Re: What, no one is interested in watching the corn grow?

She's right. If the mother was a mouser, they usually teach the
kittens how to hunt, but a lot of house cats haven't been taught to
hunt. All they know to do is to meow at their food dish, waiting for
the Science Diet to magically appear. Mousing is not an instinct, it
has to be learned.

As for my dog fending for herself...she'd sit waiting for the doorbell
to ring (which means "pizza's here"). If she were outside she'd just
be a meal fo a pit bull. She was never taught the concept of
protecting herself or the family. She's just another one of the kids.
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RaeMorrill wrote:
> It's sad people have this mentality. I knew a person who had to move and
> just left her cats - she couldn't take them - couldn't afford to take
> them to shelter - so left them to fend for themselves. My cats don't
> hunt. Some of them have caught things in the past, but they don't just
> automatically know how to hunt and kill just because they are cats. Most
> dogs have even less of that kind of skill if they have been pampered pets.
>
> Phyllis Nilsson wrote:
> > If they can find their way to Bourbon Street there is a bar open with
> > people drinking all day. No electricity and no ice, but they are there.
> >
> > RaeMorrill wrote:
> >
> >> She's wrong then, especially in situations like this. A few might
> >> survive, but many will starve to death. It's not like there are any
> >> people or businesses where they can get a handout. They need clean
> >> water, as well. I love my animals. I understand that shelters cannot
> >> take in people and their animals. It would be a hard thing to do, but
> >> it would be kinder to put them down yourself than to just let them
> >> loose in those circumstances I think
> >>
> >>
> >> Phyllis Nilsson wrote:
> >>
> >>> I think it is because of sanitary reasons in the transport as well as
> >>> the centers. I saw a shot yesterday of a shelter for animals as well
> >>> with crates, cages, etc. Not being an animal person, I wouldn't be
> >>> able to understand putting my life at risk because they couldn't come
> >>> with me. Animals are very good at taking care of themselves when
> >>> they have to. My sister (who is definitely an animal person) says it
> >>> is instinct.
> >>>
> >>> Anne Vasquez wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Especially after having survived the storm and flooding. What are
> >>>> these people supposed to do, leave their pets to starve, abandon
> >>>> them to heaven only knows what? I couldn't do that either; I can't
> >>>> imagine leaving my critters to their own devices after they've
> >>>> depended on me for their care since they were puppies/kittens.
> >>>> That's just cruel.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anne
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Barbara Carlson wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> They did not take any guns away from any of us after Andrew. The
> >>>>> police knew we might need them! Someone we knew of shot and killed
> >>>>> someone who was trying to steal their generator. The police came,
> >>>>> took the body away, and the people never heard any more about it.
> >>>>> I did see on the news a day or two ago where they disarmed people
> >>>>> in a nice, relatively undamaged home. They police left with the
> >>>>> guns, but did not remove the people. I couldn't believe they took
> >>>>> their guns away. It did not appear they had threatened anyone, but
> >>>>> who can know for sure. I do not blame anyone who is not in a flood
> >>>>> zone and who has a house in reasonable condition for refusing to
> >>>>> leave. In another home they told someone they could not leave with
> >>>>> their dog and the person told them they would have to shoot both
> >>>>> him and the dog to remove them. I would not abandon my animals
> >>>>> either.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Barb C.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >

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