Woman Throws Cat Into Wheelie Bin

[Locutus of Bored]

I think the real problem here is... that I don't understand Australian terminology.

What... wheelie bin? Pretty self-explanatory, really. A trash bin with wheels. Even if it's relatively rare compared to saying "trash can" or something, it's not like we don't use the word "bin" here.

Every once in a while a Brit or an Aussie will toss out a word that I have to look up; usually slang (and I'm sure the reverse is true of us), but 99% of the time the meaning is pretty clear right from the composition of the word itself or the context it's used in.

 

[Miss Chicken]

^^^ and I think the video made it completely understandable.

Squiggy has recently posted this in TNZ so I though I would post it here.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYyI51a463E&feature=player_embedded[/yt]

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Heh, that's cute.

 

[Angela 0077]

Yes l liked the huge cat too.

Sometimes humans can be really silly in the things that they do to animals .
If animals were able to do things to us like that clip they would have seconds thoughts on doing such terrilble things

 

[Angela 0077]

Cats are prone to killing birds and wildlife and in Australia if you own a cat you have to keep it in doors during the night or you are fined if it is caught wandering

I doubt the cat is responsible for as much damage in Australia as people like to make out. The proof of this is Tasmania.

Only two subspecies of birds (the Tasmanian Emu and the King Island Emu) and one mammal (the Thylacine) have become extinct in Tasmania since the arrival of white man. None of these extinctions cannot be put down to the cat, yet Tasmania has plenty of cats - both domestic and feral. Many small mammals that have become extinct or rare on the Mainland are common in Tasmania.

The reason for extinctions on the Mainland are far more as a result of habitat destruction (which has been greater on the Mainland) and to the introduction of the dingo and the fox on the Mainland.

I once read a report that up to 80% of feral cats' diet is rabbit. They also take feral birds (such as blackbirds).

There were many cats on Macquarie Island but then some bright sparks decided to eradicate them to 'save' those nesting chicks that were taken by cats. Eventually all the cats were removed and the feral rabbit population exploded. This huge rabbit population ended up denuding the island of vegetation and as a result landslides occurred that killed the chicks in far greater number than the cats ever took.

So you dont beleive that cats kill wildlife.

Well you can hear them at night killing birds in trees and also killing possems and other animals who cant defend themselves
Cats maybe cute but they can be agressive when they want to be
That is why you have to keep your cats inside at night.
Maybe it is different in Tasmania.
But in my town it is law that they are not to go out during the night.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

If animals were able to do things to us like that clip they would have seconds thoughts on doing such terrilble things

I think we need to crack down on them and show that we as a society will not tolerate them running wild and behaving like animals.

Where is the respect? This never would have happened when I was growing up.

 

[Dream]

WTF? Why does she need police protection? This is how the tax dollars are used?

Give it a few days and everyone will forget about her. That or she shows up dead in a ditch. Whatever.

 

[RobertVA]

I've no doubt feral cats and other "outdoor" cats kill wildlife.

In fact it's pretty common for wildlife to kill other wildlife. Predators like eagles, hawks, owls, foxes, snakes and in some places coyotes, wolves, bobcats, bears and cougars.

And nobody chases behind them with a plastic bag picking up their waste either.

Possums have pretty decent teeth and claws to defend themselves. If a squirrel is paying attention it can flee up a tree or utility pole and birds have that flying trick.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

And pelicans are pretty mean mofos.

 

[Capn Flukie]

I love cats. I miss my best friend of sixteen years, Carolina, that I lost two years ago.

Having said that, cats kill wildlife. It's in their nature. They are not evil.

It's nice to laugh at lolcats, and cuddle up with your warm fuzzy friend, but they are still animals, and animals do what animals do. If we humans didn't cover every inch we can with blacktop, concrete and steel, and destroy the natural habitat of animals, they would be able to take care of themselves.

We took their natural homes, so now we must be their protectors, and this woman did not do what should have been done. Give this cat a proper home, with someone to care for it.

She also is not evil, but mentally deficient. I hope she gets the help she needs, just like the cat.

 

[Miss Chicken]

Cats are prone to killing birds and wildlife and in Australia if you own a cat you have to keep it in doors during the night or you are fined if it is caught wandering

I doubt the cat is responsible for as much damage in Australia as people like to make out. The proof of this is Tasmania.

Only two subspecies of birds (the Tasmanian Emu and the King Island Emu) and one mammal (the Thylacine) have become extinct in Tasmania since the arrival of white man. None of these extinctions cannot be put down to the cat, yet Tasmania has plenty of cats - both domestic and feral. Many small mammals that have become extinct or rare on the Mainland are common in Tasmania.

The reason for extinctions on the Mainland are far more as a result of habitat destruction (which has been greater on the Mainland) and to the introduction of the dingo and the fox on the Mainland.

I once read a report that up to 80% of feral cats' diet is rabbit. They also take feral birds (such as blackbirds).

There were many cats on Macquarie Island but then some bright sparks decided to eradicate them to 'save' those nesting chicks that were taken by cats. Eventually all the cats were removed and the feral rabbit population exploded. This huge rabbit population ended up denuding the island of vegetation and as a result landslides occurred that killed the chicks in far greater number than the cats ever took.

So you dont beleive that cats kill wildlife.

Well you can hear them at night killing birds in trees and also killing possems and other animals who cant defend themselves
Cats maybe cute but they can be agressive when they want to be
That is why you have to keep your cats inside at night.
Maybe it is different in Tasmania.
But in my town it is law that they are not to go out during the night.

Since when is me saying

I doubt the cat is responsible for as much damage in Australia as people like to make out.

the same as saying I dont believe that cats kill wildlife.

Of course cats kill wildlife. However cats killing rabbits and other feral species probably benefits wildlife more than cats killing native species harms wildlife.

That is why you have to keep your cats inside at night.

Did I say that people shouldn't keep their cats in at night? Did I say that Tasmanians don't?

What I said is the cat has done less damage than foxes and dingo and far, far less damage that habitat destruction has. If foxes ever managed to get foothold in Tasmania we would see the same amount of species extinction in Tasmania as the rest of Australia has seen. The cat in Tasmania has not been able to drive even one species to extinction even though the cat has been here for around 200 years.

 

[Miss Chicken]

And pelicans are pretty mean mofos.

Yes, I saw the episode of Life which showed pelicans devouring gannet chicks. I know it is natural but I found it a little upsetting to watch.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

And pelicans are pretty mean mofos.

Yes, I saw the episode of Life which showed pelicans devouring gannet chicks. I know it is natural but I found it a little upsetting to watch.

Ever seen one go after a short white girl? I have.

 

[JonathonWally]

And pelicans are pretty mean mofos.

Yes, I saw the episode of Life which showed pelicans devouring gannet chicks. I know it is natural but I found it a little upsetting to watch.

Ever seen one go after a short white girl? I have.

Pics?

 

[Dream]

And pelicans are pretty mean mofos.

Yes, I saw the episode of Life which showed pelicans devouring gannet chicks. I know it is natural but I found it a little upsetting to watch.

Ever seen one go after a short white girl? I have.

You had a mirror with you when you got chased by pelicans?

 

[Crusher Disciple]

Yes, I saw the episode of Life which showed pelicans devouring gannet chicks. I know it is natural but I found it a little upsetting to watch.

Ever seen one go after a short white girl? I have.

You had a mirror with you when you got chased by pelicans?

HELL no! I was running for my life away from the beach and up the seawall as fast as I could go.

My momma didn't raise no fool.

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^^ and I think the video made it completely understandable.

Squiggy has recently posted this in TNZ so I though I would post it here.

Thufferin' Thuccotash!

 

[Nardpuncher]

Yeah, the cops should stop enforcing the law and violently attack citizens at will. Good thinking.

You're doing that thing again where you take something someone said and take it to its extreme.
enlisted person was speaking rather strongly, perhaps in the hope that some harm would come to this woman. It's quite understandable when we see someone do something mean or evil to wish it on them in kind, but I think we should check with enlisted person as to whether they really think the police should now sop enforcing the law and violently attack citizens at will.
Just as the other thread where I said I'd prefer that if a bull were to charge into a crowd it not maim the women or children, only men(but preferably no one) and you called me sexist.

He said your comment were sexist because they were sexist. If you don't want to be called a sexist then don't make sexist comments. The same goes for enlisted person. What RJ said was spot on.

Could you clarify this for me...but which gender was I being sexist toward?

 

[jgalley]

I........HATE.......cats.

however I would never do such a thing and this woman should be tried and convicted.

sadly..because it's "just an animal"...not much will come of it...if anything at all.

look at Mike Vic....and what he had goin on. That man should have NEVER gotten out of jail...but because it was "just dogs" he's already out and playing again.

If someone did that to my dog, I'd kill them.

 

[Deckerd]

See I can understand getting murderous if someone tries to kill your kid or one of your kin but a pet? I have 3 dogs and a really really ancient cat (but perhaps not as old as Squiggy's I think) and if someone had a go at them I would call the police. It's their job. I love them but they're not worth doing a stretch for.