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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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Drown her. I think it is terrible what she is doing to this cat to get
publicity. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "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. We saw the poor wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears flattened, hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags it back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman, after we rescue the cat? |
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Bobcat wrote: 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. We saw the poor wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears flattened, hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags it back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman, after we rescue the cat? Take her out past the three mile limit, toss HER overboard, and let HER swim for shore? Sure, cats CAN swim, if they have to - I think most mammals can - but why force them to? |
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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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Not only is this action of obvious, blatant, cruelty, but extreme
*stupidity* is part of the mix. The cat should be taken out of this woman's "care" and provided with a set of decent humans. Sad, that the authorities pay so little attention regarding harm done to animals. LT |
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"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. We saw the poor wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears flattened, hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags it back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman, after we rescue the cat? What about the problem of the cat having to lick the SALT water out of it's fur? Does she give the cat a post-surfing bath? And how traumatic is that for the poor creature? -- Motherthing Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death. - Rosalind Russell |
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