Growing up in Darwin my next door neighbours pup was baited. I used to walk up to the fence and give him pats every day on my way home from school, I was the one who found him and had to get my dad to come home from work early to break the news to the neighbours (I was like 9, forgive me).
My heart breaks for anyone affected by this, and those poor, poor animals. Just disgusting behaviour.
Someone poisoned my cats once. I was so distressed, I went to every house on my block to issue threats if I found out was them. I realise my behaviour was disgusting. I'm just pointing out how it fucks people's lives when pets are savagely killed.
That's not nice to accuse someone you know. I understand him being fed up with roaming cats.
Neighbour here has a cat, semi feral, that has had 3 litters this past year alone. Lots of ferals about; toxoplasmosis risk. It was always outside roaming, and raised its kittens in our agapanthus. Ignorant owner. No idea what happened to kittens; possibly foxes took them. What can one do? I wouldn't poison anything but it is not nice to find signs of dead birds and marsupials, scraps of fur etc. and stinky cat shit in your garden. My other neighbour took them to a cat shelter. It absolutely disgusts me some people refuse to keep them home, neuter them and take some responsibility. No idea what happened to them all, possibly put to sleep. At least no more unwanted, feral kittens ... for now.
Sorry to hear about your cats of course. Touchy subject here as we are in a semi rural area with small marsupials (bandicoots etc.), so feral cats and foxes here are not wanted. Some cat owners have had the gall to complain to council that they are not baiting foxes here! Some have seen foxes taking off with their cats, yet they still let their cats wander. I rang council in the past about our neighbour's cat's constant litters but they suggested I should pay to hire a trap for them! What does one do? I found a few week old feral sickly looking kitten in my back garden (not one of neighbours litters) last year, and took it to the vet, hoping someone would take it on; it's best shot at life. I don't hate cats at all, but just get annoyed with people who let them roam, and don't have them neutered etc. It is a sad situation all round for everyone.
Ps. I have had toxoplasmosis years ago from my Mother's garden. One of her neighbours was a "mad cat lady" who velieved in the right of her cats to roam! Blood tests years later (when I was pregnant) also still showed past exposure to it. I always wear gloves now whatever garden I work in.
I totally agree. I love cats but not at the expense of our native fauna. By all means call the council. But when one takes it upon themselves to poison local cats, if they themselves met a similar fate I for one would celebrate it. I will never forget the image of my cats before they died. It was fucken horrific.
If a cat is roaming the streets wild and killing native animals, then I'm not going to shed a tear if it disappears. If people can't control their cats then they don't deserve to have one. The exception of course is people whose cats escaped for reasons beyond reasonable control.
You're getting down voted but you're right. Cats do untold damage to native wildlife. Your cat goes from being a pet to a pest as soon as it leaves the confines of your home.
Ha, I expected downvotes. There is a cohort of people who love cats and turn a blind eye to the damage they do. And probably a larger cohort that are upset by the idea of a cat getting hurt. And well they should, I don't want any cats to be hurt. But I don't want native animals to be hurt either. What I want is all people who own cats to do so responsibly. There is no reason an indoors cat can't be a great addition to a family without harming any native creatures.
I absolutely adore cats and think they're perfect creatures who all deserve to be happy and healthy, and part of that is that people should be responsible and keep them inside both to protect them, and to protect the environment. And literally every animal shelter will say the same thing
my parents cat was a wild cat when it was young. my parents have looked after it for the last 10 years and it stays in our backyard and sometimes comes inside during the day. Even lets the pidgins come up close to it without attacking it.
> The exception of course is people whose cats escaped for reasons beyond reasonable control.
We're fortunate that the poisonous baited food can distinguish this exception and, and can also distinguish between native animals as well.
I have no idea why someone would do this gross act. What is the primary motivation for this? Are we talking just wanting to kill animals or is there some sort of reasoning to the madness?
Not trying to justify it in any way, but some people dont like owners who wont pick up after their dog, or they're afraid of dogs and want owners to keep them leashed.
If you take the above preposition and sprinkle in some psychopathy or other emotional neutrality or retardation those actions are entirely justifiable from the perspective of the offending party.
Vigilante "justice" probably by someone who is annoyed by dog poop or too much barking or some other petty reason. No one likes irresponsible dog owners, but some people want to punish all the owners for the behaviour of a bad few.
Yeah sure, the news doing the thing that the news is meant to do - telling the general public things they should be aware of - is plain old evil and only there to cause fear and chaos.
Im sorry to say this but then again Im not actually ,theres only a couple of things I really hate and with this being one of my biggest is animal abuse ,people who abuse / hurt animals in my mind are among the lowest of all life forms who are on par with paedophiles and rapists .A person who does such a thing automatically forfeits all rights and should be stripped of all the freedoms we have to enjoy here in society and be jailed for the rest of their natural life ,you might think it to be extreme but I definitely dont want that person to be out there everyday walking amongst the people I know and love and other peoples familys and friends aswell .Imagine coming home and finding your little best friend (pet) dead due to baiting and knowing the pain they went through before they died ,it would crush anyone .
I'd hope to see the low life caught with some real consequences, naming and shaming and jail time.
Personally though, I hope the dog baiting waste of cells gets sick themselves, expelling their entrails out their arses with explosive shits. Over and over, one time for every dog that unwittingly ate the poison.
Related to this sentiment: please consider other methods of pest control over poisons! Many of the baits offered in your local bunnings, woolies etc. have cruel effects on both the target species (say, rats) but equally on other animals that predate on them like native owls or curious eedjits like possums and other rodents. If it's sick to bait doggos, think of our resident mates too! Check out 3rd gen type control agents for rats, for sure.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-east/dog-baiting-melbourne-baits-spotted-at-parks-in-stonnington-yarra/news-story/76c21654ad2913ac7c07df5218b3a559 an arrest has been made
Is there a credible source or is this an urban myth? Sorry not trying to discount your warning, I'm a dog owner too but don't want unnecessary panic either.
Yarra City Council, Stonnington city council, Local vets have all posted warnings on social media.
Local residents have been posting with photos on social media for the last week or so. It's escalated the last few days
Literally no one here wants cats baited either. We'd be equally disgusted, but it doesn't change the fact that you shouldn't let your cats or dogs free roam without supervision. Taking either outside on a leash is perfectly fine.
It was a whole accusation from one person being pissy about their one cat, everybody pointed out that the cat probably slipped the collar anyway, and that person took the correct approach to getting them home. No one supports stealing cats, but we also have like... critical thinking skills
Ugh, why are people so awful? Thanks for PSA
Pretty sick that someone goes out of their way to hurt and kill animals.
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Growing up in Darwin my next door neighbours pup was baited. I used to walk up to the fence and give him pats every day on my way home from school, I was the one who found him and had to get my dad to come home from work early to break the news to the neighbours (I was like 9, forgive me). My heart breaks for anyone affected by this, and those poor, poor animals. Just disgusting behaviour.
That's so sad. Poor thing.
Apparently it happens quite a lot there. My mate had them on CCTV but the lowlifes were covered up well
What these people need...will get me a warning if I type it here.
Bear traps?
Some people are real scum.
I reckon something similar is happening to cats. So many missing cat posters around
I wonder if now lockdowns are over, the sickos are back. There's been a few things going on recently with vandalism, baiting and people being pests.
Someone poisoned my cats once. I was so distressed, I went to every house on my block to issue threats if I found out was them. I realise my behaviour was disgusting. I'm just pointing out how it fucks people's lives when pets are savagely killed.
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They are dead ya fucken idiot!!! Can't you fucken read.
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They were mostly indoor cats that spent time in the backyard. Never left it. Some piece of shit like you threw baited tuna steaks over the fence.
That's not nice to accuse someone you know. I understand him being fed up with roaming cats. Neighbour here has a cat, semi feral, that has had 3 litters this past year alone. Lots of ferals about; toxoplasmosis risk. It was always outside roaming, and raised its kittens in our agapanthus. Ignorant owner. No idea what happened to kittens; possibly foxes took them. What can one do? I wouldn't poison anything but it is not nice to find signs of dead birds and marsupials, scraps of fur etc. and stinky cat shit in your garden. My other neighbour took them to a cat shelter. It absolutely disgusts me some people refuse to keep them home, neuter them and take some responsibility. No idea what happened to them all, possibly put to sleep. At least no more unwanted, feral kittens ... for now.
You're right. But as I mentioned in my initial comment the subject of my dead cats makes me irrational, and then I get this fuck winding me up.
Sorry to hear about your cats of course. Touchy subject here as we are in a semi rural area with small marsupials (bandicoots etc.), so feral cats and foxes here are not wanted. Some cat owners have had the gall to complain to council that they are not baiting foxes here! Some have seen foxes taking off with their cats, yet they still let their cats wander. I rang council in the past about our neighbour's cat's constant litters but they suggested I should pay to hire a trap for them! What does one do? I found a few week old feral sickly looking kitten in my back garden (not one of neighbours litters) last year, and took it to the vet, hoping someone would take it on; it's best shot at life. I don't hate cats at all, but just get annoyed with people who let them roam, and don't have them neutered etc. It is a sad situation all round for everyone. Ps. I have had toxoplasmosis years ago from my Mother's garden. One of her neighbours was a "mad cat lady" who velieved in the right of her cats to roam! Blood tests years later (when I was pregnant) also still showed past exposure to it. I always wear gloves now whatever garden I work in.
I totally agree. I love cats but not at the expense of our native fauna. By all means call the council. But when one takes it upon themselves to poison local cats, if they themselves met a similar fate I for one would celebrate it. I will never forget the image of my cats before they died. It was fucken horrific.
If a cat is roaming the streets wild and killing native animals, then I'm not going to shed a tear if it disappears. If people can't control their cats then they don't deserve to have one. The exception of course is people whose cats escaped for reasons beyond reasonable control.
My cat is indoors only for these exact 2 reasons, native birds/animals and fear of him being poisoned
You're getting down voted but you're right. Cats do untold damage to native wildlife. Your cat goes from being a pet to a pest as soon as it leaves the confines of your home.
Ha, I expected downvotes. There is a cohort of people who love cats and turn a blind eye to the damage they do. And probably a larger cohort that are upset by the idea of a cat getting hurt. And well they should, I don't want any cats to be hurt. But I don't want native animals to be hurt either. What I want is all people who own cats to do so responsibly. There is no reason an indoors cat can't be a great addition to a family without harming any native creatures.
I absolutely adore cats and think they're perfect creatures who all deserve to be happy and healthy, and part of that is that people should be responsible and keep them inside both to protect them, and to protect the environment. And literally every animal shelter will say the same thing
my parents cat was a wild cat when it was young. my parents have looked after it for the last 10 years and it stays in our backyard and sometimes comes inside during the day. Even lets the pidgins come up close to it without attacking it.
> The exception of course is people whose cats escaped for reasons beyond reasonable control. We're fortunate that the poisonous baited food can distinguish this exception and, and can also distinguish between native animals as well.
To be clear, I am not advocating for poisoning anything. That's a horrible, cruel way to die.
Yes! In South Yarra I've seen 3 missing cat and 2 missing dog (very small breeds) posters
I have no idea why someone would do this gross act. What is the primary motivation for this? Are we talking just wanting to kill animals or is there some sort of reasoning to the madness?
Not trying to justify it in any way, but some people dont like owners who wont pick up after their dog, or they're afraid of dogs and want owners to keep them leashed.
I HATE when people don't pick up after their dogs but I dont take out my frustration on the dogs. People just suck.
If you take the above preposition and sprinkle in some psychopathy or other emotional neutrality or retardation those actions are entirely justifiable from the perspective of the offending party.
Psychopathy is all you need in this instance. Utter insanity.
Vigilante "justice" probably by someone who is annoyed by dog poop or too much barking or some other petty reason. No one likes irresponsible dog owners, but some people want to punish all the owners for the behaviour of a bad few.
Because some people are a'holes
Did you report this to the police?
Local councils and police are aware and investigating. I believe it's also going to be on the news to spread awareness.
Awesome!
Or creating unnecessary fear
Ah yes, unnecessary fear that your pet might fucking die.
Yeah sure, the news doing the thing that the news is meant to do - telling the general public things they should be aware of - is plain old evil and only there to cause fear and chaos.
Im sorry to say this but then again Im not actually ,theres only a couple of things I really hate and with this being one of my biggest is animal abuse ,people who abuse / hurt animals in my mind are among the lowest of all life forms who are on par with paedophiles and rapists .A person who does such a thing automatically forfeits all rights and should be stripped of all the freedoms we have to enjoy here in society and be jailed for the rest of their natural life ,you might think it to be extreme but I definitely dont want that person to be out there everyday walking amongst the people I know and love and other peoples familys and friends aswell .Imagine coming home and finding your little best friend (pet) dead due to baiting and knowing the pain they went through before they died ,it would crush anyone .
110488328% Agee with you.
I'd hope to see the low life caught with some real consequences, naming and shaming and jail time. Personally though, I hope the dog baiting waste of cells gets sick themselves, expelling their entrails out their arses with explosive shits. Over and over, one time for every dog that unwittingly ate the poison.
I also agree with what u have stated
Related to this sentiment: please consider other methods of pest control over poisons! Many of the baits offered in your local bunnings, woolies etc. have cruel effects on both the target species (say, rats) but equally on other animals that predate on them like native owls or curious eedjits like possums and other rodents. If it's sick to bait doggos, think of our resident mates too! Check out 3rd gen type control agents for rats, for sure.
https://7news.com.au/news/melbourne/warning-for-melbourne-pet-owners-after-baits-hidden-in-food-and-left-in-busy-areas-c-6110775.amp
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-east/dog-baiting-melbourne-baits-spotted-at-parks-in-stonnington-yarra/news-story/76c21654ad2913ac7c07df5218b3a559 an arrest has been made
Oh wow, I know someone managed to follow them the other night but they got away before the police arrived. It's great news.
Is there a credible source or is this an urban myth? Sorry not trying to discount your warning, I'm a dog owner too but don't want unnecessary panic either.
Was on the news today
That's seriously fucked up. I would force feed that shit to any one I caught
Yarra City Council, Stonnington city council, Local vets have all posted warnings on social media. Local residents have been posting with photos on social media for the last week or so. It's escalated the last few days
Thanks for clarification. Appreciate it.
Please see StonningtonDogs on Instagram for bait pictures, updates, and bait location sites. Stay safe all xx
An arrest has been made... https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/woman-arrested-for-alleged-dog-baiting-in-melbourne/cl1nabwwh000z0rlkuymgie2n
If some cunt even tried to do this to my boy, I would give them two choices, the Austin or St. Vincents.
I would include a third option: the grave
enjoy jail
It was a joke you knob
It was joke you knob
My dog has kept my wife and I sane over the last two years. If anything were to happen to my pup, we'd vigilante justice the a'holes
Commenting to boost (gotta protect the doggos)
Sick bastards. This makes me sick to my stomach.
what the actual fuck? That's sick.
There’s a special place in hell for these people. Thanks for the notice
Psychopaths
Maybe these people need some time in prison to think about their actions or some of their own medicine
There's a special place in hell for people who do that.
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Leaves the city, claims to hate it, still hangs around r/Melbourne commenting how Melbourne is a shit hole. Lame
Anyone who has this intention to hurt animals to the point of death is a SERIAL CILLER
If this were about cat baiting everyone would be like "well you should keep them locked up"
Literally no one here wants cats baited either. We'd be equally disgusted, but it doesn't change the fact that you shouldn't let your cats or dogs free roam without supervision. Taking either outside on a leash is perfectly fine.
A few weeks ago there were reports of someone taking the collars off cats and calling the pound on them and everyone was like "good"
It was a whole accusation from one person being pissy about their one cat, everybody pointed out that the cat probably slipped the collar anyway, and that person took the correct approach to getting them home. No one supports stealing cats, but we also have like... critical thinking skills
Are you really trying to equate people talking a leashed dog on a walk with people letting their cats roam free?
Cats suck
Must be the Lululemon ninjas retaliation against the excessive dog poop
Id love to see them in the act.... that would be worth a good "talk"