Cool, I see a "cat breeding farm" in the future.

Can arrange hunts too (only joking!).

I can't really see what the problem is, I shoot the bloody things almost every day, to help the local pheasant population out. Wouldn't be hard to accumulate 16 over a few weeks. Shot one tonight. The skins aren't too bad really.
Pussy rug...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Thanks Tim - I think we are well aware of your abilities at pumping shots into pussies....

I have 22 immediate neighbours , and they all have bloody cats that sit on my lawn , in my driveway , walk on my vehicle at night - and they all know damn well that I aint going to fire a shot in the middle of town... bastards.

Hairy pussy with a big ragged hole

GBB - How can you make such a wonderful thing sound so bad?

Anyway, I spose' over here in Aus we'd be turning them into moccos or stubbie holders, rather than a lovely rug. My neighbours have a lovely pair of cats that would make a champion set of the above, if anyone's interested.

Unlike Muzza's neighbours, mine wouldn't hear a thing over their bloody Suzi Quattro that gets flogged incessently at top volume ...

I was going to suggest a good dose of strycnine, Jimbob, to solve your neighbour problem but that would be illegal

But at least the cat's may then up and move with no owners to feed them?

GBB, You are a genius. Why did I not see this solution before?

It really shows how silly the NZ SPCA has got (Aust RSPCA is similar).

How is it "cruel" to make a rug out of the skins of dead animals?

'Silly' is indeed an apt word. Why not protest about leather shoes, or chicken stock, or supermarket snags, or feather pillows? I'm sure there is an equal amount of'cruelty' embedded in these industrial processes than a moggy getting turned into something useful. This sentimental approach is fundamentally unreasonable. Or are 'companion animals' a new category of animal we need consider?

GBB,
But aspirin aint!
Cheers...
Con

Heres the link with all the auction questions- worth a read.
The deal went through as they have left feedback

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=62881445

Why on earth would you skin them alive???
I don't see any correlation between selling a rug imported from Australia and skinning cats alive......or is there????

Skinning a live cat would be damn painful, your arms would be scratched to bits

The noise would be pretty bad too , and thats just from the skinner....

Anti-freeze in a saucer of milk fixes tiddles , as does 4 paracetomol tabs in milk , as does the ,22 with silencer , cage trap and a river , etc

I still think the idea of a little strycnine for some of the "professionally unemployed baby breeders" who seem to swamp our small country communities for their cheap rents and (long gone) hospitality seemed like a good idea------

No! I retract that politically incorrect statement! Let them breed. We really, really want their offspring as our next generation

Thank God I have only three years to go.

GBB,
Shame on you biting the hand that feeds you It's the Govt money that keeps the small towns alive! Small towns have no regular public transport ... hence if relocated there your on unemployment for life. Govt gives out the money that is then spent in the local community buying hydroponic equipment , and recollected through GST and taxation. Its the best redirection of Govt money possible ... as its cheaper than improving infrastructure or doing something meaningful .
Cheers mate....
Con

Also encourages "new" entepreners (sic) into the area selling white powders and little pills and stuff to get them to spend their "well deserved renumerations".

And it means we can all tell their houses by the pay TV antenias, noise, screaming kids, car engines. And it gives the police something to do

So I guess I should be thankfull for them all.

After all, why have a peacefull time in class when you can have a few imports that add flavour to the atmosphere and put everyone out.

What a circus at times.

A future rug for export to Kiwiland?!!!