Sicko Killing Cats Down Here (Warning to Haz and "Cat People".)

[JSC3ATLCSO]

Ok.. now seriously this is terrible.  I'm not saying that feral cats aren't a problem but peoples pets.. that is just wrong.

[tombogan03884]

I think the earth is about to Implode.  There has been several of these statements the last few days.. So you guys are either going "soft" or something big is about to happen

J

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

[fightingquaker13]

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Which is, I suppose, my cue to say that even a blind pig finds an acorn now and again.
Fq13

[tombogan03884]

 I've heard that acorns are good to eat if you boil the tannic acid out of them, is that true ?

[deepwater]

I've heard that acorns are good to eat if you boil the tannic acid out of them, is that true ?

I believe the American Indians ate them.. made a mush or cereal.

[Sponsor]

[shooter32]

I've heard that acorns are good to eat if you boil the tannic acid out of them, is that true ?

Acorns contain bitter, unhealthful tannin in varying concentrations. Here's the way to remove it and make the acorns edible. Ignore this recipe if you’re a squirrel, because you’re already adapted to handling concentrated tannin.

Use acorns in the white oak group, those species with blunt-tipped leaves. Acorns in the red oak group, with pointy-tipped leaves (the tips resemble needles) contain too much bitter, unhealthful tannin to leach out easily with the following method
 
1. Boil acorns in water 1-2 minutes to loosen their shells.

2. When cool, cut them into quarters with a paring knife to shell more readily.

3. Shell the acorns, discarding any insect-damaged, internally blackened ones.

4. Put 1-1/2 cups of acorns in a blender, fill almost to the top with water, and blend until finely chopped, the size of rice grains (to create more surface area for the boiling water to act on).

5. Boil the acorn bits 5-10 minutes in water, and taste one of the largest pieces. If it has any trace of bitterness, change the water again, repeating this procedure until all the bitterness is gone.

6. Drain and use within a couple of days (acorns are very perishable, raw or cooked) or freeze.

7. You can dry acorns in a food dehydrator, or on a cookie sheet in an oven on the lowest setting, with the door ajar to release the water vapor

8. When the acorns are dry, you can grind them into flour in a grain mill, spice grinder, or blender.
 

[mmszbi]

Where I come from, cats and dogs were regulated by the same leash laws.  Must be on a leash.  I know i will anger a few folks here, but pets need to be under the control of their owner and not let out to roam the neighborhood.  in one summer I sent 23 cats to the pound (livetrap) and killed 2.  The two I killed were attempting to get into my back yard birdhouse and deserved what they got, a quick clean pellet in the brain.  I just got sick and tired of cat crap in my wife's flowerbeds and the stink of the urine.

Now, the mutilation of these cats is going WAY out of line and I hope this sick individual gets whats coming to him. NO animal deserves this kind of treatment.

[Texas_Bryan]

Where I come from, cats and dogs were regulated by the same leash laws.  Must be on a leash.  I know i will anger a few folks here, but pets need to be under the control of their owner and not let out to roam the neighborhood.  in one summer I sent 23 cats to the pound (livetrap) and killed 2.  The two I killed were attempting to get into my back yard birdhouse and deserved what they got, a quick clean pellet in the brain.  I just got sick and tired of cat crap in my wife's flowerbeds and the stink of the urine.

Now, the mutilation of these cats is going WAY out of line and I hope this sick individual gets whats coming to him. NO animal deserves this kind of treatment.

The neighbor's let their cats roam free and it night, you can see a dozen going through the neighborhood.  Any roaming animals I consider strays, although I've not done anything to get rid of them, I wouldn't mind them vanishing.  But I agree, the mutilation is just a sick person feeding off a morbid desire, freaks.

[MAUSERMAN]

I have had cats in heat around my place and i chase them away with my airsoft, im not going to kill them. Some people out there are sick.

[blackwolfe]

Lots of cats in my neighbor hood, but most of them are indoor only cats.  A few let there cats out, but it hasen't been a problem.  I haven't seen a stray cat in a long time.  If I lived in a rural area and there were feral cats or dogs causing damage I would make sure the problem was taken care of.