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Originally Posted by Sue

Check out what I found on the MSPCA website:


OVERVIEW OF MASSACHUSETTS ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS
It is unlawful for an owner or custodian of an animal:

To fail to provide an animal with:

* Proper food and water
* Shelter or protection from the weather
* Veterinary attention to reduce or end suffering from disease or injury
* A sanitary environment

To willfully abandon an animal

To carry or cause an animal to be carried in or on a vehicle in a manner that endangers the animal including transport of an improperly secured animal

To willfully permit an animal to be subjected to unnecessary torture, suffering, or cruelty

To Subject, Cause or Procure an animal:
* To be tortured or tormented
* To be cruelly killed, beaten or mutilated

To fail to notify the owner or police after striking a dog or cat with a motor vehicle.

To use animals as lure or bail in a cruel or inhuman manner

To transport an animal in the back of a motor vehicle unless animal is properly restrained.

Check your facts. Then, if I were you, I'd RECHECK them.

Only a few states will even recognize a cat as personal property. Due to the fact that they roam "wild" and are allowed to come and go as they please.

A good example of this is when a neighbors cat got into my friends home through an open window and killed his $2500 Parrot. He caught the cat restraigned it in the bathroom and called to police. According to them there was nothing they could do. As no law was actually broken. On the flip side, if a dog were to do the same thing, the owners would be liable. Needless to say the cat "disappeared" mysteriously one day. Gee, I hope nothing bad happened to it.

Cats are vicious predators. I had a few cats get into my dads chicken coop and killer every single bird we had. We took care of those with a model 94 winchester 30-30.

Then there was the time two cats killed our ducks and 14 ducklings.

Yea, cats are so cute. Give me a dog anyday.