Posted on 06/04/2017 10:11:42 AM PDT by Seizethecarp
Then there’s Cat People of Melbourne, an Australian rescue group that recently decided to turn the adorable approach on its head. Instead of emphasizing the cuddly or intelligent nature of one slender black feline in its custody, director Gina Brett wrote an adoption profile that made him sound downright nasty.
“Mr. Biggles (also known as Lord Bigglesworth) is an utter utter utter bastard,” Brett wrote. “Mr. Biggles is a despot and dictator, he will let you know he is not happy, which is often because things are often just not up to his high standards.”
She went on: “Mr. Biggles likes his cuddles on his terms, and will sit in your lap when he decides it’s time. If the stroking is not up to his standards, he will nip you.”
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kitty ping...
Oh, if cats could talk, I wonder what kind of names they would have for us, LOL!
Calling Slings and Arrows.
If cats could talk, they would complain about the universally substandard service that their human servants provide. We fail to appreciate our true subservient position to them.
If aliens ever invade, the cats will be first to defect...
“slave human”, “delayed feast still walking”, “noisy hairless ape-like thing”, “food servant”, “doorman”?
If cats were bipedal with opposable thumbs, they could conquer humanity.
But they’d stop halfway through to chase moths and nap.
Paging Jackson Galaxy!
Yeah...Indoor sh*t shoveler, too
Sounds like this broad is not familiar with the nature of every cat that ever lived (and I happen to love cats, but I also know my place in their world ..).
“Staff”
Many cats will gently nip you to let you know that (1) they want to be petted, (2) they’ve had enough petting, (3) they want some attention. My Maine Coon does it. My little rescue kitty does it. It’s a form of communication. It sounds like Mr. Biggles just doesn’t realize how hard he is nipping. He needs some gentle behavioral shading. I’ve had to do that with formerly ferals I’ve adopted over the years and they were the best cats ever.
If that cat could talk, what tales he’d tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin’ word.
-Hoyt Axton
In other words.....he is a cat.
If she had it as a kitten she probably screwed it up trying to turn it into something it was not and now is bitter and unable to accept that fact.
She lives alone too,I bet.
Just re-read...Its a feral cat period. They suck.
My sis gave one to our mother (87yo). Couldn’t pet it acted just like the one in the article.
I told her to get it out of Maws house so she took it to her 50 acre farm.Disapered after a few weeks.met its match, good.
Finally, a Washington Compost story I can read, and believe.
Like claiming that an adoptable dog’s name was ‘Uggy’. Makes people have more sympathy. Why did you call the dog ugly, you bastard? The dog is not ugly! You are.
It’s personality that counts.
Now, if only people would apply that philosophy to HUMANS as well.
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