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Ginger, if you can bear it, print the pictures on this page, or ask the lady
to go to this link, to show her exactly what a declawing procedure involves. I don't know anyone who could look at these and still have a cat declawed - and if anyone could, I would *not* want them to have a cat. WARNING *VERY* GRAPHIC PICTURES OF AN ACTUAL DECLAWING - DO *NOT* VIEW THIS PAGE IS YOU HAVE A SENSITIVE NATURE (I COULDN'T LOOK AT IT MYSELF)... http://declaw.lisaviolet.com/declawpics.html Hugs, CatNipped "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:58:01 -0500, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL I know, Mary, and I had the phone screen interview, the adoption agreement, and everything ready to go. This is the first time I have tried to place a cat privately, and it was a desperate situation at the time to get her out of here and into somewhere else temporarily. Unfortunately, the temporary person took matters into her own hands before I could stop her :-( If I could have kept the kitten here, it would have gone much more the way I had planned, but that wasn't an option. Believe me, in the future, if anything like this ever arises again, I won't let one go without making it clear that these steps must be taken first, whether it's to a fosterer or a prospective adoptive parent. It just didn't dawn on me at all that a fosterer would ever be the type to promote declawing -- I have never heard/read of such a thing. Every fosterer I have ever known or read about is anti-declaw. Now I know better. We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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Ginger, if you can bear it, print the pictures on this page, or ask the lady
to go to this link, to show her exactly what a declawing procedure involves. I don't know anyone who could look at these and still have a cat declawed - and if anyone could, I would *not* want them to have a cat. WARNING *VERY* GRAPHIC PICTURES OF AN ACTUAL DECLAWING - DO *NOT* VIEW THIS PAGE IS YOU HAVE A SENSITIVE NATURE (I COULDN'T LOOK AT IT MYSELF)... http://declaw.lisaviolet.com/declawpics.html Hugs, CatNipped "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:58:01 -0500, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL I know, Mary, and I had the phone screen interview, the adoption agreement, and everything ready to go. This is the first time I have tried to place a cat privately, and it was a desperate situation at the time to get her out of here and into somewhere else temporarily. Unfortunately, the temporary person took matters into her own hands before I could stop her :-( If I could have kept the kitten here, it would have gone much more the way I had planned, but that wasn't an option. Believe me, in the future, if anything like this ever arises again, I won't let one go without making it clear that these steps must be taken first, whether it's to a fosterer or a prospective adoptive parent. It just didn't dawn on me at all that a fosterer would ever be the type to promote declawing -- I have never heard/read of such a thing. Every fosterer I have ever known or read about is anti-declaw. Now I know better. We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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"Dan and Nancy Mahoney" wrote in message
... Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn I am so glad to hear that! It's wonderful that the nasty ones are gone, and that nature is returning to a normal balance. I'm hoping that the birdsong is a good sign. I always find it uplifting, even if its just sparrows chattering away. I find quiet places that don't also have birdsong quite eerie. Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 24/09/04 |
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"Dan and Nancy Mahoney" wrote in message
... Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn I am so glad to hear that! It's wonderful that the nasty ones are gone, and that nature is returning to a normal balance. I'm hoping that the birdsong is a good sign. I always find it uplifting, even if its just sparrows chattering away. I find quiet places that don't also have birdsong quite eerie. Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 24/09/04 |
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"Dan and Nancy Mahoney" wrote in message
... Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn I am so glad to hear that! It's wonderful that the nasty ones are gone, and that nature is returning to a normal balance. I'm hoping that the birdsong is a good sign. I always find it uplifting, even if its just sparrows chattering away. I find quiet places that don't also have birdsong quite eerie. Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 24/09/04 |
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Purrs and best wishes,
-- Polonca & Soncek "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... snip We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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Purrs and best wishes,
-- Polonca & Soncek "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... snip We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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