Re: OT.. cat post

What a shame you don't get to enjoy the company of cats....on the other hand
mine have been bugging me all day.  It's hard to get anything done with a
cat in your lap or myowing at you, or walking in front of you.  Don't know
what has gotten into them.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 6:51 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT.. cat post


> I have to agree with you Cathy.  I think it shows a blatant disregard for
> life in general and I have no use for someone who can so easily dispatch
> dogs, cats or what-have-you.  It is cruel toward the pet owner whose pet
has
> been taken, tortured or killed as well.  I will not trust anyone who can
do
> such things as though it were some sort of macabre sport.  UGH!  (And I'm
> highly allergic to cats!  Eyes swell shut, asthma acts up--have trouble
> breathing, etc., runs into bronchitis within a week and at least $150 in
> medical costs.  I tend to avoid our lithe feline friends, but not because
I
> don't think they are neat animals.)
>
> Blessings,
>
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of cathy carpenter
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:52 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT.. cat post
>
> The cruelty of some "people" is amazing. On a recent trip to rural
> Wisconsin, we heard of a local man who "hated cats". He shot every one
> he could and hung the bodies in trees by their tails. Made me sick.
> Cathy
> On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 09:36 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Donna,
> > From the way that was written, Yahoo seems to think it is funny or
> > strange (why would anyone steal cats?), but they don't seem to realize
> > why. There are all sorts of reasons someone would steal cats - none of
> > them good.
> >
> >
> > In the past cats were frequently stolen to be sold for high school
> > biology experiments. Most of this now takes place in Mexico and are
> > shipped up here. Since this took place in PA, it's probably not for
> > that
> > purpose.
> >
> >
> > Cats and dogs have been stolen to be sold to labs for experimentation.
> > These labs usually buy from breeders, but sometimes they don't ask
> > questions. Pets are stolen and end up as experiments. Possibly someone
> > who needed the money stole the cats for resale.
> >
> >
> > Cats are frequently the focus of torment by youngsters and teenagers. I
> > wouldn't put it past some unsupervised teens to break into a shelter to
> > obtain victims.
> >
> >
> > Lastly, something occurred to me on a semi-positive note. Locally, a
> > new
> > law has been instigated limiting all households to no more than 7 cats
> > and dogs. It has a lot of people upset. It's possible that in PA they
> > have a similar law and these cats were confiscated. Then someone broke
> > in to rescue them rahter than allow them to be euthanized.
> >
> >
> > I love cats; too bad a lot of people don't.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> >
> >> Happened to run across this story in my morning news.... since many
> >> on this list
> >> are cat folks....
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
> >> Cat Burglar Actually Steals Cats
> >> Wed Oct 22, 8:08 AM ET  Add Strange News - AP to My Yahoo!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> HUMMELS WHARF, Pa. - Talk about a cat burglar! Police in Synder
> >> County,
> >> Pennsylvania, are looking for someone who's stealing cats.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Police aren't pussy-footing around. They say the cat-snatcher took
> >> seven felines
> >> from a shelter in Monroe Township.
> >>
> >>
> >> The cat burglar apparently struck early Saturday morning. Authorities
> >> hope someone will call with information so they can scratch-up some
> >> evidence about the thief
> >>
> >>
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