action but he has been here for a month and all is well. I don't kill them just because they show up. I have to catch them in the act of being unruly.

I think the OP just did SSS:

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[okrattler]

Oh you meant bobcat. That's awesome man good job.lol

[TexasMercenary]

Dammit Chew, you got me Googlin'.


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[jer_james]

I think the OP just did SSS:

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I prefer this last "S"

[tvc184]

Is it a felony if you are protecting livestock?

Do chickens not count as livestock?.

Honest questions as I always understood you could legally kill dogs only when they were attacking or killing livestock and assumed cats would fall into same

The law says that to kill (or even just "injure) any dog or cat that is not yours, is a felony or misdemeanor if it is an injury. It is also a felony to kill your own cat or dog in a "cruel manner".

It is a "defense to prosecution" if the animal was on your property and killing or had just killed livestock or was damaging crops.

A defense to prosecution (and an affirmative defense) means that if charged a person can bring up that defense in a trial. There has to be some evidence of that defense but it does not have to be beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense at trial has to be proven by a preponderance of the evidence meaning more likely yes than no.

Much like injuring a person and claiming self defense, the police don't just walk away and say "okay". The burden is on the state to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt but a defense is the burden on the defendant that claims it.

I am not saying that the DA will take charges if there is any doubt, especially in ranch or farm country. The law itself does not prevent an arrest or prosecution and then it would be on the person to defend himself in court and maybe at great expense. If you are on a farm or ranch and kill any animal, it is likely that even if seen, no one will care. If you are not in such an area and you kill and don't get away with SSS, you could be charged up to a felony even if it is a feral cat or dog.

[dustoffer]

The 3S rule

Shoot
Shovel
Shut up


I have a grey tigerstripe feral cat coming around just before dark. He is young and timid so I am trying to domesticate him. If he starts bothering the other cats I will take action but he has been here for a month and all is well. I don't kill them just because they show up. I have to catch them in the act of being unruly.

Updated to the 4S rule:

Shoot
Shovel
Shut Up
SMILE!!!

[okrattler]

The law says that to kill (or even just "injure) any dog or cat that is not yours, is a felony or misdemeanor if it is an injury. It is also a felony to kill your own cat or dog in a "cruel manner".

It is a "defense to prosecution" if the animal was on your property and killing or had just killed livestock or was damaging crops.

A defense to prosecution (and an affirmative defense) means that if charged a person can bring up that defense in a trial. There has to be some evidence of that defense but it does not have to be beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense at trial has to be proven by a preponderance of the evidence meaning more likely yes than no.

Much like injuring a person and claiming self defense, the police don't just walk away and say "okay". The burden is on the state to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt but a defense is the burden on the defendant that claims it.

I am not saying that the DA will take charges if there is any doubt, especially in ranch or farm country. The law itself does not prevent an arrest or prosecution and then it would be on the person to defend himself in court and maybe at great expense. If you are on a farm or ranch and kill any animal, it is likely that even if seen, no one will care. If you are not in such an area and you kill and don't get away with SSS, you could be charged up to a felony even if it is a feral cat or dog.

I don't really get it. It says cat or dog that isn't yours. What if it's.....nobodies? Hence the name....feral. I don't care either way. Just seems like a silly law for an animal that has adapted to survive in the wild and not only kills native wildlife but will kill for fun.