[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by chav1

cats are vermin the only thing keeping them been classed as vermin is that people find them cute

Far from being vermin cats keep vermin away. We were plagued by mice when we had a dog. The house next door was empty and food had been left in there by the previous inhabitants mice moved in. (We finally traced the nest after we got access to the property thanks to the owner) When they ran out of food in there they invaded my house! It was a nightmare. We even borrowed a friend's cat for a day in the hope of catching them as all we did failed and even the council exterminator people couldn't get rid of the wretched things.

Once when we came back from hoilday there were oodles of them in a cupboard.

When our dog died we got a cat of our own and we haven't seen a single mouse since. I know which I prefer.