In , on 10/11/03
at 07:18 PM, Ted Davis said:

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:54:02 GMT, wrote:

In , on 10/11/03
at 05:26 PM, m. L. Briggs said:

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:03:15 GMT, wrote:

Hi. I sometimes lurk here - but now I need to know what other think of this:

I use/watch over an old auto shop of friend who moved away. Its often been a
temporary home of stray cats who come and move on (the location is in-town).
About 6 weeks ago I was there and saw an orange tabby who hissed at me -- and
then fell down. I knew she was weak and hungry. Fed her and discovered a
kitten with her later that day. I've been feeding and socializing them for
weeks. (And it was working too. They were both following me around).

That is in the past tense, because last Tuesday I showed up to feed them and
the woman next door said her sister took them home. -- Now, I was looking for
a home or foster home for them, especially with winter coming in New England
Why don't you ask your neighbor for her sister's address then go visit her
and the kitties. You may find peace of mind about the new home. If you had
intended to take them home for yourself, you should have done it sooner.
The important thing is they have a home with someone who apparently wanted
them. MLB

Your tone borders on the obnoxious. You obviously do not have a full handle
on the entire situation. I had everything thing under planned -- this taking
was planned by someone else, who knew better then to ask -- and who refuses to
give me the address or name of the supposed sister. -- Thanks for non-advice.
I'll know where not to go in the future.

It seems to me that you are more concerned with loss of control of the
situation than with the welfare of the cats.

And you know what that situation is from your end of this computer? Amazing.


Since cats don't react well to
attempts at control - one of the reasons why power seeking people such as
politicians, and especially dictators, generally don't have much use for
cats, but prefer dogs - dogs do respond well to control. If you are going to
be involved in animal rescues, I suggest you forget about cats and
concentrate on dogs - there are plenty of those that need rescue just as much
as do stray cats,

What if the momcat wasn't a stray? -- Did you miss and friends here miss that
part here?

and they would be more in tune with your attitude. And
since dog rescue almost always involves taking control of the dog
immediately, there is little chance of someone else intervening.

Next time I want advice, I will find people with a few more smarts and
socialization skills then I see here -- because, well you know -- I don't know
how be tactful about this, but everyone who is aware of the situation in the
neighborhood thinks something is wrong, -- as in there is more going on here
then is apparent. e.g., the motivations of the persons who took them might not
be as noble as you people are assuming. (I just didn't go into that part in
the initial post).