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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2008What is THAT about?
Idling between meetings I happened to be glancing through some small ads in the paper and there's one that made me thinkg WHAT? "Wanted: Small kitten not more than 3 weeks old that I can rear and really bond with. Prepared to pay up to £70" I've fired off a short sharp email to the paper, pointing out that 3 weeks is too young and they really shouldn't take ads like that. I'm just wondering about the mind of someone who could place an ad like that.... Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Do the words idiot, moron, illerate (obviously have read nothing about cats or their behavior). Problem is, judging by the people where I got poor O/ T. from, they will probably be offered all the cats they want. > Idling between meetings I happened to be glancing through some small ads > in [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >Do the words idiot, moron, illerate (obviously have read nothing about cats >or their behavior). I used the first two of those in my email to the paper Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >Do the words idiot, moron, illerate (obviously have read nothing about cats >or their behavior). Harsh, I feel. There was a time when a lot of people had not had their first cat and did not know anything. then perhaps some ignorant friend tells them they should get one very young. We all make mistakes: the world would be better if mistakes were tolerated, but of course the world is moving the other way.  SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.org/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <webjak666@googlemail.com> Emails welcome N Poo: SI O+W B 14 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Please substitute .org for .com else eddresses will fail this year Well, I was just thinking that watching nature would tell most that 3 weeks was awfully young but, maybe not. May should cut them some slack. Who knows. >>Do the words idiot, moron, illerate (obviously have read nothing about >>cats [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > We all make mistakes: the world would be better if mistakes were > tolerated, but of course the world is moving the other way. > Harsh, I feel. There was a time when a lot of people had not had >their first cat and did not know anything. then perhaps some ignorant >friend tells them they should get one very young. Surely if you are considering a cat as a pet (Due entirely to ignorance- I say they're not pets, they're furry flatmates!) it would make sense to look into things like how old they are before they are ready to leave their mum, what you need to get before they arrive etc Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >David Stevenson wrote: > >> Harsh, I feel. There was a time when a lot of people had not had >>their first cat and did not know anything. then perhaps some ignorant >>friend tells them they should get one very young. >Surely if you are considering a cat as a pet (Due entirely to ignorance- I >say they're not pets, they're furry flatmates!) it would make sense to look >into things like how old they are before they are ready to leave their mum, >what you need to get before they arrive etc Of course it would make sense. But have you never done anything in your whole life without carefully thinking it through? I have, heaps of times. Sure, people should be taught, but we should be more tolerant to people who make mistakes. I make lots of mistakes and do not want to live in a world where i am not tolerated because of it. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.org/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <webjak666@googlemail.com> Emails welcome N Poo: SI O+W B 14 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Please substitute .org for .com else eddresses will fail this year The reason I was so upset about this is that there are people in my area who offer to take unwanted cats. They live in the country and have grain bins around their acres. I know that many people take cats there just to get rid of unwanted ones. We have complained and nothing is done. The last man had to move because of the uproar. You know they ended up being food for something, the babies that is. >>David Stevenson wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > who make mistakes. I make lots of mistakes and do not want to live in a > world where i am not tolerated because of it. > Idling between meetings I happened to be glancing through some small > ads in the paper and there's one that made me thinkg WHAT? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Sadly, the person on the phone taking down the words for the ad doesn't care. I'm pretty sure as long as the ad isn't obscene (and who knows? some might not care about that) you can advertise for anything you want. I hope they reply; I'd like to know their answer. Jill >Idling between meetings I happened to be glancing through some small ads in >the paper and there's one that made me thinkg WHAT? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >too young and they really shouldn't take ads like that. I'm just wondering >about the mind of someone who could place an ad like that.... Probably just ignorant. First cat, thinks the younger the better because of bonding well. Quite possibly the best of motives. As for the paper, same thing applies: ignorance. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.org/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <webjak666@googlemail.com> Emails welcome N Poo: SI O+W B 14 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Please substitute .org for .com else eddresses will fail this year Someone wants to be a MomDad... Listen buddy, if you do not want to nurse that kitten around the clock, cotton ball its butt and have it spend the rest of your life considering you its BIOLOGICAL PARENT, with all the WEIRD ear-sucking, imitating-your-behaviour, sleeping-on-your-chest, rooting-in-your-hair- for-nipples FREAKINESS it causes, DON'T DO IT. --Fil > "Wanted: Small kitten not more than 3 weeks old that I can rear and really > bond with. Prepared to pay up to £70"
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