A few months ago, one of the stray cats around Kristen‘s townhouse in Redding, California had a litter of kittens, which have since grown into a small army of vicious feral felines. Kristen says she and her husband were just discussing getting one those live cat traps to deal with the problem when they came across the landlord’s DIY version.
“Apparently,” says Kristen, “he expects us to wrestle one of these very angry animals through the hole in this cardboard box, leave it there to play with some makeshift ‘cat toys,’ and then call the Humane Society in the morning. It’s so easy!”
I’m thinking this landlord must watched one too many Maru videos on YouTube…
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53 responses so far ↓
#1
Burp
FIFTH!
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:12 pm rating: 2
#2
Jen
“Place cats in box” Bwahahhahahahahahaha
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:12 pm rating: 9
#3
WaitAMinute
hahahah! How passive agressive!!!! umm, err, wait.. no…
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:14 pm rating: 2
#4
Anruiishi
Those cats were fucking delicious.
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:19 pm rating: 9
#5
MandatorySchrödingerReference
Schrödinger would be proud…
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:21 pm rating: 46
#6
Nahhh
Our last apartment manager would have just left a sack with a few rocks in it and a length of rope. Luckily we had no stray cats around, only the few that lived with us.
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:31 pm rating: 1
#7
Jimmy James
It’s an improvement over feeding them to the ATM
à la Patrick Bateman.
Mar 16, 2011 at 10:19 pm rating: 5
#8
liz
Do you have to keep the feral cats out of the rain because they will turn into gremlins when they get wet?
Mar 16, 2011 at 10:34 pm rating: 39
#9
Canthz_B
Someone left the cat out in the rain.
I don’t think I like that crap shit,
’cause it took so long to trap it,
and I’ll never have that energy again.
Mar 16, 2011 at 10:55 pm rating: 15
#10
Canthz_B
Place cat in hat.
Leave out in the rain if you know what’s good for you.
Mar 16, 2011 at 11:03 pm rating: 4
#11
Canthz_B
If they put the pusses in boots instead of boxes they should be OK if left out in the rain.
Mar 16, 2011 at 11:06 pm rating: 2
#12
Kristen
Ha ha, I’m so glad my submission made it onto this site!
What you can’t see is that he cut a jagged hole in the top of the box and tied a string to the ceiling, letting the string dangle into the box, as if that would keep the diseased felines occupied until Haven gets there.
Mar 16, 2011 at 11:19 pm rating: 28
#13
shwo!
Better feral cats than fecal rats.
Mar 17, 2011 at 12:06 am rating: 18
#14
Summer
I’m from Redding, CA. This does not surprise me.
Mar 17, 2011 at 1:01 am rating: 3
#15
Canthz_B
Actually this makes a good deal of sense.
If you want to bait mice, use cheese or peanut butter.
If you want to attract flies, use a shit-wagon.
If you want to attract cats, use a cardboard box…AKA Feline Promised Land.
Mar 17, 2011 at 1:45 am rating: 9
#16
Alex
Haha, forget keeping them, how are you supposed to catch ‘em? It’s not like feral cats are known for their friendliness, even with tuna they don’t exactly come running out.
I do love the idea; it’s very sweet.
Mar 17, 2011 at 2:09 am rating: 1
#17
Elwing
I thought the box was not to be left in the rain because it would get wet and soft and the cats would be able to get out. Regardless of the fact that they have, y’know, claws and teeth, and that cardbox can be breached.
Our landlord pulled the same stunt once (though he didn’t write anything on the box). We had seen a rat in the house. His bright idea was not to call extermination services, but to ask us to catch it in a box and set it free in the park. My housemate was about to try – I decided to tell him that it was not going to work before he got rat-fury unleashed upon him.
Mar 17, 2011 at 3:52 am rating: 6
#18
Oink
Hahaha! That landlord clearly doesn’t realise what work a tame domestic cat would make of that box. A feral cat- even if you could get it in there- would tear it apart very quickly!
Mar 17, 2011 at 4:08 am rating: 2
#19
DS
I think we should take this as a valuable talking point for which to discuss the keeping of cats indoors versus outdoors.
Mar 17, 2011 at 4:23 am rating: 9
#20
aaa
Just wondering, why hasn’t the landlord called Haven Humane? Or would that be too easy? I mean, that would take the fun out of making his interactive cat trap and pretend like he’s doing something useful.
Mar 17, 2011 at 8:47 am rating: 4
#21
*snerk*
Maybe instead of the humane society, the cats should be taken to that person’s yard in Harper’s Ferry.
Mar 17, 2011 at 9:15 am rating: 4
#22
andipandi
We would not like it in the box.
We would not like to get the pox.
We would scratch and bite and claw,
The craziest thing you ever saw.
Mar 17, 2011 at 10:35 am rating: 13
#23
laura
ha… love maru. what a rubbish landlord!
Mar 17, 2011 at 11:54 am rating: 1
#24
Karate School Santa Monica
Leaving the cats out in the rain is only going to make them more feral. You have to at least commend him for attempting to solve the situation; though it makes you wonder why no one has called animal control?
Mar 17, 2011 at 12:17 pm rating: 0
#25
Managed Hosting
One would wonder if the humane society saw that, if they would report the ASPCA. Poor kitties, poor people; it’s a lose-lose situation.
Mar 17, 2011 at 2:45 pm rating: 0
#26
Jenna
Despite the fact that the landlord is ridiculous, I find it amusing that he used two different fonts on the FERAL CAT sign. Did anybody else notice that? I’m trying to picture how the creation of that sign went down…
Mar 18, 2011 at 12:11 pm rating: 0
#27
trillium
Did anyone consider catching the kitties when they were small, instead of waiting until they are much more difficult to handle? I know they aren’t exactly easy (I’ve done it) but it’s easy-ER.
Mar 18, 2011 at 11:04 pm rating: 1
#28
FunFunRahRah
The overall wonkiness of the box suggests that previous feral cats did not take kindly to their incarceration.
Mar 19, 2011 at 4:04 am rating: 4
#29
L.B.
Thanks, this made my day, I laughed so hard.
People are funny. at least the landlord thought enough to put some cat toys in there so it wouldn’t get bored while shredding its way out of the box…
Mar 24, 2011 at 2:19 pm rating: 1
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