Posted on 08/10/2009 4:09:36 AM PDT by Daffynition
Another causality of curiosity. ;(
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/etc/1303066561.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/npo/1307220962.html http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/jobs/citizen-outreach-staff
the first link is bad
So what, these people kept their cat outside, and they don’t expect it to wander around? Or they don’t lock their doors? Now they’re blaming somebody else for their lack of attention?
Must be great to be a Liberal.
Wilbur was beautiful. Orange and whte tabbys are the BEST cats. I had one that was deliberately killed by a neighbor who resented the fact that the cat could roam free while city ordinances required his German Shepherd to be on a leash. That was 37 years ago, in another state, and I’m still mad about it.
I used to have a short haired calico that loved to play russian roulette with the neighbor’s twin Rottweilers....he’s jump off the fence into their territory and then quickly jump out as soon as the dogs got close.....
One time he mis-calculated.....
I loved that cat.
He was so sweet and affectionate.
RIP Wilbur
Pet and snake should never be used in the same sentence and people who do are simply stupid.
MEO...........Urrrrp!
LOL at ignorance. Pet and snake are great words to combine. Simply irrational fear and ignorance driving this comment.
I have 5 and all are great, tho all are also caged securely, and none are/will get 13 feet. Not sure why a Burm would be in a backyard, unattended. That is just not understandable at all.
RIP Wilbur, cats are great animals too.
Was pretty dumb idea anyway, where would I walk an Anaconda?
There are some big differences between cats and toddlers. First, of course, toddlers are human beings, and their lives far more important than the lives of cats.
Secondly, it is fairly easy to maintain a fence, capable of keeping toddlers from straying into one’s yard. It is nearly impossible to keep a neighbor’s wandering cat out of your yard.
Third, if one lets his cat wander the neighborhood there is no penalty. If one allows their toddler to wander the neighborhood, unsupervised, they could be charged with child endangerment or neglect.
I have never really understood why pet cats are permitted to wander the neighborhood, defecating in neighbor’s yards and sometimes biting or scratching children or attacking their pets.
The bigger concern I have is whether the python was properly confined to its owner’s yard. I would think it could proabably escape even a yard with a high fence and threaten neighbors’ pets or children.
I’m sure they all come when you call too, right?
Poor baby. In Southern Florida pythons (escaped and abandoned pets, and their offspring) are a genuine danger to small animals, but you wouldn’t expect it in the UK.
Don’t be silly. As I said, all are caged. As I said, I can think of no sane/valid reason for that Burm to have been loose in the yard unattended (as it seemed to be from the article.)
No wait, outlaw cats!!!!!
No wait, outlaw stupid people!!!!
Wilbur is python food.
A society that permits cats to stray and pythons to live in gardens should expect the historical relationship of prey and predator to prevail
you can’t let your cats outside unless you have a walled garden. period.
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