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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Mark on July 18, 2009, 13:26:18 PM

Title: Why do people let cats out in dodgy places?
Post by: Mark on July 18, 2009, 13:26:18 PM
I thought I had posted about this cat when it was missing but can't find the post. A couple of months ago, I was in the pay & display car park round the back - the road is a rat run at the best of times with 2 NCP car parks and the bingo one. I saw someone pinning a lost cat notice up and started speaking to her. It turned out she works at the vet next door. Her Persian had gone missing a week before. I said I always saw it hanging around the car park and hinted that it wasn't a good idea for it to be out; especially there as it was so dangerous. Anyway, I heard no more until the other day OH & I had been out and were driving along the side street and just going to pull into the car park when I saw something in the road. I stopped the car and then realised it was her cat in the middle of the road. It was stalking a woodpigeon in the carpark. I'm sure had we been going faster, it would have been flattened - it was totally engrossed in the pigeon  :Crazy: - Grey cat + grey road + twilight = not good  >:( - you would think someone that works in a vet would have a bit of common-sense+ Maybe not.
Title: Re: Why do people let cats out in dodgy places?
Post by: bonnielass on July 18, 2009, 13:37:24 PM
I remember that posting, im afraid common sense seems to have gone out of the window nowadays >:( people just dont seem to care anymore, out of sight out of mind
Title: Re: Why do people let cats out in dodgy places?
Post by: Janeyk on July 18, 2009, 14:27:31 PM
 :( Don't get me started Mark!

btw have you seen that kitty at the railway lately?
Title: Re: Why do people let cats out in dodgy places?
Post by: Mark on July 18, 2009, 16:43:02 PM
No - I was going to post about that. OH has been "working from home" quite a lot recently - I looked last night and no sign. That was around 10pm. He is working at the office Monday and Tuesday so I will keep an eye again.
Title: Re: Why do people let cats out in dodgy places?
Post by: Janeyk on July 19, 2009, 06:52:27 AM
ah right   :)  maybe you'll see him next week then.