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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
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K-Bitch "pokes" fun at Pinky
"Pinku-Sensei" wrote in message Sometimes kooks just arrive here in AUK as if by magic carpet. It saves us (tinu) the trouble of finding them and bringing them back here. Dr. Chrome-Dome (Pinky) you got a "Special" reception here in AUK because you are a "Super Ko0k" K-Bitch enjoyed "poking" you as the photo shows: http://www.girlincontrol.com/hun-27-...G_9120_JPG.jpg Bring back fond memories? Your Pal, HJ |
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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:52:40 -0000, Anonymous
wrote: (AP Newswire Story #29837461 7/31/07) wrote in message; Recent research has shown that the average lifespan of domesticated animals are up to 6 years less than those of their feral counterparts. The findings of this research highlight the hypocrisy and selfishness and ego of pet owners - that these so-called animal lovers brutally and callously cut short the lives of their four-legged companions. Keep them in cages, in their own urine and poop, on a diet of shameless poor quality pet food that consists almost entirely on corn. Adequacy.org spoke to the scientist behind the research and asked, what can be done to rectify this widespread and socially acceptable form of barbarism? The findings of this research, published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Association of Veterinary Science and Associated Professions, are an unequivocal condemnation of pet owners, where Ego is fed by complete control and subsurbavance of a small helpless animal. The facts, presented below, make chilling reading. For example, the average lifespan of a domesticated dog is four years less than that of a similar dog living in the wild. Species Domesticated Lifespan (years) Feral Lifespan (years) Cat 9 19 Dog 6 16 Fish 2 6 Hamster 1 2 Horse 21 29 Rabbit 4 12 Comparative Lifespans of Domesticated and Feral Animals Dr. Victor O'Neill, the author of this work and a veterinary surgeon for over 25 years, explained that several factors are responsible for foreshortening the lives of domesticated animals. "Firstly, animals reared in a domestic environment are not exposed to the same pathogens during infancy as wild animals. Therefore, the immune systems of domesticated animals do not develop properly, which leads to a reduced resistance to disease in adulthood." "However, the main reason for these disturbing findings is that animals do not adapt to domestic life. Animals are simply unhappy when sharing a habitat with humans. Humans attempt to impose their value system upon animals and then punish the animals should they transgress this arbitrary set of rules of which they have no comprehension. These animals, enslaved by human tyrants, eventually lose the will to live, which results in their premature deaths." Following the publication of his research, O'Neill has formed a pressure group to lobby for a change in the law, outlawing pet ownership. In the short term, O'Neill believes that a change in people's attitudes is necessary. "Currently, pet ownership is seen as a harmless hobby and people are dependant on their companion animals. However, this research has shown that pet ownership is anything but harmless. Animals are traumatized as they are not in their natural setting, and caged up. People need to realize that it is a cruel institution that must be stopped." "Also animals, pets, crap all over the place and pollute our streams, our water, our front lawn, they poop inside our houses on the rugs, they are unsanitary spreader of diseases and germs." "There are many parallels between pet ownership and the practice of black slavery that was widespread in the United States of America during the early part of the last century. Nowadays, the ownership of slaves is socially unacceptable and is rightly acknowledged as a barbaric practice. Pet ownership is exactly the same. Pets are fed a mixture of corn, ash, and waste products. I hope that people will come to realize that keeping domesticated animals is morally indefensible and that society will ostracize pet owners." However, O'Neill's viewpoint has been controversial and unpopular in some areas of the USA. "I have received innumerable death threats from pet owners. On one occasion my eight year-old daughter was kidnapped and physically assaulted by an enraged pet owner. Animal lovers are notorious for their emotional instability and they rely on their pet animals as a substitute for normal human relationships. My proposals to remove their emotional safety net are anathema to them and it is hardly surprising to see such an irrational reaction." It is truly inspiring to meet a man such as O'Neill who is willing to risk his personal safety in the fight for a righteous cause. It is indisputable that pet ownership is a vile practice. Humanity will only ever be able to consider itself an advanced civilization when it outlaws this cruel institution and treats the lesser species with proper respect. Each Dog and Cat eats more food per day than the average person in Bangladesh or India. People are starving to death because rich owners have to have their Ego stabilized by total control and use of poor animals. Shameful. Dr. D. Danube Great article! Thanx! I'm going to go home and let my dog go free. Jade |
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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes Daedalus wrote:
Great article! Thanx! I'm going to go home and let my dog go free. Jade LOL!!! That's the best response yet! Joyce |
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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
Anonymous wrote:
(AP Newswire Story #29837461 7/31/07) wrote in message; Recent research has shown that the average lifespan of domesticated animals are up to 6 years less than those of their feral counterparts. The findings of this research highlight the hypocrisy and selfishness and ego of pet owners - that these so-called animal lovers brutally and callously cut short the lives of their four-legged companions. Keep them in cages, in their own urine and poop, on a diet of shameless poor quality pet food that consists almost entirely on corn. Adequacy.org spoke to the scientist behind the research and asked, what can be done to rectify this widespread and socially acceptable form of barbarism? The findings of this research, published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Association of Veterinary Science and Associated Professions, are an unequivocal condemnation of pet owners, where Ego is fed by complete control and subsurbavance of a small helpless animal. The facts, presented below, make chilling reading. For example, the average lifespan of a domesticated dog is four years less than that of a similar dog living in the wild. Species Domesticated Lifespan (years) Feral Lifespan (years) Cat 9 19 Dog 6 16 Fish 2 6 Hamster 1 2 Horse 21 29 Rabbit 4 12 you've swopped your figures around. My cat lived until 20, my dog 18, fish 6 and still going, hamster 5, next doors rabbit 10 and still going as well. -- zaax |
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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
Species Domesticated Lifespan (years) Feral Lifespan (years) Cat 9 19 Dog 6 16 Fish 2 6 Hamster 1 2 Horse 21 29 Rabbit 4 12 I found this odd from the start - I've so far had a 6 year old goldfish, a two or three year old hamster and a 12 year old (+ or -) rabbit. I'm betting our cat will come out ahead of these statistics, too..... |
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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
Daedalus wrote in
: On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:52:40 -0000, Anonymous wrote: (AP Newswire Story #29837461 7/31/07) wrote in message; Recent research has shown that the average lifespan of domesticated animals are up to 6 years less than those of their feral counterparts. The findings of this research highlight the hypocrisy and selfishness and ego of pet owners - that these so-called animal lovers brutally and callously cut short the lives of their four-legged companions. Keep them in cages, in their own urine and poop, on a diet of shameless poor quality pet food that consists almost entirely on corn. Adequacy.org spoke to the scientist behind the research and asked, what can be done to rectify this widespread and socially acceptable form of barbarism? The findings of this research, published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Association of Veterinary Science and Associated Professions, are an unequivocal condemnation of pet owners, where Ego is fed by complete control and subsurbavance of a small helpless animal. The facts, presented below, make chilling reading. For example, the average lifespan of a domesticated dog is four years less than that of a similar dog living in the wild. Species Domesticated Lifespan (years) Feral Lifespan (years) Cat 9 19 Dog 6 16 Fish 2 6 Hamster 1 2 Horse 21 29 Rabbit 4 12 Comparative Lifespans of Domesticated and Feral Animals Dr. Victor O'Neill, the author of this work and a veterinary surgeon for over 25 years, explained that several factors are responsible for foreshortening the lives of domesticated animals. "Firstly, animals reared in a domestic environment are not exposed to the same pathogens during infancy as wild animals. Therefore, the immune systems of domesticated animals do not develop properly, which leads to a reduced resistance to disease in adulthood." "However, the main reason for these disturbing findings is that animals do not adapt to domestic life. Animals are simply unhappy when sharing a habitat with humans. Humans attempt to impose their value system upon animals and then punish the animals should they transgress this arbitrary set of rules of which they have no comprehension. These animals, enslaved by human tyrants, eventually lose the will to live, which results in their premature deaths." Following the publication of his research, O'Neill has formed a pressure group to lobby for a change in the law, outlawing pet ownership. In the short term, O'Neill believes that a change in people's attitudes is necessary. "Currently, pet ownership is seen as a harmless hobby and people are dependant on their companion animals. However, this research has shown that pet ownership is anything but harmless. Animals are traumatized as they are not in their natural setting, and caged up. People need to realize that it is a cruel institution that must be stopped." "Also animals, pets, crap all over the place and pollute our streams, our water, our front lawn, they poop inside our houses on the rugs, they are unsanitary spreader of diseases and germs." "There are many parallels between pet ownership and the practice of black slavery that was widespread in the United States of America during the early part of the last century. Nowadays, the ownership of slaves is socially unacceptable and is rightly acknowledged as a barbaric practice. Pet ownership is exactly the same. Pets are fed a mixture of corn, ash, and waste products. I hope that people will come to realize that keeping domesticated animals is morally indefensible and that society will ostracize pet owners." However, O'Neill's viewpoint has been controversial and unpopular in some areas of the USA. "I have received innumerable death threats from pet owners. On one occasion my eight year-old daughter was kidnapped and physically assaulted by an enraged pet owner. Animal lovers are notorious for their emotional instability and they rely on their pet animals as a substitute for normal human relationships. My proposals to remove their emotional safety net are anathema to them and it is hardly surprising to see such an irrational reaction." It is truly inspiring to meet a man such as O'Neill who is willing to risk his personal safety in the fight for a righteous cause. It is indisputable that pet ownership is a vile practice. Humanity will only ever be able to consider itself an advanced civilization when it outlaws this cruel institution and treats the lesser species with proper respect. Each Dog and Cat eats more food per day than the average person in Bangladesh or India. People are starving to death because rich owners have to have their Ego stabilized by total control and use of poor animals. Shameful. Dr. D. Danube Great article! Thanx! I'm going to go home and let my dog go free. Jade I always enjoy a bit of subsurbavance myself. Andy |
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Pet Ownership is Killing through Kindness
In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
(Wild animals confined to zoos may not do as well as in the wild, but the reasons for that are complex, and have no relation to living conditions of companion animals.) Something that the animal rights people don't seem to understand is that a domesticated animal has been altered genetically and no longer has all the same instincts as its wild ancestors. Of course, it has *some* of those instincts, but the process of domestication, which occurs over many, many generations, has changed their basic nature so that they are dependent on humans. (And to some extent, vice versa - we co-evolved with them.) So of course a wild animal doesn't do as well in captivity - they are still wild. You can't apply that logic to a domesticated species. Of course, the PETA wackos disapprove of domestication to begin with, but talk about tilting at windmills. It already happened, dude. Get a time machine and go yell at the people who lived 12,000 years ago. Joyce |
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