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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Feb 3, 7:45*am, Devils Advocaat wrote:
On Feb 3, 10:24*am, IBen Getiner wrote: On Jan 23, 1:28*am, J wrote: Cats are basically the domain of homosexuals and crazy women who can't find a man. The rest of the world will survive just fine without these hideous creatures. Good riddance! http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/cats-erad...ew-zealand/#W6.... (STUFF) Some scientists are backing Gareth Morgan s campaign to control cats in order to protect native species, but say more also needs to be done to counter other predators. Morgan, a philanthropist and economist, launched the Cats to Go website yesterday, which calls for the eradication of the friendly neighborhood serial killer . Killing cats was an option, but cat owners should also control their pets in order to protect native species, the website said. University of Otago senior lecturer in zoology, Dr Yolanda van Heezik, supported Morgan s campaign, saying his proposals were reasonable and would prove effective. Consider using a collar with a bell: our research has shown they reduced catch by 50 per cent, van Heezik said. J Young Hey....!! *I love cats and I ain't no fag. I have to disagree with you here, Jon. Just because you're a dog-person doesn't give you the right to homosexualize the ones of us who aren't. We love out cats!! As long as they’re totally declawed and keep ****ting in their little boxes, that is….. IBen Why claim to be a cat lover then promote deliberate mutilation of the same? Mutilation....? None of my cats are spayed OR neutered. Sorry... try again. IBen |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps
wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. -- |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Feb 4, 8:14*am, Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... *There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. -- \|||/ (o o) ,--oo0--------------. | Please | | Don't Feed | | The RATz | '--------------oo0---' |__| |__| || || ooO Ooo |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried infected fleas; dogs too. -- |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried infected fleas; dogs too. Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the plague.... I don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of very intelligent questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters woulde have become engineers..... |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:58:21 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried infected fleas; dogs too. Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the plague.... I don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of very intelligent questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters woulde have become engineers..... I believe rats infested with infected fleas carried the plague from Asia to Europe aboard ships, but the flea could be present in any host that would accommodate it, including humans. -- |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:58:21 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried infected fleas; dogs too. Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the plague.... I don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of very intelligent questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters woulde have become engineers..... I believe rats infested with infected fleas carried the plague from Asia to Europe aboard ships, but the flea could be present in any host that would accommodate it, including humans. Yes. But the question was, did the rats, cats and dogs get the plague as well as the humans? |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:57:47 -0600, Robert Parker
wrote: On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:02:58 -0800, Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried infected fleas; dogs too. Cats would have reduced the rat population. No indication that dogs or cats would be carriers of the plague. Not quite. Neither rats, cats or dogs were carriers of the plague - they were carriers of fleas. The fleas carried the disease on any hosts that would accommodate them. Rats were favorites because they were filthy rodents and difficult to contain. Dogs and cats have been family pets for eons. -- |
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Cats eradicated as pets in New Zealand
On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:04:17 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:58:21 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:19:20 -0800, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:51:57 -0500, Clara Semps wrote: In the middle Ages, the Black Plague was spread quickly... There were several reasons for this. Primarily, the spread of the big asian rats carrying the disease. The Black Death was caused by fleas carried by rats that were very common in towns and cities. The fleas bit into their victims literally injecting them with the disease. Death could be very quick for the weaker victims. Yes. The Bubonic plague is one of the few diseases that crosses the species barrier from rats to humans. Fortunately, most diseases do not. In the 18th century, cats may have easily saved millions of human lives..... Just wondering out loud........the cats themselves could have carried infected fleas; dogs too. Yes.... And the cats (and dogs) could have also gotten the plague.... I don't know. News stories seldon answer those kinds of very intelligent questions. I think that if they did, all newscsters woulde have become engineers..... I believe rats infested with infected fleas carried the plague from Asia to Europe aboard ships, but the flea could be present in any host that would accommodate it, including humans. Yes. But the question was, did the rats, cats and dogs get the plague as well as the humans? Yes. http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/...c_ct_plague%20 -- |
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