denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Denise Caire) (12/06/89)
In article <1043@dinorah.wustl.edu> mary@dinorah.wustl.edu (Mary E. Leibach) writes: > >I meant take the discussion of ways to keep your pet in your yard is a >better topic for rec.pets, not the discussion as a whole. If >tethering a cat would risk strangling him or her (which I would NOT >want) then the people in rec.pets would know better ways than that. >It was the only way I have seen or heard of to safely keep your cat in >your yard, which as I recall, was what you were asking. No. The discussion was how to keep the cat away from the bird feeder. One of you demented bird people suggested shooting it and I took the bait. I tried to take the discussion one step farther by asking how to keep the cat in my yard while out. I was actually trying to get at the facts of nature which you folks don't quite get. > >>>Putting a cat to sleep that has been badly >>>mangled isn't exactly our idea of fun!!! > >>My idea of fun is putting a mangled Blake's Bird to sleep. >>What a hoot!!! (Sheesh. It's just a joke, okay :-) > >You have a very sick, disgusting, cruel and insulting sense of humor. >The cat in question belonged to my ex-stepfather. I had known him, and >loved him since birth. I had played with him when he was a kitten. I >had seen him eat his first solid food. His owner let his cats roam >the neighborhood. One day the cat came back and hid under the bed. >My ex-step-father pulled him out from under it to discover he was >badly hurt. The cat had to be put to sleep. To wish such a horrible >fate on someone else's pet, even as a joke, is just plain cruel. No, >it is not okay. It is inexcusable. I believe you owe five birds, >myself, and the net a big apology. Smileys don't count. Why? You clearly implied that is what would happen to my cat and you sure didn't sound very sorry about it. As stated in another respnse, I will find out what are the major causes of death among cats. I suspect there is a wide range of causes including old age. Also, I agree that my joke was cruel and uncalled for. But I am also tired of being called names by people who don't know me, just that I like cats. Believe it or not, I am a good person, a single parent, a new-home owner, a full-time employee, a canner, a gardener, a happy balanced individual. You all make me out to be a terrible person. > BLAKE'S 7: "Orbit" What did that little diddy at the end mean? (Sorry, I seemed to have accidentily wiped it out.) Until next time, Denise "I love cats" Caire denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM
mary@dinorah.wustl.edu (Mary E. Leibach) (12/07/89)
denise@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Denise Caire) writes: >No. The discussion was how to keep the cat away from the bird feeder. Sorry, but you are wrong. I was replying to YOUR question of how to keep your cat in your yard. I, as I have said many times before, was not refering to the "shoot cats" discussion. >One of you demented bird people suggested shooting it Name calling. Though, mind you, I do not agree that shooting any animal, except in self defense or for food when one is lost in the wilderness and starving, is a good thing. Certainly the cat does not deserve death, particularly when there are humane methods, already discussed, to deal with the situation. >and I took the >bait. I tried to take the discussion one step farther by asking how >to keep the cat in my yard while out. I was actually trying to get >at the facts of nature which you folks don't quite get. And I refered you to rec.pets, where they know the answers. I also made the mistake of trying to suggest a way that I had seen work, and look at the way I was treated. By you. >Why? You clearly implied that is what would happen to my cat and you >sure didn't sound very sorry about it. I said that it was a danger every cat faced that roamed the streets. I have seen it happen. The purpose of my original posting was to try to post from the cat's point of view, and to try and present some reasons why letting the cat roam free is not in the cat's best interest. Of course I don't want something like that to happen to any animal. Would I have bothered to post if I didn't care? >As stated in another respnse, I >will find out what are the major causes of death among cats. I suspect >there is a wide range of causes including old age. Good. And any cause of death in cats or birds that can be prevented should be prevented. Whether it's a bunch of sick kids torturing a cat, a cat (that doesn't know any better) killing birds, oil spills, pollution, traffic, etc., if it can be prevented, it should be. >Also, I agree that my joke was cruel and uncalled for. A good start. From this posting, and others, it may be that you misunderstood me. If there is any way I can make myself clearer, let me know. >But I am also >tired of being called names by people who don't know me, just that I >like cats. Believe it or not, I am a good person, a single parent, a >new-home owner, a full-time employee, a canner, a gardener, a happy >balanced individual. You all make me out to be a terrible person. You may well be a saint, for all we know. But the only way that people on the net can know about other people on the net is from postings. Some of your postings may not exactly give a person the most accurate picture of who you are. I know one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but covers are all that there is on the net. >What did that little diddy at the end mean? (Sorry, I seemed to have >accidentily wiped it out.) It was a quote from the science fiction show Blake's 7. Not a very flattering one, I must admit. I was mad at the time. >Denise "I love cats" Caire As do I. -Mary Avon: Regret is a part of life. But make it a small part. Cally: Like you do? Avon: Demonstrably! -Blake's 7: Sarcophagous