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Old November 23rd 04, 04:34 PM
Rene
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Hello,

I just read the January 2005 issue of Cat Fancy magazine. They have an
article about trimming down your fat cat. Within the article, they
have a contest for the "fattest cat." The three fattest cats will win
cash prizes.

This burns my bisquits--instead of helping cat owners maintain (or
lose) their pet's weight, they are encouraging it! A better contest
would have been to *help* the three biggest cats lose weight.

If you want to write magazine and let them know how you feel, the
email is:

Rene
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Old November 23rd 04, 05:13 PM
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Hello,

I just read the January 2005 issue of Cat Fancy magazine. They have an
article about trimming down your fat cat. Within the article, they
have a contest for the "fattest cat." The three fattest cats will win
cash prizes.


If you want to write magazine and let them know how you feel, the
email is:

Rene


I don't like Cat Fancy at all. At best, it's a storybook with nice pictures.
The way they prostitute themselves to their advertisers makes me sick. I quit
reading it long ago when they ran an article about the "possible advantages" of
feeding zoo cats DRY FOOD. With a big endorsement and advertisement by Iams of
course. I didn't see the article you mention, since I don't read it regularly,
but did you look to see which advertiser sponsors that contest?

Sherry
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Old November 23rd 04, 05:16 PM
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Sorry to follow-up my own post, but I wanted to add that instead of a
subscription to Cat Fancy, your money is much better spent on Cornell's Cat
Newsletter. Particularly if you're not interested in purebreds and just want
good, solid cat health/behavior articles. There is some good stuff in there,
and you know it's reliable information.

Sherry
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Old November 23rd 04, 06:09 PM
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"Rene" wrote in message
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Hello,

I just read the January 2005 issue of Cat Fancy magazine. They have an
article about trimming down your fat cat. Within the article, they
have a contest for the "fattest cat." The three fattest cats will win
cash prizes.



Brilliant. Now, some morons will deliberately try to fatten up their cats
to compete in an utterly stupid contest, for which the grand prize will be
predisposition to diabetes and hepatic lipidosis.


This burns my bisquits--instead of helping cat owners maintain (or
lose) their pet's weight, they are encouraging it! A better contest
would have been to *help* the three biggest cats lose weight.

If you want to write magazine and let them know how you feel, the
email is:



The best letter to send is a canncellation of your subscription with the
reason for your cancellation.




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Old November 23rd 04, 06:09 PM
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"Sherry " wrote in message
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Sorry to follow-up my own post, but I wanted to add that instead of a
subscription to Cat Fancy, your money is much better spent on Cornell's

Cat
Newsletter. Particularly if you're not interested in purebreds and just

want
good, solid cat health/behavior articles. There is some good stuff in

there,
and you know it's reliable information.



Excellent advice. Cornell's newsletter is "Ca****ch". Tuff's University
also puts out an excellent newsletter: "Catnip" - its a little more
technical but easy to understand.

Phil



Sherry



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Old November 23rd 04, 07:21 PM
Sherry
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As for Cat Fancy, I think they don't have much choice but to cater to their
advertisers, as many magazines must to survive. Cats magazine and the Whole
Cat
Journal did not survive financially, so that leaves Cat Fancy and they appear
to be on shaky grounds as well. Your modest subscription fee does not keep a
magazine like that afloat; they need advertising dollars.

I've worked in print media all my life and am familiar with the practice of
sucking up to the advertisers and politicians. Maybe that's why I notice it so
much in Cat Fancy, and hate it just as much. And you're right; your
subscription fee is usually just gravy to the publication; however; they depend
on your subscription itself to raise their circulation numbers so that they
*can* hook the big advertisers.
If anybody likes reading Cat Fancy, that's fine; as long as you're reading it
for the pretty pictures and cute stories and taking the other stuff with a
grain of salt.

Sherry
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Old November 23rd 04, 07:24 PM
Sherry
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article about trimming down your fat cat. Within the article, they
have a contest for the "fattest cat." The three fattest cats will win
cash prizes.



Brilliant. Now, some morons will deliberately try to fatten up their cats
to compete in an utterly stupid contest, for which the grand prize will be
predisposition to diabetes and hepatic lipidosis.


Exactly my thoughts. And don't think there's not some moron out there who will
try to fatten their cat up even more to win the stupid contest. It's one of the
most irresponsible things I've ever heard of any animal magazine printing. If
I were a subscriber, I'd cancel and tell them why. Since I'm not, I'm telling
them anyway.

Sherry

Sherry
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Old November 23rd 04, 07:26 PM
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I just read the January 2005 issue of Cat Fancy magazine. They have an
article about trimming down your fat cat. Within the article, they
have a contest for the "fattest cat." The three fattest cats will win
cash prizes.


The Guiness Book of world records stopped their fattest contests because it
encourages unhealthy behavior. That is irresponsible of them.
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Old November 23rd 04, 07:37 PM
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"Sherry " wrote in message
...
Sorry to follow-up my own post, but I wanted to add that instead of a
subscription to Cat Fancy, your money is much better spent on Cornell's

Cat
Newsletter. Particularly if you're not interested in purebreds and just

want
good, solid cat health/behavior articles. There is some good stuff in

there,
and you know it's reliable information.

I love Cornell, had no idea about the newletter though. I look at their
vet site all the time.


 




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