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Stupid pet owner trick
That's terrible! Poor kitty! The woman is positively torturing her. I do
hope someone stops the woman from doing that. -- Polonca & Soncek "Bobcat" wrote in message ... We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At the beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. snip |
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Bobcat wrote:
"BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message ... I saw that show too. I thought the cat looked fine when she was actually swimming in the water, but she DID look kind of upset about the surfing part. Like you, I'm only judging by what the program showed us, and I didn't like it at all. For one thing as I said, the angle of the camera indicated that the cat seemed to be swimming desperately for shore. If it were enjoying swimming it would more likely be heading for its owner, or swimming around, or playing. IMO, I saw the nothing to indicate the cat found any pleasure in being in the water - in fact quite the opposite. Besides, although there are exceptions, by far the greatest percentage of cats have an aversion to being wet than not. Well, it does seem unlikely that a cat would enjoy something like that, but it really is hard to know for sure. I tend to agree with you, but I know I have a habit of jumping to conclusions about things when I feel protective, so I'm trying to reserve making judgements without all the facts from now on. But I certainly agree that it seems hard to believe that a cat could enjoy something like that, though there are, of course, exceptions to every rule. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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Bobcat wrote:
"BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message ... I saw that show too. I thought the cat looked fine when she was actually swimming in the water, but she DID look kind of upset about the surfing part. Like you, I'm only judging by what the program showed us, and I didn't like it at all. For one thing as I said, the angle of the camera indicated that the cat seemed to be swimming desperately for shore. If it were enjoying swimming it would more likely be heading for its owner, or swimming around, or playing. IMO, I saw the nothing to indicate the cat found any pleasure in being in the water - in fact quite the opposite. Besides, although there are exceptions, by far the greatest percentage of cats have an aversion to being wet than not. Well, it does seem unlikely that a cat would enjoy something like that, but it really is hard to know for sure. I tend to agree with you, but I know I have a habit of jumping to conclusions about things when I feel protective, so I'm trying to reserve making judgements without all the facts from now on. But I certainly agree that it seems hard to believe that a cat could enjoy something like that, though there are, of course, exceptions to every rule. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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bewtifulfreak wrote:
Bobcat wrote: "BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message ... I saw that show too. I thought the cat looked fine when she was actually swimming in the water, but she DID look kind of upset about the surfing part. Like you, I'm only judging by what the program showed us, and I didn't like it at all. For one thing as I said, the angle of the camera indicated that the cat seemed to be swimming desperately for shore. If it were enjoying swimming it would more likely be heading for its owner, or swimming around, or playing. IMO, I saw the nothing to indicate the cat found any pleasure in being in the water - in fact quite the opposite. Besides, although there are exceptions, by far the greatest percentage of cats have an aversion to being wet than not. Well, it does seem unlikely that a cat would enjoy something like that, but it really is hard to know for sure. I tend to agree with you, but I know I have a habit of jumping to conclusions about things when I feel protective, so I'm trying to reserve making judgements without all the facts from now on. But I certainly agree that it seems hard to believe that a cat could enjoy something like that, though there are, of course, exceptions to every rule. Ann It's likely animal abuse, because this is not a good place for a cat. Some people shouldn't be trusted around cats. I hesitate to proscribe punishment, but "education" might be in order. -- Regards Jetadiah & his hooman Fred Remove FFFf to reply, please |
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bewtifulfreak wrote:
Bobcat wrote: "BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message ... I saw that show too. I thought the cat looked fine when she was actually swimming in the water, but she DID look kind of upset about the surfing part. Like you, I'm only judging by what the program showed us, and I didn't like it at all. For one thing as I said, the angle of the camera indicated that the cat seemed to be swimming desperately for shore. If it were enjoying swimming it would more likely be heading for its owner, or swimming around, or playing. IMO, I saw the nothing to indicate the cat found any pleasure in being in the water - in fact quite the opposite. Besides, although there are exceptions, by far the greatest percentage of cats have an aversion to being wet than not. Well, it does seem unlikely that a cat would enjoy something like that, but it really is hard to know for sure. I tend to agree with you, but I know I have a habit of jumping to conclusions about things when I feel protective, so I'm trying to reserve making judgements without all the facts from now on. But I certainly agree that it seems hard to believe that a cat could enjoy something like that, though there are, of course, exceptions to every rule. Ann It's likely animal abuse, because this is not a good place for a cat. Some people shouldn't be trusted around cats. I hesitate to proscribe punishment, but "education" might be in order. -- Regards Jetadiah & his hooman Fred Remove FFFf to reply, please |
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