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"oldmolly" wrote in message
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"~*SooZy*~" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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oldmolly wrote on Sun, 31 Aug 2003:

In defence of some really great catteries I object to that
statement.Have
you actually *been* to any catteries? My nearest one is a veritable
paradise
for cats. Huge chalets and runs, an aviary in the centre to watch,
the
best
of everything, heated, in the countryside, and an owner who is potty
about
cats and spends hours every day playing with her boarders. Music
playing
in
the block too.If my cats went there, they would feel hard done by
having
to
come back with me :0(
Another aquaintance has a superb modern cattery struated in the
middle
of
woodland, plenty of birds about, trees to watch, huge pens, heated
etc.
What is grim about either of them?

You won't find a cattery like that anywhere in London. Most of them
have pens the size of a cat carrier and barking dogs in the next door
kennels. Certainly no Brahms or R4 anywhere :-(

Not an option I'd recommend for John.
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James

I agree London is very expensive, but surely it would be worth coming
out
of
London to find a suitable place? an hours drive away you are in the
country..... however 6 months is a very long time to live the cats.
Getting
a cat sitter in sounds like a good idea.

An hours drive would surely find somewhere affordable and nice? A 2 hour
drive would bring them to one of the catteries I mentioned.

well I used to know of a Lady in blindleyheath Surrey who ran a very small
cattery, not that far from London, and its lovely... not sure if she is
still running it.
Croydon area Selsdon, which is in the borough of London also had a large
cattery, that's in the country side beside a bird sanctuary. There are loads
of catteries in surrey, not sure that is what he wants tho
London cover a very large area....

Katra wrote on Sun, 31 Aug 2003:

Sounds like a business opportunity to me..... ;-)

Have you thought about that James????

Thanks for the suggestion, K. With the price of land in London it would
need to be a high rise cattery with lifts to the top floors. Not sure
what my bank manager would think of that! Or if cats would like being
so high up.
--
James

"Mogie" wrote in message
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Why be so cheap you don't offer to pay the person or people that you want
to
watch after your cats. Maybe the best thing to do is find a very good home
for them.

I don't know. Wouldn't it be better to find someone that
might want the favor returned? (which is what he is doing).
Think about the difference between someone doing something
out of the goodness of their heart and the hopes that the deed
would be reciprocated...and someone doing something only
because they are being paid. When I had friends house sit my
dog and two cats while I was on vacation (yes, only 10 days but
the theory is sound) I knew my animals were going to get the
better attention than they would in a kennel. The folks doing the
house sitting did so for the love of animals, out of joy for doing
something nice. What better can you ask?. I paid them back
by stocking the pantry and fridge and buying them something
nice on my trip. I didn't offer money as they would have been
offended. I have since returned the favor to two of them. So...
before you judge John as "cheap" consider what someone might
get in return. 6 months of free cat sitting :-)

AG

"Agua Girl" wrote in message
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"oldmolly" wrote in message
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Have you ever been to America? If you had, you would know that
first
off..most of the country was settled by people from somewhere else
so
whatever we are..you were first; and secondly..it is a melting pot
with
ALL kinds of different types.

Don't waste your "breath". She's another "merkin" hater.

I don't assume Bob Brenly is representative
of everyone from the UK..and I don't call him a "Brit" as some form
of put
down

He learned from her.

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, oldmolly wrote:

I don't know who you are lovie. I know who you *think* you are. But just to
drag you down a bit. To me, you are just a gob****e American who feels
....

That's uncalled for.

Dee (apparently a "gob****e American")

That depends on the catteries.
oldmolly wrote in message
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"John Moran" wrote in message
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Very helpful thank you

If I had wanted opinions on our plans I would have
asked for them.

In case you didn't know catteries are expensive and,
more importantly, pretty grim for the animals.

In defence of some really great catteries I object to that statement.Have
you actually *been* to any catteries? My nearest one is a veritable
paradise
for cats. Huge chalets and runs, an aviary in the centre to watch, the
best
of everything, heated, in the countryside, and an owner who is potty about
cats and spends hours every day playing with her boarders. Music playing
in
the block too.If my cats went there, they would feel hard done by having
to
come back with me :0(
Another aquaintance has a superb modern cattery struated in the middle of
woodland, plenty of birds about, trees to watch, huge pens, heated etc.
What is grim about either of them?
I think you are motivated by cost here and nothing else. Your poor cats
will get settled in with a new person in a new home, then when it is
convenient to you, you want them back. Not fair at all.

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