I think Bruiser joined a gang

Early this morning around one I was out on my patio and heard the sound
of cats about to commit violence. Maya was dozing on the cat tree but
Bruiser was out and about. I dashed out front and saw four cats
furtively running well spaced apart along the back cement block wall. I
was familiar with the first three and they were all heading towards their
homes. Maya, who followed me out must have thought they looked guilty of
something as well because she puffed up and chased off after them
Bringing up the rear looking a little confused was Bruiser. OK, Bruiser
looks confused a lot but he has a good heart. I could just see him.
Hey, why is that cat getting mad at us? Why are we running away. Why
are you guys leaving? I checked him out and he seemed fine, not even
agitated, just well... confused.

Has Bruiser been disappearing very late @ night w/ no explanation? This is
difficult - he can't pull his buttfur down around his thighs very well,
exposing his "crack" (cats don't have "cracks" anyway); gang color-wearing
is out: what he was born with is his "colors" for life;
piercing jewelry worn as a badge of membership is pretty much out, vets are
not into this form of body adornment as such, I think the only "piercing"
they do is for i.d. chips.
This group is probably just looking for a new hangout, since you did shut
down their all-nite Club Biltz recently.



"John Biltz" wrote in message
news:cGO6c.116894$h23.8693@fed1read06...
: Early this morning around one I was out on my patio and heard the sound
: of cats about to commit violence. Maya was dozing on the cat tree but
: Bruiser was out and about. I dashed out front and saw four cats
: furtively running well spaced apart along the back cement block wall. I
: was familiar with the first three and they were all heading towards their
: homes. Maya, who followed me out must have thought they looked guilty of
: something as well because she puffed up and chased off after them
: Bringing up the rear looking a little confused was Bruiser. OK, Bruiser
: looks confused a lot but he has a good heart. I could just see him.
: Hey, why is that cat getting mad at us? Why are we running away. Why
: are you guys leaving? I checked him out and he seemed fine, not even
: agitated, just well... confused.
:

Has Bruiser been disappearing very late @ night w/ no explanation? This is
difficult - he can't pull his buttfur down around his thighs very well,
exposing his "crack" (cats don't have "cracks" anyway); gang color-wearing
is out: what he was born with is his "colors" for life;
piercing jewelry worn as a badge of membership is pretty much out, vets are
not into this form of body adornment as such, I think the only "piercing"
they do is for i.d. chips.

ROFL! You *really* shoulda put a beverage warning on this one.
I don't think ID chips are real macho, though. It's sort of like wearing
mommy's apron strings. Tatoos, on the other hand, could be. In adddition to the
ID number, the vet could inscribe the Bad Cats with something very macho like
""Born to Raise Hell".
Except in Oklahoma of course, where tatooing is illegal. Our Bad Cats probably
have to either go to Texas or go to one of those back-alley kitty tatoo
parlors.

Sherry

Sherry
That would certainly id

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
Has Bruiser been disappearing very late @ night w/ no explanation? This
is
difficult - he can't pull his buttfur down around his thighs very well,
exposing his "crack" (cats don't have "cracks" anyway); gang
color-wearing
is out: what he was born with is his "colors" for life;
piercing jewelry worn as a badge of membership is pretty much out, vets
are
not into this form of body adornment as such, I think the only "piercing"
they do is for i.d. chips.

ROFL! You *really* shoulda put a beverage warning on this one.
I don't think ID chips are real macho, though. It's sort of like wearing
mommy's apron strings. Tatoos, on the other hand, could be. In adddition
to the
ID number, the vet could inscribe the Bad Cats with something very macho
like
""Born to Raise Hell".
Except in Oklahoma of course, where tatooing is illegal. Our Bad Cats
probably
have to either go to Texas or go to one of those back-alley kitty tatoo
parlors.

Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do you mean
for cats and other animals, or for humans too? What if you already have a
tattoo, can you not go to Oklahoma? Do they have a lot of laser tattoo
removal clinics there? The mind boggles...
--
Britta
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do you mean
for cats and other animals, or for humans too? What if you already have a
tattoo, can you not go to Oklahoma? Do they have a lot of laser tattoo
removal clinics there? The mind boggles...
--
Britta
Yes, human tattooing is illegal here! Is that not the stupidest thing? You can
carry a gun, drive 75 miles an hour, but you can't get a tattoo. Go figure.

Sherry

Sherry wrote:
Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do
you mean for cats and other animals, or for humans too? What if you
already have a tattoo, can you not go to Oklahoma? Do they have a
lot of laser tattoo removal clinics there? The mind boggles...
--
Britta
Yes, human tattooing is illegal here! Is that not the stupidest
thing? You can carry a gun, drive 75 miles an hour, but you can't get
a tattoo. Go figure.

Sherry

Nutso. But then, tatoos are not very attractive.

Jill

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do you
mean
for cats and other animals, or for humans too? What if you already have
a
tattoo, can you not go to Oklahoma? Do they have a lot of laser tattoo
removal clinics there? The mind boggles...
--
Britta
Yes, human tattooing is illegal here! Is that not the stupidest thing? You
can
carry a gun, drive 75 miles an hour, but you can't get a tattoo. Go
figure.

That does seem really stupid. Isn't Oklahoma the state where they still
allow cockfighting? Seems they have their priorities mixed up.
Here in Thailand, tattooing is legal, but I heard that you cannot get a job
for the police force or the government if you have one. They make you have
a medical where they check your body over for tattoos.
--
Britta
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Sherry wrote:
Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do
you mean for cats and other animals, or for humans too? What if you
already have a tattoo, can you not go to Oklahoma? Do they have a
lot of laser tattoo removal clinics there? The mind boggles...
--
Britta
Yes, human tattooing is illegal here! Is that not the stupidest
thing? You can carry a gun, drive 75 miles an hour, but you can't get
a tattoo. Go figure.

Sherry

What about piercings?

Kristy
curious
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badwilson wrote:

Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do
you mean for cats and other animals, or for humans too?

LOL! This discussion notwithstanding, I can't see the point of a furry
animal getting a tattoo. (Although I do know a woman who got one side of
her *scalp* tattooed. When she wants it to show, she gets all her hair
shaved off, and when not, she just lets her hair grow in. Very convenient.)

What if you already have a tattoo, can you not go to Oklahoma?

My guess is that individuals with tattoos wouldn't be prosecuted, unless
caught in the actual process of getting one. How could anyone prove that
they had gotten it in OK? (Well, maybe if the tattoo parlor had records,
cops could search them - but why would would a parler in OK keep records
if it's illegal?) I'm sure the bulk of the prosecuting goes toward the
operators of parlors.

It is a weird law, I agree. Though I see Hopitus's point - you do have
to enforce health codes. Of course, keeping the business illegal makes it
all the more likely that health codes are not followed in the places that
do practice it.

Joyce

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badwilson wrote:

Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma? I've never heard that one. Do
you mean for cats and other animals, or for humans too?

LOL! This discussion notwithstanding, I can't see the point of a
furry animal getting a tattoo. (Although I do know a woman who got
one side of her *scalp* tattooed. When she wants it to show, she
gets all her hair shaved off, and when not, she just lets her hair
grow in. Very convenient.)

I haven't heard of any animals being tattoed for decorative purposes,
only as a permanent way of placing ID information on them. Then
again, given some of the strange things that people have done to pets
in the past, I won't say that it is impossible.

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