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Cats 2

I am not a cat person. But I have a cat, inherited from my father. She is actually a very nice cat, affectionate (which I will argue is not typical cat behavior) and a good mouser.

Not like this cat:

Connecticut authorities have slapped a restraining order on a cat which, according to shaken locals in Fairfield, has subjected the residents of a quiet suburban cul-de-sac to a feline reign of terror during which it attacked several people and even had a pop at the Avon lady.

The chilling Connecticut Post report into 5-year-old Lewis’s antisocial tendencies recounts how the black-and-white longhaired cat – dubbed the “Terrorist of Sunset Circle” – would attack from behind and without warning, as two-time victim Janet Kettman explained: “I was walking along the sidewalk when he sprang at me. I never saw it coming, but that’s how it often is. He comes at you from behind, springs and wraps himself around your legs, biting and scratching.

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Cisero (the cat’s owner feeder) said: “I’ve tried to tell them to just stay away from Lewis and he will stay away from you; this has caused complete havoc for me. He’s a cat’s cat, he climbs trees and sits on people’s roofs but now he’s forced to be in the house all the time.”

Sorry. I’ve been around cats all my life. Unprovoked attacks from behind are not typical cat behavior.

Unprovoked boredom, laziness, and general lack of cooperation, maybe, but not unprovoked attacks.

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2 comments

  1. Opie

    April 4, 2006 at 10:23 pm

    Only in a blue state would a restraining order be considered a sensible course of action in this story. At first I thought it had to be California, but quickly came to my senses when I noticed no mention of court-ordered anger management counseling for the cat.

     
  2. Frank

    April 5, 2006 at 6:21 pm

    I know there has to be something more to this story than was in the press. Though note that it’s the cat’s owner who is affected by the order.

    Frankly, the cat should be destroyed.

    And I learned long ago that “never,”always,” and “only” are dangerous words.

    Now I shall be especially alert for legal silliness from a red state. I have no doubt it will be easy to find. Silliness seems to be the one constant in American civil law.