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Cats Are Evil
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Posted on 01/25/2013 3:54:40 PM PST by SJackson
Why New Zealand is right to consider banning them in order to save its wildlife.
You know what animal makes a good pet? No animal.
Dogs will bite you to death and then eat your corpse. Snakes will asphyxiate you, escape, infest the Everglades, and eat all its mammals. Pet parrots perpetuate a trade that upends ecosystems, and hamsters pass you dangerous zoonotic diseases. But perhaps the worst pet of all, environmentally speaking, is a cat.
Domesticated cats started out as parasites on human civilization. Unlike other species, and admittedly to their credit, they domesticated themselves. When humans started growing grain, the crops attracted rodents that attracted cats. Wild cats evolved into housecats, and they were quite useful for thousands of years, killing disease-ridden rats and mice and protecting our food stockpiles. But now that we have industrial farming, reliable food storage, and mostly mouse-proof houses, cats are mere parasites again. Playful and often affectionate parasites, sure, and adorable when young, but a scourge on the landscape.
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kittyping
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posted on
01/25/2013 3:54:44 PM PST
by
SJackson
To: Slings and Arrows
To: SJackson
I’ll trust even a feral cat before I trust a democrat.
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posted on
01/25/2013 3:57:59 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: SJackson
If we want to start eliminating parasites. . . I can think of a few places to start. . .and all are Inside the Beltway. . .
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posted on
01/25/2013 3:58:55 PM PST
by
Salgak
(Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border. I **DARE** you to cross it. . . .)
To: SJackson
The Left is a fount of unending bottomless hate for all life.
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posted on
01/25/2013 3:59:15 PM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: SJackson
Message to Libs...mess with my cats and you’ll come up against REAL evil.
To: SJackson
The author of this article...
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:01:15 PM PST
by
South40
To: SJackson
I see Morgan has failed to address the effect he’s having on the eco system.
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:02:44 PM PST
by
bgill
(We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
To: SJackson
They are some kind of stupid.
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:02:53 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: SJackson
CATS ARE INDEED EVIL!
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:03:04 PM PST
by
ConradofMontferrat
(According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
To: freekitty
I am not talking about cats.
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:03:46 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: SJackson
Catz are evil, bloodthirsty, wanton killers.
I keep 2 as petz.
What does that say about me?
/johnny
To: SJackson
Cats are even MORE evil after a bath!
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:07:36 PM PST
by
ConradofMontferrat
(According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
To: SJackson
Viking Kitties and Facebook are not amused.
Where is the grumpy cat pic??
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:08:25 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: SJackson
Ask Little Johnny if cats are evil!
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:10:02 PM PST
by
ConradofMontferrat
(According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
To: Salgak
well, the sheeple would just elect more.
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:11:20 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: SJackson
My kitteh is my best friend. Anyone who tries to harm her or take her away from me will have to come through me first.
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:17:01 PM PST
by
Gefn
("I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder")
To: ConradofMontferrat
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:17:29 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(LAZ'S LAW: As an argument with liberals goes on, the probability of being called racist approaches 1)
To: ConradofMontferrat
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:19:27 PM PST
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: ConradofMontferrat
That kid is a brat and a future serial killer. That kitty was exercising self defense!
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posted on
01/25/2013 4:23:57 PM PST
by
dforest
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