Re: OT.. cat post

They love their mama!!

:-)

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:36:14 -0500

>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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