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There is a difference between expressing an opinion and making inflammatory blanket statements. There has been a lot of opinion sharing on this thread. Lot's of disagreement, but open sharing. animals1981's previous statement that anyone with a hobby farm but no cats has swarms of filthy disgusting rodents is insulting and simply not true. She insulted everyone on this board who has chickens but not a cat. That is inflammatory and not allowed here, thank goodness. We're all just trying to share information, learn, and have some good conversation.
So when she made the comment about my "so-called fortress", that seemed like a jab and a personal attack. i never said i had a fortress. i just do my best to protect against the known predators in our area. If i didn't do a good job, well then i need to do better. That doesn't detract from the fact that my neighbor should be keeping her cats from pestering me.
Instead of saying "This is the way it is - period!", i think we all appreciate when others share what works for them.