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"Cat lovers" (LONG)
Hi all
I was reading Kelly's email about her wonderful friend who needed some purrs and it got me thinking about something which I am sure everyone has encountered- "Cat lovers" Now I don't mean the slaves gathered on this list but people who make that claim and then come out with things that make you stare at them and wonder how the Hell could they claim to love cats and yet they still say they are cat lovers. Take my co-worker (PLEASE!) I am sure I have mentioned somewhere on this list that the guy is strange....Well when he first started here he claimed to have grown up with cats and really liked them. The reason he grew up with cats was " the cat just kept getting pregnant and mum sold the kittens to good homes." At one point the house contained about 15 kittens under 6 months. Why didn't they get her spayed. She must have been continously either pregnant and/or nursing. Apparently she died aged about 4 after about 10 or so litters. The poor cat must have died of exhaustion. Okay that was his mum's fault, he was only a kid but he's worrying me now.(To the point where any advice about what I can do under UK law would be appreciated) Basically he is spending a fortune on having his car done up and he's worried about "Stamford" (The cat that seems to have sort of adopted where I work) will sit on it and ruin the paintwork. He even said that he would have to bring his airgun in (And this guy is scary enough to make me think he would do it, he vastly prefers cars to people) so I sent him the information from Skippy that pointed out that a cat's claw can damage car finishes only if the finish is a mess anyway. "Oh well" he dismissed, "All the same if I see that cat get it's claws out on my car I'll take a pair of pliers and take its nails out, that'll solve the problem" And he still says he's a cat lover! The other one was someone I worked with ages ago, she had 3 cats with pedigrees as long as your arm and talked knowledgeably about cats so I thought she was okay but there's just a couple of incidents that left me thinking about what she meant when she said "I am a cat lover" The first was one day when we were looking at a book on pedigree cats and I saw my first Maine Coon. "Lovely" was my verdict. She told me that although at the time, they weren't recognised to show in the UK, she could put me in touch with a breeder and get me a kitten for about £500. "Hmm" says me, "I already have two cats who might have something to say on the matter" She shrugged, "They don't count they're only mongrels, you can just dump them." A few months later she was complaining because she wanted a Devon Rex and her parents had drawn the line at 3 cats. "Ahh well" she finally concluded "My Siamese is nearly 14, he won't be around much longer and then I can have the Devon Rex." And yet she'd probably still say she was a cat lover..... Anyone else run into these "cat lovers" Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Lesley Madigan" wrote in message m... Hi all I was reading Kelly's email about her wonderful friend who needed some purrs and it got me thinking about something which I am sure everyone has encountered- "Cat lovers" Now I don't mean the slaves gathered on this list but people who make that claim and then come out with things that make you stare at them and wonder how the Hell could they claim to love cats and yet they still say they are cat lovers. Take my co-worker (PLEASE!) I am sure I have mentioned somewhere on this list that the guy is strange....Well when he first started here he claimed to have grown up with cats and really liked them. The reason he grew up with cats was " the cat just kept getting pregnant and mum sold the kittens to good homes." At one point the house contained about 15 kittens under 6 months. Why didn't they get her spayed. She must have been continously either pregnant and/or nursing. Apparently she died aged about 4 after about 10 or so litters. The poor cat must have died of exhaustion. Okay that was his mum's fault, he was only a kid but he's worrying me now.(To the point where any advice about what I can do under UK law would be appreciated) Basically he is spending a fortune on having his car done up and he's worried about "Stamford" (The cat that seems to have sort of adopted where I work) will sit on it and ruin the paintwork. He even said that he would have to bring his airgun in (And this guy is scary enough to make me think he would do it, he vastly prefers cars to people) so I sent him the information from Skippy that pointed out that a cat's claw can damage car finishes only if the finish is a mess anyway. "Oh well" he dismissed, "All the same if I see that cat get it's claws out on my car I'll take a pair of pliers and take its nails out, that'll solve the problem" And he still says he's a cat lover! As I understand it, the UK has pretty tough laws. I would print out the law on animal abuse and let him know in no uncertain terms that you would feel inclined to enforce that if anything ever appeared to happen to this cat and if his talk is "just talk" he should consider what he is saying more carefully because now if anything should happen to that cat you will think it is him. The other one was someone I worked with ages ago, she had 3 cats with pedigrees as long as your arm and talked knowledgeably about cats so I thought she was okay but there's just a couple of incidents that left me thinking about what she meant when she said "I am a cat lover" The first was one day when we were looking at a book on pedigree cats and I saw my first Maine Coon. "Lovely" was my verdict. She told me that although at the time, they weren't recognised to show in the UK, she could put me in touch with a breeder and get me a kitten for about £500. "Hmm" says me, "I already have two cats who might have something to say on the matter" She shrugged, "They don't count they're only mongrels, you can just dump them." A few months later she was complaining because she wanted a Devon Rex and her parents had drawn the line at 3 cats. "Ahh well" she finally concluded "My Siamese is nearly 14, he won't be around much longer and then I can have the Devon Rex." Jeez. Tell her you hope her family doesn't say that about her when she gets older. And yet she'd probably still say she was a cat lover..... Anyone else run into these "cat lovers" Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Karen" wrote in message
... "Ahh well" she finally concluded "My Siamese is nearly 14, he won't be around much longer and then I can have the Devon Rex." Jeez. Tell her you hope her family doesn't say that about her when she gets older. Yeah! When I told my mother about what happened to Bandit, I was expecting her to say something stupid and insensitive and she didn't let me down. Her response was, "Wouldn't it have been easier to just have her PTS - she is 15 years old." Right mom, I'll remember that if you ever have medical problems and need someone to take care of you! She's one of those, "It's just an animal" type of people - I *swear* I was adopted!!! Hugs, CatNipped |
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Yeah! When I told my mother about what happened to Bandit, I was expecting her to say something stupid and insensitive and she didn't let me down. Her response was, "Wouldn't it have been easier to just have her PTS - she is 15 years old." Right mom, I'll remember that if you ever have medical problems and need someone to take care of you! She's one of those, "It's just an animal" type of people - I *swear* I was adopted!!! Catnipped You and me both! When Isis passed away my mothers comment was "I suppose you get fond of the things" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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On 2005-03-21, Lesley Madigan penned:
You and me both! When Isis passed away my mothers comment was "I suppose you get fond of the things" Wow. Just, wow. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message .. .
On 2005-03-21, Lesley Madigan penned: You and me both! When Isis passed away my mothers comment was "I suppose you get fond of the things" Wow. Just, wow. My mother didn't like any small living things (I sometimes suspect that category included children) my dad was a keen gardener and thus loathed small felines. My SO's mum is an ailurophobe (Excuse spelling).As a result, me and both my brothers have been owned by cats (through one brother swears they're the wives and the other since his job takes him all over the World left them with his ex-girlfriend but visits regularly) Perhap's we're all adopted too! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... "Lesley Madigan" wrote in message m... Hi all snip .(To the point where any advice about what I can do under UK law would be appreciated) Basically he is spending a fortune on having his car done up and he's worried about "Stamford" (The cat that seems to have sort of adopted where I work) will sit on it and ruin the paintwork. He even said that he would have to bring his airgun in (And this guy is scary enough to make me think he would do it, he vastly prefers cars to people) so I sent him the information from Skippy that pointed out that a cat's claw can damage car finishes only if the finish is a mess anyway. "Oh well" he dismissed, "All the same if I see that cat get it's claws out on my car I'll take a pair of pliers and take its nails out, that'll solve the problem" And he still says he's a cat lover! As I understand it, the UK has pretty tough laws. I would print out the law on animal abuse and let him know in no uncertain terms that you would feel inclined to enforce that if anything ever appeared to happen to this cat and if his talk is "just talk" he should consider what he is saying more carefully because now if anything should happen to that cat you will think it is him. Karen is absolutely right. The UK laws are pretty tough. I would contact the animal protection agency (RSPA or RSPC?) and ask them about laws regarding animal abuse. I would not hestitate to mention the incident and ask them what to do. She shrugged, "They don't count they're only mongrels, you can just dump them." Niiiiiiiiiccccce...I wish I had a whippy comeback for that. A few months later she was complaining because she wanted a Devon Rex and her parents had drawn the line at 3 cats. "Ahh well" she finally concluded "My Siamese is nearly 14, he won't be around much longer and then I can have the Devon Rex." Jeez. Tell her you hope her family doesn't say that about her when she gets older. ::applause:: That is a perfect response. I'm all about sarcasm when it comes to dolts like this. |
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And he still says he's a cat lover! Someone at the base said that Smokey probably had a home near the base and he was just hanging around the ops-center because we'd give him people-food. Yeah, right, that's why his hips were sunken in and he was full of worms and he hung around the base 24/7 and he was decimating the local rabbit population.... If he DID have a home, it was a LOUSY one. --Fil |
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"Lesley Madigan" wrote in message
m... Hi all I was reading Kelly's email about her wonderful friend who needed some purrs and it got me thinking about something which I am sure everyone has encountered- "Cat lovers" Yep, I've encountered people like that, usually through the shelter. A couple of stories: People who give up their cats to the shelter for stupid reasons (IM not so HO) moving, new boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't like cats, etc but then go on and on about how much they love cats (??) People who want us to give them a cat for free because they will give it such a great home. Of course, we don't adopt out cats for free, but I always ask just for kicks about their past and current cats and it's always, "oh that one got hit by a car" "this one disappeared". This guy who contacted us for low-cost vetting and had like 8 cats, none were spayed/neutered. Somehow convinced him to s/n the cats (of course, for free). The reason he hadn't done the males was that he was proud "his guys" were spreading their seed around the neighborhood. Ugh!!! -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG |
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