Yeah, cats can be great garden protectors when they are not out and about mousing. I had a cat for 15 years and she got a few rabbits in her time. I know a few neighbourhood dogs I'd like to pointthe mountain lion towards. Just the yappy ones who bark at a blade of grass moving amd....oh sorry, nevrmind. > Get a pet mountain lion. It's big enough that if it gets hit by a BB gun or > a paint pellet, the shooter will be schreaded. And guaranteed, you won't > have any rabbit problems. > > Jokes aside. I live in the country, have cats, and don't have any garden or > rabbit problems. The cats do many times less damage than the dang rabbits > do. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Belinger [mailto:yesgaz@itcanada.com] > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:41 PM > To: Linda Reynolds; Uncle_Dirty_Dave; Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: Re: [CH] Ugh. > > > > Thanks for your post. I have read the thread all along and found > > some of it humorous, and certainly not as if anyone was truly being > > cruel....gotta protect your property and garden. I shall keep my > > mouth shut when it comes to my opinions about cats! :-) > > > I don't suppose there is anyone on the list that would care to work as a > rabbit hitman (not even gonna try to go PC there) or bounty hunter. I'm > getting a little tired of these rabbits who are eating my garden up piece by > piece. Am getting to look a little silly chasing around rabbits with a > plank. So far, they have just about wiped out the bean patch and have > started nibbling on the pepper leaves. I'd hate to think what my neighbours > fence would look like if I tried firing paint pellets around. I think I > would be giving Jimi Hendrix's 'Art Attack' a run for the money. HA HA! > > Go on, let my stand next to your fire! > > Pepper Gaz