Disaster!

[adizziedoll]

...another family argument coming to an end, pizza and movies for dinner!

Yaaaay! You're buying, right?

[Entropy]

Ooo, I'll have to inform my kitties I vill chop off their paws!!! How dare they try to get in the rat cages vhenever they sveeze past me!...though sometimes I think the rats are having more fun then the cats, they looove cat fur.

Cats are predators, they are bratty and curious and demonic. If they can knock something down, they will. With cats you have to 'babyproof' a room (and then they still run full speed into glass doors, I'm suprised they don't have brain damage yet).
If you have something like a 10 gallon up somewhere DO expect your cat to get it.

You need to be more prepared, it was your mistake not the cats. Good to see you're going to fix it.

Now what kinda pizza you ordering Tek?

[elevatethis]

You were mad at the cat for doing what comes naturally? Then you punished the cat by throwing it out in freezing cold weather.

Let me be direct, concise and to the point: You should not have the right to own a pet. Not now, not ever. I am starting to believe psychological evaluation is needed before owning a pet or having a child. Un-friggin-believable!

LOL...hey, at least she didn't shoot it with a paintball gun!

(I can't believe this thread went this long without someone bringing that up!)

[ReptiNut]

man, some of y'all seem so vicious

Did you think that she walked into the room & saw her rats in danger (whether it was her fault or not) & reacted, did the first thing that came to mind, i.e. get the cat out, so she could the rats out of harms way?

I'm sure her intention was not to harm or hurt her cat, Yes, she could have put it in a room but when you're in a situation like that who's to say that you're thinking clear enough to think that. You're first thought & reaction would be to get the cat out.

I'm sure when she went & got the cat that he was cuddled & petted & reassured. I don't think the cat was hurt & I believe that if given a chance, will do it again. He's a cat.

As for the reprimanding for doing what comes naturally .... that is done everyday.
Dogs naturally dig, bark & chase things but they're reprimanded for it & taught not to whether it's for their safety or whatever.
Obedience training is a good example. They may use positive reinforcement instead but the end goal is to change things that are natural to the animal.
And anyone who has or has had cats & dogs know cats are much more stubborn than dogs.


edit .... if you're not a she, I apologize, I meant no disrespect

[TekWarren]

I said GOOD-DAY!

[ReptiNut]

I said GOOD-DAY!

good day to you too

[Wallbanger]

I know a cat that lives outside and always has, and sometimes it's cold here.

[jhall1468]

I said GOOD-DAY!

Look everyone, Fez is a member of BP.net .

[Acken]

Physical punishment for cat's, dog's etc. is 100% neccisary and perfectly fine. A cat could be trained quit easily to stay away froma certain part of the house or room, Why don't you get 10 foot counters so your cat's can't climb on top of them? It's unnecessary to do this when you can disiplean them, cat's have been evolved to hunt for millions of years but, they've been kept in captivity for several thousend years and are easy to discipline. If a cat does something wrong, you discipline it, like a child. If a kid into your gun room, would it be better to get a lock it, or educate your child not to get into it. about things they are not allowed to get into. Cats and dogs are intelligent enough to pick up this message and will quickly show improvement. "Cat Proofing" is a band-aid solution for a much bigger problem, cat's will get into everything no matter what you do unless they are trained. Dozens of people are injured by dogs each year, because there owners are lazy and figure there dogs are fine even though they occasionally bite the mailman guests etc. but remember it's not the dog's fault

[smasharama13]

Well I wanted to say something productive to this thread, but after reading all of it, I realized that I would just piss people off arguing about how I think that animal rights activist have gone too far.

I used to wait in the car for my mom while she was in the store. God forbid that you leave a dog in the car now-a-days.

Thanks guys, I love the freedom I just got done fighting for be taken away from me. Oh, wait that was so that 10% of the people could protest and make more regulations for the other 90% and feel good because now the rats are treated more humanly.





BTW I just got out of the Army, where I spent 5 out of the last 8 years not in this country.