Posted on 09/10/2005 11:21:16 PM PDT by BagCamAddict
Please sign the online petition to stop the killing of pets in New Orleans. Conflicting reports abound, regarding whether orders have been given to shoot abandoned pets. But just in case it is or becomes true, please sign the online petitions below to STOP the killing:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/366281507?ltl=1126417990
And the following petition adds the words "and their pets" to the order to evacuate people from New Orleans. Please sign it also:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/840979272?ltl=1126071044
Being severely sports-impaired I'm gonna *guess* you're talking baseball, right?....LOL!
[wow....you're sort of like an endangered species up there in Boston, ain't ya?]
I know one other MA person.
He's a dear friend but quite a liberal.
We agree to disagree and occasionally verbally maul one another....:)
No.
;P
No?
No *what*?
Are you STILL stalking me?!?
Scat!
G'on!
Git outta here!
Yelp!
Whimper!
whimper.....
{{{{{squeeeeeze!}}}}}
:)
Would you please forward the crude expressions to me on FReepmail so I won't offend in the future?
Point of interest: when you want to get rid of a stalker, the first step is usually to let go of the leash... ;^>
"And didn't your mother teach you that if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all? "
No, my momma told me to tell the truth and not to suffer fools.
My cable went Kabloowie sometime Mon. after the eyewall passed the lake.
I've had to watch the scum CNN ever since. I have no idea what's really going on unless I stick to FR 24/7.
I stand by what I said earlier. Pets are great, but they're not humans.
I'll take that as a "no" ... without the integrity to admit it.
Guess what! You don't get to judge the validity of arguments you're not qualified to assess.
We ain't talking troops in Iraq; we're talking a declared disaster area, and you're out of your league.
ROFL!
Never!
He's my favorite stalker in the whole wide world....:)
I must at least get a nap *sometime* today so I have to sign off now.
It's been...uh..."invigorating"...;D
Later!
I know, I know, dogs are a great comfort.
But you (hopefully) are a human being and you have to learn how to deal with other humans.
If you're alone, dogs are an escape, or a babe magnet for lonely babes, depends on the situation (I've noticed puppies work great on the beach).
The point is, dogs are not humans. Women, not sex with womem, is a tough thing to deal with. The just think differently from us men. Deal with it.
I've wanted a great big dog for a long time. But not until I get a woman and children first.
I'm pretty sure I have my priorities straight.
Dog owners beware of real dog bones which have been smoked. They sell them in pet stores, big box stores such as Home Depot or Lowe's and at other places treats for animals are sold. I have a terrier/benjii mix and he loved that bone. Matter of fact he nearly loved that bone to death. He was so proud of the bone, he'd carry it around from room to room stopping periodically to show it off to the cats. I never even thought about the bone being dangerous for him but as I said, it nearly killed him. During the night he took the bone under the bed and chewed close to 2/3 of it. We noticed the next day he wasn't quite as perky as normal so started to really watch him. He got up in bed with us and started shivering so I covered him with his favorite blanket. Towards lunch time I noticed he hadn't moved to get a drink of water or to eat anything. I started to look for the bone and found where he'd thrown part of it up and found the other part he hadn't eaten. Normally my vet doesn't work on weekends but he feels a special affinity for my pup since he was the one who saved his back leg after he was hit by the car (freak accident, I thought he was with fiance and fiance thought he was with me but he'd really snuck outside to take care of business). Our vet ran two tests and both came back showing he was extremely dehydrated. Three days later and a stay at the vets along with an intravenous drip to rehydrate him, my pup got to come home. This little treat didn't come cheaply since it ran us $350.00 for round the clock monitoring, rehydration and follow-up testing to see if he was rehydrating. So, beware of the real bones which have been cooked and smoked.
Sorry for hijacking your thread but I always want to get the word out about the danger. We weren't the first to run into this problem but we were one of the lucky one's since we got him to the vet in time.
BagCam, If I thought for one minute these animals would be reunited with their owners, I'd sign the petition in a heartbeat. The problem is the conditions they find themselves living in. They have to do whatever they can to survive and that can mean killing smaller dogs for food, reverting back to pack behavior and essentially losing all of the traits that make them our beloved pets. The chances of pets being reunited with their owners is very slim. And remember, they've reverted back to at least a semi-wild state in order to survive. Even if the pets were united with the owners, they've been through so much they won't be the same animal they were before. As much as it hurts me to say this, euthanasia is the most humane and loving thing one can do in this situation. Even cats turn feral very quickly when they have no one to take care of them. It doesn't take long at all for both cats and dogs to revert. Once they've reverted they can never be trusted because they will have acquired street smarts and won't be hesitant to fight for their survival again. Thankfully some shelters and many hotels are know allowing pets in provided they are properly caged.
Puppies and kittens stand a better chance at readjusting and becoming good house pets. Better to use your energy for the little ones than to try and reunite pets with their previous owners.
I didn't mean for my post to become so long and I'm sorry I seemed to be writing a book.
Ya I know what your talking about, silly guys get bit, turn to run... I hate it when that happens... : ) <<< me
I'm appalled by the attitude that ten days of surviving on its own ruins a pet. I've rescued feral cats as well as dogs that have been on the streets. It is quite doable.
The throw-away attitude some are showing here is pretty sickening and ill-informed. Do you tell anyone with a missing pet that they are better off putting the pet down if it has been gone for more than ten days????
How about those wanting to save all the animals in NO go to their Local Animal Shelter and adopt one of the pets they have available TODAY!
A wonderful way to pay homage to those pets that will have been unfortunately lost to Hurricane Katrina in some form or another.
BET YOU DON'T DO IT!
I like most pets. Baked, broiled, fried, stewed... Mmmmmm, good!
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