I read the article on another news site. The comments were almost universal in their condemnation of the man, for kicking the cat. A few comments blamed the 7-month old for starting it by pulling on the cat's tail. I am not saying it is ok to pull the cat's tail but a 7-month old doesn't understand that. I can understand a quick "shoo" with a foot to get the cat away from the child because in my world: child > cat.
After that, however, I lost all empathy toward the guy. A 22 lb cat trapped him and his family in the bedroom and the police had to rescue them. Really? If a cat traps me in the house and I need to be rescued, call Marlin Perkins because it is bigger than a tabby.
1) Capture cat in large towel.
2) Beat towel against floor for several minutes, or until no more cat sounds are heard.
3) Place towel containing cat remains in trash bin.
Being a guy with 6 cats in the house (wife's cats, not mine) it's easy to see the problem here. That cat is the alpha in that house. It probably has been served and catered to it's whole life and quite rightly believes itself to be the dominate leader of it's pride.
Wherever cats are, it's very important that there is SOMEBODY there to abuse them. If not, they will take over and this could happen.
My gf had 5 cats indoors, thank god she moved back to Noblesville.....i don't know what was more annoying, the cats themselves or the fact they were named all after Greek gods and goddesses
Cats are easy to shoot or kick when they aren't moving, they are very small and very fast, like a marsupial.