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Charlie Wilkes wrote: You've got real coast and a real surf down there. All we have are inland waters with quaint little bays and coves. The Canadians stole our open coast. Charlie Having grown up in the midwest, I appreciate even the little bays and coves. Lake MI is big, but it's just not quite the same. -L. |
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Hmmm, several of us live in this area of the country. I live in a town
between Tacoma and Seattle. Hope there are a lot of people up there in Bellingham who want to adopt the kitties! Rhonda -L. wrote: Are you coastal? I love that area of the country. I live in Portland, currently. -L. |
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Charlie wrote:
I pumped a slug into her skull with my .38 revolver. "---MIKE---" wrote Charlie, I am anti gun myself but that comment was something I didn't need to see. Same here. I was with you until that post. I must have missed the part where you couldn't take her to the vet. -- -Kelly |
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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 02:23:13 -0400, "KellyH"
wrote: Charlie wrote: I pumped a slug into her skull with my .38 revolver. "---MIKE---" wrote Charlie, I am anti gun myself but that comment was something I didn't need to see. Same here. I was with you until that post. I must have missed the part where you couldn't take her to the vet. I was on an island with minimal services. I'd have had to charter a boat or a plane. Which I could have done. But for what? Should I have sought a specialist to perform reconstructive surgery on her lower jaw? Or would it have been more humane to take her in for a dose of professional-grade blue juice? I can tell you the bullet was a lot cheaper. Charlie |
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"Charlie Wilkes" wrote
I was on an island with minimal services. I'd have had to charter a boat or a plane. Which I could have done. But for what? Should I have sought a specialist to perform reconstructive surgery on her lower jaw? Or would it have been more humane to take her in for a dose of professional-grade blue juice? I can tell you the bullet was a lot cheaper. Didn't realize you were that remote. -- -Kelly |
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"KellyH" wrote in message ... Charlie wrote: I pumped a slug into her skull with my .38 revolver. "---MIKE---" wrote Charlie, I am anti gun myself but that comment was something I didn't need to see. Same here. I was with you until that post. I must have missed the part where you couldn't take her to the vet. It upset me too. But with someone as obviously kind-hearted as Charlie, I decided he must have truly thought she was suffering and could not be helped. Still the image is terrible and I could never to something like that, even to put an animal "out of its misery." I just could not do that. |
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Charlie Wilkes wrote: I was on an island with minimal services. I'd have had to charter a boat or a plane. Which I could have done. But for what? Should I have sought a specialist to perform reconstructive surgery on her lower jaw? Or would it have been more humane to take her in for a dose of professional-grade blue juice? I can tell you the bullet was a lot cheaper. Charlie I'm just glad you were a good aim. The problem I have with such acts is people who aren't. Nothing wrong with putting the cat down quickly; everything wrong with causing more suffering. -L. |
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On 25 Apr 2005 13:30:39 -0700, "-L." wrote:
Charlie Wilkes wrote: I was on an island with minimal services. I'd have had to charter a boat or a plane. Which I could have done. But for what? Should I have sought a specialist to perform reconstructive surgery on her lower jaw? Or would it have been more humane to take her in for a dose of professional-grade blue juice? I can tell you the bullet was a lot cheaper. Charlie I'm just glad you were a good aim. The problem I have with such acts is people who aren't. Nothing wrong with putting the cat down quickly; everything wrong with causing more suffering. -L. She was in bad shape and needed to be put down. If I hadn't had the gun, I would have had to strangle her, which would have been messier. Taking her to the vet would have turned it into a full-blown ordeal. I was fond of this cat, but I did not allow myself to become too emotionally attached, because I always knew something like this might happen to a cat living in the bush. It's the same with the feral in my bathroom. I think I can do better by these critters if I keep a certain detachment and an ability to see things the way they are rather than the way I would like them to be. Charlie |
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Charlie Wilkes wrote: She was in bad shape and needed to be put down. If I hadn't had the gun, I would have had to strangle her, which would have been messier. Taking her to the vet would have turned it into a full-blown ordeal. I was fond of this cat, but I did not allow myself to become too emotionally attached, because I always knew something like this might happen to a cat living in the bush. It's the same with the feral in my bathroom. I think I can do better by these critters if I keep a certain detachment and an ability to see things the way they are rather than the way I would like them to be. Charlie And you can't save them all, which is hard for some people to accept. Personally, I'd like to see all animals wild and thriving in their natural habitats, unfettered from human involvement. But we've made them dependant on us, so we *have to* care for them - even those we don't share our homes with. -L. |
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-L. wrote:
Charlie Wilkes wrote: She was in bad shape and needed to be put down. If I hadn't had the gun, I would have had to strangle her, which would have been messier. Taking her to the vet would have turned it into a full-blown ordeal. I was fond of this cat, but I did not allow myself to become too emotionally attached, because I always knew something like this might happen to a cat living in the bush. It's the same with the feral in my bathroom. I think I can do better by these critters if I keep a certain detachment and an ability to see things the way they are rather than the way I would like them to be. Charlie And you can't save them all, which is hard for some people to accept. Personally, I'd like to see all animals wild and thriving in their natural habitats, unfettered from human involvement. But we've made them dependant on us, so we *have to* care for them - even those we don't share our homes with. -L. You don't much about deer and wolf populations! |
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