I would actually like to know if there is any legal action you can take against people who are cruel to animals. There seems to be a horrible undercurrent of malevolence towards cats in some people that I find disturbing. Personally I can?t think of anything sicker than people getting enjoyment out of being cruel to furry animals who are weaker than and dependant upon us. Reason I ask is, I got home late a few nights ago and my neighbour was skulking around outside saying he was looking for a cat that he was going to ?kill?. I?m not sure whether he was being serious or he was just pissed off coz the cat woke him. If he was though I am certainly not having that kind of behavior in my manor. I?ve heard somewhere that dogs are seen as property and therefore you are committing a crime if you harm someone?s dog but that cats are seen as vermin. Any truth in this?