Comments on: Morgan hates pussy

By: pq

pq — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:00:49 +0000

Gareth Morgan

http://paulscottpolitics.blogspot.co.nz/

By: pjje

pjje — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:15:35 +0000

Our cats keep the rats down. They also get the occasional weasel. They are a necessary part of our home life, especially in autumn when the weather is turning and the rats are looking for warmer quarters. I guess Mr Morgan lives in more salubrious environs.

By: Kea

Kea — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:29:29 +0000

Things to come in our socialist paradise:

“In New Zealand also, cats alone cannot be blamed for the loss of any species,” Innes said.

“However, they are undoubtedly key contributors to declines of some birds [and other fauna] in some places…so potentially are hedgehogs, ferrets, stoats, four wheel drive vehicles, people walking dogs and fishermen.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8214273/Scientists-back-Morgans-cat-call

Welcome to Green NZ folks…

By: thedavincimode

thedavincimode — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:30:21 +0000

Crikey, and to think I was going to invest with him!!

Paul, that was a very courageous admission. It seems fashionable for some to shower praise on those of the homosexual pursuasion who come out of the closet but nowadays, the far greater embarassment is to admit to investing in Morgan’s former fund or to even just having contemplated it.

It’s a bit counter-intuitive to invest in a fund managed by an economist and expect any half decent return. As “they” say, economists have predicted about 100 of the last couple of depressions or thereabouts. It seems even more counter-intuitive if that economist just happens to be the cat killer.

By: ChardonnayGuy

ChardonnayGuy — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:18:09 +0000

No, I’ve been enslaved by a cat twice, Manolo

By: Dirty Rat

Dirty Rat — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:19:54 +0000

I have two better methods of control.

Put electronic collars around their neck, zap the psychopathic murders before they get a chance to brutalise an innocent wee Tui.

If your cat has been proven to kill, torture, brutalise, or even slightly harm one of NZ’s beautiful native creatures, then DOC should be allowed to lop off one of your fingers.

By: Manolo

Manolo — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:44:54 +0000

Chardonnay, do you hate pussy too?

By: ChardonnayGuy

ChardonnayGuy — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:29:01 +0000

After all, there is a Cat Mafia. It seems to zero in on me with unerring accuracy.

By: ChardonnayGuy

ChardonnayGuy — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:28:18 +0000

I suspect a hardened contingent of attack kittens is on its way to Gareth Morgan’s place to be relentlessly Cute and Photogenic in front of television cameras.

By: graham

graham — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:13:10 +0000

Cat #1 has just brought in his first bird this morning, now happily munching it up. It’s very rare he’ll leave anything to “just rot”. Normally only a couple of feathers left when he’s finished.

By: Dean Papa

Dean Papa — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:38:11 +0000

“…. exactly the same way the vermin torture and kill their (almost always innocent) victims (for pleasure).”

you’re anthropomorphising, Tinman

By: SPC

SPC — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:10:02 +0000

More disturbing is that the right asked for a “greenie” who understood business, and then when they think they have come across one they do not like it. No they don’t.

And as for the petulant, if we don’t like his activism we won’t do business with him protest. If they were following local business in real life they would have known “his” Kiwi Saver fund is now owned by Kiwi Bank.

Is Morgan a greenie? Well he has certainly taken a few conservationist stands – but he has made strong attacks on the Green party and other environment activists.

By: expat

expat — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:45:36 +0000

two disturbing discussion themes i noted in this thread.

1. The lunatics who gloat about killing other peoples pets with air rifles and bowels of poison
2. The gareth morgan apostles

wtf?

By: seanmaitland

seanmaitland — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:54:22 +0000

@freedom101:

“From a strictly ecological perspective Morgan is correct. Cats are a major killer of all sorts of wildlife. In fact, a single lighthouse keeper’s cat was responsible for the extinction of an NZ bird species. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephens_Island_Wren”

Haha, what a load of pathetic crap. Did you not read the bit on the wiki article where it said that prior to the Maori settling in NZ it was widespread across the whole country. Are you claiming that the Maori bought cats that were responsible for eradicating the whole species from mainland NZ also?

By: redeye

redeye — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:50:49 +0000

There are a lot of health benefits in pet ownership. It’s not really quantifiable but the companionship that cats offer little old ladies and people like Dime would save the country considerably I imagine.

By: burt

burt — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:41:18 +0000

Just saying;

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill

By: Dazzaman

Dazzaman — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:44:39 +0000

I must visit his site! Sounds like a massive pisstake! If it’s not, then he should watch out for men in white coats…

In the meantime, I would advise all & sundry to leave poisoned sausages around their properties, an exceedingly effective way to kill both dogs & cats. Bloody vermin.

Which reminds me; What did Freddy Mercury die of? One too many poisoned sausages….lol.

By: mikenmild

mikenmild — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:33:24 +0000

Cat ownership is not absolutely incompatible with wildlife conservation, but we already accept some sensible restrictions. For example, you are not able to bring your pet cat with you when visiting a wildlife reserve.
Just as in the not too distant past many owners felt no compunction about leaving their dog’s shit behind in public spaces, so too attitudes towards cats’ predatory habits will change.

By: Kea

Kea — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:19:55 +0000

Pollywog, I think you are onto it. Morgan is pushing for birds and Cocks are birds. As previously noted, all Greenies are weak, frail, homosexual vegetarians.

By: pollywog

pollywog — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:15:51 +0000

if Morgan extolled the virtues of running a rooster in with your free range hens would the headline be…

Morgan loves cock?