At last I think a few people are agreeing with me.I still can't believe that you're talking about re-homing the poor cat or a child tormenting it until it has to stray from it's own home.I don't believe in the 'professional help' approach either.
I am not suggesting we 'bring back the cane days' but parents nowadays seem unable to discipline or punish their children in case it upsets them. They are not willing to show their authority and a lot of them,in fact,seem unable,to say the word NO to their kids!I think it is this mentality of letting kids get away with everything that is causing all the behavioural problems.There's no doubt they do test us,however,wer'e not even trying to discipline a teenage delinquent here,or a toddler that is difficult to communicate with and hard to punish. This child is 4 and should be disciplined now before the cat ends up IN the washing machine!