Neighborhood on edge after sniper kills cat

[jhawknokc]

Had a neighbor a while ago when I lived in the Northwest that would trap cats then take them down to china town. He'd then kit a 1/2 inch or so tall metal cat and glue it to the dash like a notch on his belt. Had 7 or 8, pretty funny.

The guy in new mexico however probably used that sniper scope on his assault rifle and loaded an assault clip into it.

 

[LightningCrash]

Holy crap on a cracker, these morons are going to use taxpayer dollars for bullet forensics on a feral cat extermination? Remind me to never live in that den of dimwits!

Hell I had an in-law get burgled and the thief left bloody fingerprints on everything in the GD house. Last update I got, the responding agency couldn't be persuaded to take prints or swabs.

 

[Shadowrider]

Hell I had an in-law get burgled and the thief left bloody fingerprints on everything in the GD house. Last update I got, the responding agency couldn't be persuaded to take prints or swabs.

That's 'cuz the burglar didn't snipe their cat.

 

[Dale00]

Cat lovers vote - that could have something to do with the "investigation"

If they put up a memorial to fluffy will the neighbor dogs come and do their business on it?

 

[LightningCrash]

no.. that is dangerous. he should have used a landmine.

landmines destroy feet first.

 

[OkieGentleman]

A licensed hunter in German, when I was there, could be fined and lose his license if he saw a feral cat and did not shoot it. To get you hunter certificate in Germany is about as hard as passing a CPA test here and cost thousands for night classes.

They answer to names such as Fritzi and Schatzi rather than Tiddles or Ginger, but as the success of Geliebte Katze (Sweetheart Cat) magazine shows, German household cats have just as many adoring fans as their British counterparts.

Except, that is, when they stray too far from the back garden - at which point they risk the less friendly attentions of the German hunting fraternity.

Now, after an animal welfare organisation revealed that up to 400,000 felines are killed by hunters each year, outraged cat lovers are demanding an end to a law that makes their pets fair game when more than 200 metres (216 yards) from a built-up area.

The German Hunters' Association, a powerful lobby group which enjoys the patronage of many senior politicians, admits that the claimed tally of dead cats by the country's Association for Animal Protection is "probably correct". It insists, however, that rare wildlife and valuable game birds are at risk from escaped domestic cats which turn feral and need to be culled.

Legally, their members may shoot cats, dogs or any other creature that is a potential threat to wildlife as long as they are beyond the 200 metre zone.

But the nation's cat lovers, along with animal rights groups, claim that growing numbers are simply shot for fun as other wildlife, such as boar and pine martens, becomes scarce.

Nicole Hallek, 49, was walking with her dogs and her cat in the fields that back onto her garden near Augsburg in south Germany when she fell victim to the hunters. She claims she was no more that 50 metres from her home when she heard a shot behind her. Her five-year-old cat Molly had been killed instantly.

The controversy erupted after a current affairs television programme, 37 Degrees, unveiled the extent of cat killing. A number of hunters, interviewed anonymously, admitted shooting cats which they knew were household pets.

The reason for the high kill rate appears to be the relatively large number of hunters in Germany - about 300,000 - and the proximity of many suburban housing estates to forests where they operate.

At present, 13 of the country's 16 different hunting federations are recognised as nature conservation associations and can legally claim to be killing cats to protect threatened species.

The German Hunters' Association said: "The Federal Hunting Law only allows hunters to shoot pets that have gone feral and are living in the wild. The majority of hunters follow this rule responsibly.

"But one cannot forget that half a million pets are dumped every year in Germany alone. A large percentage of these are cats that go feral when they live outside and many wild animals fall victim to the ones that survive. Defending game from damage is a legal duty of the hunting community."

 

[okietool]

How do they know for sure that he used a "sniper" scope?

The dog ratted him out.

Was it this guy?

 

[Fyrtwuck]

City officials are working on extracting the bullet to match it to the gun in hopes of tracking down the cat-hating sniper.

The state veterinarian lab is working on extracting the bullet from the cat; then they will pass on the results to Albuquerque police.

OK, I'm confused. Is it the State or the City who is trying to "extract" the bullet? Lets get the story straight.

If there is a bullet to be "extracted" from the cat, what kind of sniper rifle worth being called a "sniper rifle" would shoot a bullet that would not go completely through a cat?

 

[Dale00]

City officials are working on extracting the bullet to match it to the gun in hopes of tracking down the cat-hating sniper.

The state veterinarian lab is working on extracting the bullet from the cat; then they will pass on the results to Albuquerque police.

OK, I'm confused. Is it the State or the City who is trying to "extract" the bullet? Lets get the story straight.

If there is a bullet to be "extracted" from the cat, what kind of sniper rifle worth being called a "sniper rifle" would shoot a bullet that would not go completely through a cat?

Yes the whole thing is suspicious. Sounds like one of those licensed German Cat Hunters described above has gone rogue in the U.S. and all of our cats may be in danger.

 

[JaredC]

One of my wife cats need dispatched, Im tired of that damn thing. I wonder if the "great Albuquerque cat sniper" is for hire..........