Posted on 01/16/2010 9:25:57 AM PST by JoeProBono
This is Timothy the Cat and his story has captivated viewers for weeks on our web channel. Sadly Timothy the Cat died from his injuries after he was found glued to a Minnesota highway. Now a reward for information on the crime has climbed to almost $10,000.
Timothy was found glued to a highway in late December. He was taken in by volunteers with Second Chance Rescue, but sadly he died a few days later. This past Saturday, an anonomous man from Yankton gave $1,000 to be used for reward money. Since then, volunteers say the donations have been rolling in both from South Dakota and Minnesota.
"Putting a 7 month-old kitten glued to a highway when cars are speeding by—that cat had to be terrifed—that bothers me. Timothy was a very friendly cat and very easy to get attached to, so it was sad to watch him go downhill so quickly and hopefully we can find who did it and hold them accountable for it," said Rosey Quinn of Second Chance.
If you have information about this crime contact Second Chance Rescue in Sioux Falls.
Considering how many feral and fatherless children there are, the days of parental discipline are pretty much over, at least for many “families”.
Plus it’s against the law in many states. Insanity reigns.
Bottom line is that it is better that it was a kitten rather than a beloved cat or dog.
???
The pain and fear felt by the animal is the same, whether grown or not, cat or dog. I don’t see the point here.
I agree. The firestarting thing I’ve seen in boys a lot - usually if they do it once just for fun (ie lighting some paper in a field, but by accident the field catches fire, as opposed to purposely catching the field on fire), and don’t do that kind of thing again, it is normal boy stuff.
But to purposely burn anything other than sticks, wood, paper and so on trying to be safe, is a red flag.
Bedwetting - I’ve known some kids to wet the bed at a later age than is normal, and I would agree that it is a sign of emotional problems. But curable, if it is not accompanied by the other items, and not later on into, for instance, adolesence.
BTW, anyone saying that animals and humans are merely biological machines I take issue with. Animals feel affection - both given to them, and express it for others, they feel pain and fear. Machines do not feel anything as there is no consciousness.
Consciousness is the symptom of the soul. Humans aren’t “given” a soul, we are souls, and have been given a body.
Remember Balaam’s donkey? He saw the angel before Balaam. Was that donkey a biological feelingless machine?
You think animals eyes are just for decoration? There’s no one looking out through those eyes?
People who are purposely cruel to animals are not just psychologically sick, they are evil and can very rarely be cured.
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Cruelty to animals is absolutely wrong. And not just because it might hurt peoples' feelings if they are attached to the animal. It is morally wrong in every way.
So emotions such as love, compassion and empathy should have no bearing?
Only nutrition and the utility principle?
When the perp or perps are found they should be glued to the freeway.
On the first thread about this cat, he had this to say.
I think it takes a human brain to interpret any stimulus as “pain”. What animals do is react, as their pre-programming tells them to.
Animals are controlled by a very sophisticated CPU capable of AI. And they NEED to respond to nervous system stimuli to survive. It does not mean they feel “pain”. They merely mimic what we interpret as a response to “pain”.
Heck, I can program a robot to act hurt or scream when pressure is applied to the tops of it’s toes. It does not mean it feels pain.
He is a very sick individual.
But he is not created in God’s image.
>>The pain and fear felt by the animal is the same, whether grown or not, cat or dog. I don’t see the point here.<<
For me, it is not, nor ever is, about the animal. It is about the person doing it and the owners of the animal.
:)
She would disagree. Trust me.
We’ve been married almost 12 years now. The honeymoon is not over yet. Heck, we even have a cute little maltipoo. Cutest dog on the planet. He’s almost human.
Almost.
>>Animal cruelty is and should be a punishable crime.<<
Our government was created to protect humans and their property. That is supposed to be the limit of government. Animals are protected within the area of “property” as are our cars and other possessions. You can’t key someone elses car, but it is not about the car. It is about damaging someone elses property. That is the limit and purpose of government.
It doesn’t protect plants either for the same reason.
It lists which ones can’t be. Theoretically, of course. It establishes the foundational reason for the government’s existence. I don’t believe the founding fathers were thinking of animals as direct beneficiaries of the law. They are, indirectly, insomuch as they are the valuable property of citizens, who are represented in our laws.
Because a kitten has not imprinted itself on the consciousness of an owner as a cat or dog has. It is too new.
It is not about pain felt in animals. That is not relevant to the discussion. It is about what causes a person to INTENTIONALLY inflict what many people would interpret as “pain” on an animal. Animals do not have the self awareness that humans do. Their interpretation of nerve stimulus is limited compared to the interpretation of men, which have much more developed brains.
Do you remember how you interpreted nerve stimulus when you were a month old?
I’m not going to bother to read any more of your posts.
If you think animals cannot feel pain, you’re a sick piece of excrement. And I say that with all due respect.
He doesn't care. He will still eat you. Or at least take a bite to see how you taste.
He won't, however, glue you to the highway for fun and laughs.
What an ignorant thing to say! Now babies don't feel pain?
>>Consciousness is the symptom of the soul. Humans aren’t “given” a soul, we are souls, and have been given a body.<<
You quote C. S. Lewis. And I agree. I see our human Biological Machine as something our souls use as much as an astronaut uses a space suit. It is something we occupy during our brief period in this life. It is why the bible calls our body a temple.
But animals are more like “drones”. A form of “artificial intelligence”. They are mostly pre-programming with some limited learning ability. In living things we call this pre-programming “instincts”. It comes with the Biological Machine, which is why, although we are a soul, the machine still has power.
The bible calls the soul/machine combination the “natural man”. Then there is the spirit, which is a whole nother thing. Animals don’t have ‘em. At all.
Just letting you know, I will not be reading any comments from you again.
You’re a sick individual.
Excatly so.
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