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Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 02, 2011, 08:19:07 PM
Goddamn, PDH.  That's a big fucking cat.  Check bloodwork for diabeetus.

Quote from: PDH on April 02, 2011, 08:20:21 PM
One more. This is a typical wake up call.

Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2011, 06:19:13 AM
Here's Roman, aka Basement Cat:

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Quote from: Martinus on April 03, 2011, 03:39:33 AM
Missy, Pepper and Cybil? I can't decide if it is the cats' names or the fact that you own three cats that makes you gay, but it's a given.

Quote from: Martinus on April 03, 2011, 03:39:33 AM
Missy, Pepper and Cybil? I can't decide if it is the cats' names or the fact that you own three cats that makes you gay, but it's a given.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 02, 2011, 06:55:55 PM
Tomorrow, I take GangstaKitty to Petco for her first professional portrait sitting.  Mew. Squee.

I anticipate tremendous amounts of gauze.

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 05, 2011, 06:44:24 PM
Yeah, when a cat can take on two pitbulls, I'll reconsider opinion of then.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42439347/ns/us_news-life/

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 05, 2011, 06:44:24 PM
Yeah, when a cat can take on two pitbulls, I'll reconsider opinion of then.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42439347/ns/us_news-life/

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 05, 2011, 06:44:24 PM
Yeah, when a cat can take on two pitbulls, I'll reconsider opinion of then.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 05, 2011, 07:05:24 PM

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 05, 2011, 06:44:24 PM
Yeah, when a cat can take on two pitbulls, I'll reconsider opinion of then.

Now you are sounding like the DGuller.

Quote from: Razgovory on April 02, 2011, 09:58:07 PM
This is my cat, Brown Cat

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This is her sister, Grey Cat

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I have a third cat but no photos of her.

You can easily tell the cats apart:  Grey Cat has a crippled leg and likes fish.  Brown Cat has a crippled tail and likes deli meat.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 05, 2011, 07:05:24 PM

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 05, 2011, 06:44:24 PM
Yeah, when a cat can take on two pitbulls, I'll reconsider opinion of then.

Now you are sounding like the DGuller.

Quote from: DGuller on April 06, 2011, 12:16:19 AM

Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 05, 2011, 07:05:24 PM

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 05, 2011, 06:44:24 PM
Yeah, when a cat can take on two pitbulls, I'll reconsider opinion of then.

Now you are sounding like the DGuller.

:unsure:

Quote from: Ed Anger on September 25, 2011, 05:54:29 PM
A treat for the Brain in the lower right of the picture.

Quote from: Cecil on January 22, 2012, 03:45:02 PM
RIP my friend.

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I´ll miss you buddy.   :(

Quote
Arkansas Democrat's cat killed, painted with "liberal"
By Suzi Parker Mon, Jan 23, 2012


LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A cat belonging to an Arkansas Democratic campaign manager was found dead on Sunday night with the word "Liberal" spray-painted across its side, the campaign manager said.

The cat was a pet of Jake Burris, who manages Democrat Ken Aden's bid for Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District. Aden is running against incumbent Republican Representative Steve Womack.

Burris was returning to his Russellville, Arkansas home with his four children when he found the cat on his doorstep, the Aden campaign said in a press release on Monday.

The mixed-breed Siamese cat had one side of its head bashed in to "the point the cat's eyeball was barely hanging from its socket," the release said.

Aden told Reuters that the event was "horrible, to say the least."

"Thankfully, there are not that many people who want to do something like this," Aden said. "The majority of people in this district are hard-working folks, but you get the occasional crazy individual out there."

The Russellville Police Department is investigating the incident as an animal cruelty case, according to a police official. Russellville is 80 miles west of Little Rock.

Aden and Burris said they did not believe Womack or his re-election campaign were involved in the incident.

Arkansas' 3rd District is heavily conservative Republican and has been held by a Republican since the 1966 election. Womack first won the congressional seat in 2010 with 72 percent of the vote.

The Womack campaign denounced the violence on Monday.

"The thought of brutalizing any animal for the sake of making a political statement is beyond any standard of decency and the person or people responsible for this act should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," said Beau Walker, Womack's chief of staff.

Quote from: Razgovory on January 25, 2012, 12:04:43 AM
citizen k there was no reason to show the photo. :mad: 

QuoteThe Russellville Police Department is investigating the incident as an animal cruelty case, according to a police official. Russellville is 80 miles west of Little Rock.

Quote from: Martinus on January 25, 2012, 05:59:31 AM

QuoteThe Russellville Police Department is investigating the incident as an animal cruelty case, according to a police official. Russellville is 80 miles west of Little Rock.

Shouldn't this be investigated on more serious charges? I mean, this is a threat on political grounds. If someone throws a brick into a politician's house with "Liberal" on it, it wouldn't be investigated just on "vandalism" grounds no?

Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 25, 2012, 03:00:50 AM

Quote from: Razgovory on January 25, 2012, 12:04:43 AM
citizen k there was no reason to show the photo. :mad: 

There is every reason to show that photo.  Because people need to have the truth about Republican mouthbreathers force fed into their faces.

Quote from: Lettow77 on January 25, 2012, 12:00:54 AM
That's really grim, and heinous.  :mad:

For something a bit less gloomy, Japan has had growing success with Cat Cafes, where you can have your tea or latte in the company of a large number of cats that welcome human contact. This is the auspicious conjunction, and the trifecta of tranquil pleasures provided upon visiting such a cafe is something I look forward to with longing.

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Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 25, 2012, 10:56:09 AM
That looks creepy more than anything else.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 25, 2012, 10:56:09 AM
That looks creepy more than anything else. 

Quote from: Maximus on January 25, 2012, 12:21:42 PM

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 25, 2012, 10:56:09 AM
That looks creepy more than anything else. 

It looks photoshopped. Not that it isn't a cool idea.

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 25, 2012, 12:37:49 PM
No, cats really can levitate.

Quote from: Razgovory on January 25, 2012, 01:37:25 PM
I like the idea of a cat cafe.  I've heard of hotel cats, and library cats, and bookstore cats.  But never a cat cafe.

Quote from: Maximus on January 25, 2012, 02:20:09 PM

Quote from: Razgovory on January 25, 2012, 01:37:25 PM
I like the idea of a cat cafe.  I've heard of hotel cats, and library cats, and bookstore cats.  But never a cat cafe.

It's a very East Asian concept.

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 25, 2012, 12:37:49 PM

Quote from: Maximus on January 25, 2012, 12:21:42 PM

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 25, 2012, 10:56:09 AM
That looks creepy more than anything else. 

It looks photoshopped. Not that it isn't a cool idea.

No, cats really can levitate.

Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 04:21:30 PM
Maybe I should buy a coffeemaker and open a cat cafe.

My question is how do they keep the cats from running outside when customers come in?  Cat herder?

Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 04:21:30 PM
Maybe I should buy a coffeemaker and open a cat cafe.

My question is how do they keep the cats from running outside when customers come in?  Cat herder?

Quote from: Ed Anger on January 25, 2012, 04:24:45 PM

Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 04:21:30 PM
Maybe I should buy a coffeemaker and open a cat cafe.

My question is how do they keep the cats from running outside when customers come in?  Cat herder?

I bet the county health department would have something to say about that.

Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 04:41:18 PM

Quote from: Ed Anger on January 25, 2012, 04:24:45 PM

Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 04:21:30 PM
Maybe I should buy a coffeemaker and open a cat cafe.

My question is how do they keep the cats from running outside when customers come in?  Cat herder?

I bet the county health department would have something to say about that.

Damn government regulations.

Quote from: Lettow77 on January 25, 2012, 04:29:31 PM
There's a place in Memphis called the House of Mews, which is nothing but a building full of cats, some free-roaming and some less social ones who are kept in closed-off areas you can enter at your peril; There's also a subsection for disabled cats if you have some sort of katawa thing that needs satisfaction.

Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 12:30:13 AM
Ok that shit that k posted?

Yeah, this is who I'm talking about when I talk about the future inmates of Konzentrationslager Little Rock.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 25, 2012, 08:43:28 PM
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Quote from: Lettow77 on January 25, 2012, 12:00:54 AM
That's really grim, and heinous.  :mad:

For something a bit less gloomy, Japan has had growing success with Cat Cafes, where you can have your tea or latte in the company of a large number of cats that welcome human contact. This is the auspicious conjunction, and the trifecta of tranquil pleasures provided upon visiting such a cafe is something I look forward to with longing.

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Quote from: Liep on January 26, 2012, 10:37:34 AM
Is she yours?

Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 25, 2012, 06:28:21 AM
No.  This is America.  We wait until after the shots are fired.

Quote from: Liep on January 26, 2012, 10:37:34 AM
Is she yours?

Quote from: Mr.Penguin on January 26, 2012, 12:30:44 PM

Quote from: Liep on January 26, 2012, 10:37:34 AM
Is she yours?

Not quite, we are not allowed to have cats or dogs where I live. So I have to make due with my dads cat...

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A former stray kitten, that a cold winter night (-12C) some 9 years ago adopted my dad...

Quote from: mongers on January 26, 2012, 02:09:07 PM
Strays are often the best; they've been about, developed a bit of character.  :cool:

Quote from: Barrister on January 26, 2012, 03:42:15 PM

Quote from: mongers on January 26, 2012, 02:09:07 PM
Strays are often the best; they've been about, developed a bit of character.  :cool:

My cat was a stray.  He was hanging around a school in rural Alberta when my wife was inspecting school buses.  The principal kept trying to convince someone to take this kitten away - eventually my wife did and gave him to me (we didn't live together at the time).

He's the friendliest cat of all time - never met a lap he didn't want to climb on to.   :)

Quote from: Barrister on January 26, 2012, 03:42:15 PM
He's the friendliest cat of all time - never met a lap he didn't want to climb on to.   :)

Quote from: fahdiz on January 26, 2012, 04:18:48 PM

Quote from: Barrister on January 26, 2012, 03:42:15 PM
He's the friendliest cat of all time - never met a lap he didn't want to climb on to.   :)

I dated a girl like that once!




<_<

Quote from: fahdiz on January 26, 2012, 04:18:48 PM

Quote from: Barrister on January 26, 2012, 03:42:15 PM
He's the friendliest cat of all time - never met a lap he didn't want to climb on to.   :)

I dated a girl like that once!




<_<

Quote from: Tonitrus on September 24, 2011, 07:15:37 PM
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Quote from: Admiral Yi on January 26, 2012, 05:26:23 PM
Has anyone already commented on the painting of a cat on the back of Tonto's cat?

Quote from: Tonitrus on January 26, 2012, 07:03:50 PM
That's not my cat, just a picture of a random cat (well, I suppose not all that random).

Quote from: Caliga on January 26, 2012, 07:26:43 PM
How could something like that happen in Russia? :blink: :yeahright:

Quote from: Caliga on January 26, 2012, 07:26:43 PM
How could something like that happen in Russia? :blink: :yeahright:

Quote from: Tonitrus on January 26, 2012, 07:09:24 PM
And now, some Russians even CdM could love....

http://www.5-tv.ru/news/50155/   (in Russian, but if you want to see the video anyway)

The executive summary/translation for most of you folks:  Homeless cat (ultimately named "Captain Flint") found with broken, decaying rear legs (probably hit by a car)...brought to a vet, who initially think they would have to amputate.  One vet decides to try to save the legs, and assembled a homemade device to allow the cat's legs to rehabilitate (kinda like from Forrest Gump, except I think these were actually fused to the leg bones), and after several months, cat has mostly recovered, and the braces were taken off.

Quote from: fahdiz on January 26, 2012, 04:18:48 PM

Quote from: Barrister on January 26, 2012, 03:42:15 PM
He's the friendliest cat of all time - never met a lap he didn't want to climb on to.   :)

I dated a girl like that once!




<_<

Quote from: Caliga on January 26, 2012, 07:26:43 PM
How could something like that happen in Russia? :blink: :yeahright:

Quote from: mongers on January 26, 2012, 07:49:03 PM
Nice pussy:

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   :wub:


Leaving aside my crude humour, I think Selma has finally met her match, that cat is way more aloof and superior than Ms Hayek and they both know it.  :P

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 27, 2012, 12:49:47 PM

Quote from: mongers on January 26, 2012, 07:49:03 PM
Nice pussy:

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   :wub:


Leaving aside my crude humour, I think Selma has finally met her match, that cat is way more aloof and superior than Ms Hayek and they both know it.  :P

What city is that?

Quote from: mongers on January 27, 2012, 01:54:39 PM

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 27, 2012, 12:49:47 PM

Quote from: mongers on January 26, 2012, 07:49:03 PM
Nice pussy:

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   :wub:


Leaving aside my crude humour, I think Selma has finally met her match, that cat is way more aloof and superior than Ms Hayek and they both know it.  :P

What city is that?

There are clues in the photo background and in the photo url; full story here:

http://englishrussia.com/2011/09/28/antonio-banderas-salma-hayek-and-cats/ (http://englishrussia.com/2011/09/28/antonio-banderas-salma-hayek-and-cats/)

Quote from: DontSayBanana on January 27, 2012, 10:54:14 AM
and Ursula:
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Quote from: Razgovory on January 28, 2012, 12:21:58 AM
I'm going to get my a camera and photograph each of my Kitties.

Quote from: Lettow77 on January 28, 2012, 05:25:40 AM
This anime was replete with cats. It delved into the secret words of cats. I attempt to enter this world frequently, but they are a reticent bunch.

QuoteHiker missing for almost a month found alive in NM forest; huddled with cat when temps dropped
By Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Snuggling in a blue sleeping bag, Margaret Page and her cat survived 3 1/2 weeks in a rugged New Mexico national forest, even though temperatures dropped below freezing nearly every night.

Family members reported her missing Feb 14. But for various reasons, authorities didn't start searching for her until this week. The 41-year-old Page, who has a history of mental illness, was found Wednesday emaciated and malnourished but well-hydrated.

Relying on a creek for drinking water, Page and her cat named Miya lived on just a handful of supplies, rescue workers said Friday. The nearest town — tiny Dusty, N.M. — was 10 miles away.

"Her cat was in better shape than she was," said Marc Levesque, New Mexico State Police Search and Rescue incident commander. "Her cat was also hunting. (Page) ran out of food a while back."

Page apparently purposefully hiked off a trail between Feb. 10 and Feb. 12. A Forest Service law enforcement agent spotted her silver Chevy passenger car on Feb. 12, but didn't think much of it because hikers leave vehicles near trails all the time, said Lt. Robert McDonald, a spokesman for the state police.

Another Forest Service agent noticed the car on Feb. 25 but didn't contact state police until 10 days later. Members of the Grant County Search and Rescue and other crews began the search for Page on Tuesday after her family notified state police that Page's car had been found at a campground.

She was found the following day about a mile up the Railroad Canyon Trail in an area known as the Black Range.

The area had seen average highs reach around 60 degrees with evening lows in the 20s. It didn't see much rain or snow, but there were some high winds.

Authorities don't believe Page intended to stay in the forest for as long as she did when she first set up camp, and they aren't sure what she ate after she ran out of food.

"She is an experienced backpacker," search crew leader Dave Kuthe said. "She had adequate shoes...she just took a bag of pretzels with her."

Also, Page's car was towed as crews began their search mission — something Robert Matulich, a field certified member of the Dona Ana County Search and Rescue team, said was unusual. Crews sometime use vehicles to give the search dogs a scent to use, he said.

"It looks to me like somebody dropped the ball on this one," Matulich told the Silver City Sun-News (http://bit.ly/wkSzoB). "Why'd they tow the truck? Who towed the truck?"

Levesque said by the time Page arrived at Gila Regional Medical Center she was alert and articulate, even though she had lost about 20 to 25 pounds during the ordeal.

She checked herself out late Wednesday and spent the night in a Silver City hotel. And she's been reunited with her cat.

Quote from: Razgovory on March 11, 2012, 12:06:28 AM
Lettow, have you tried Elliot's Book of Practical Cats?  Seems like something you might like.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 11, 2012, 10:05:24 AM

Quote from: Razgovory on March 11, 2012, 12:06:28 AM
Lettow, have you tried Elliot's Book of Practical Cats?  Seems like something you might like.

Better yet, go see the musical. 


My cat hisses at her's, but integration continues, slowly.

QuoteCat plunges 19 stories from high-rise, and walks away
Msnbc.com



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Sugar the cat, left, survived a 19-story fall from her owner's home in Boston, center. At right is the spot where she landed.



Sugar, a white furry cat who is deaf, plunged 19 floors from a window in a high-rise building in Boston and – aided by her fall into a tiny mulch patch and the feline's ability to glide a la the "flying squirrel" – lived to walk another day, animal rescue officials say.

A woman in the West End building said she saw a "white streak" go by her window early Wednesday afternoon and then saw Sugar after she hit the ground, said Mike Brammer, assistant manager of the animal rescue services department at the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

"You could see the impact crater where she actually did hit the ground and she actually lost some fur in the hole, too," Brammer said.
The cat's small landing spot is surrounded by brick and concrete.

"Whether cats can sometimes aim, so if it did it itself or if it was a combination of luck or both ... it managed to hit that small patch of mulch, so it was very soft ground," he said.

After bouncing up from her fall of 150-200 feet, Sugar ran near the building, rather than out onto the nearby highway.

"Instead of, you know, being scared and just running out into traffic, she somehow hit the best spot and stayed near the building," he added. "So it was very fortuitous on many different levels."

Sugar, who was tended to by the building concierge before rescue officials arrived, suffered a small cut on her lip and a little bruising, including some to her lungs.

"Considering what she had been through, she was in really good shape," he said.

The feline, about 4.5 years old, was aided in her fall by dynamics akin to the "flying squirrel" phenomenon, Brammer said.

"You notice where their legs attach to the body, they have ... the extra fur right there," he said. If they put their legs out, "they're able to glide a little bit and control ... where they are going, and then I guess supposedly they can use their tail and move their body as a rudder to kind of control where they want to go."

And ironically, the height may have helped her, he added, noting that a rescue league veterinarian shared information about a study on cats falling from tall heights.

"What happens is that the higher up, they reach terminal velocity and so I guess the sensation isn't that they're still falling. It kind of levels out so they don't feel as stressed and they relax a little bit," he said.

The Animal Rescue League was able to track the owner through the microchip and with help from the building.

Sugar's owner, Brittney Kirk, a 32-year-old registered nurse, said at first she didn't think her cat had made it. She had left the window open due to the warm weather because she didn't want Sugar to be in a hot apartment.

"It just seemed so unreal ... my thought was obviously that she didn't make it," she said. "I was definitely relieved and kind of in disbelief ... if there were a cat to fall 19 stories and to be fine, I think it would definitely be Sugar, because she's a pretty special cat."

Quote from: Razgovory on March 22, 2012, 10:57:21 PM
What luck, I have cat related news.  I'm taking my cat to the vet tomorrow.  I think she has a urinary tract problem.

Quote from: HVC on March 22, 2012, 11:01:37 PM
Crystals are really rare for females. Fun fact when I co-oped in a vet clinic in high school I saw a boy cat made into a girl cat. Not sure who was more traumatized, the cat or me.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 22, 2012, 10:59:35 PM

Quote from: Razgovory on March 22, 2012, 10:57:21 PM
What luck, I have cat related news.  I'm taking my cat to the vet tomorrow.  I think she has a urinary tract problem.

Do you have a dog in the house as well?

Quote from: Razgovory on March 22, 2012, 11:28:39 PM
She was on prescription cat food for a while, but my dad just stopped buying it believing that a cheaper type of cat food that said "Urinary tract diet" at the grocery store was sufficient.  I do not think it was.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 22, 2012, 10:54:41 PM

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She had left the window open due to the warm weather because she didn't want Sugar to be in a hot apartment.

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The Animal Rescue League was able to track the owner through the microchip and with help from the building.

Sugar's owner, Brittney Kirk, a 32-year-old registered nurse, said at first she didn't think her cat had made it. She had left the window open due to the warm weather because she didn't want Sugar to be in a hot apartment.

"It just seemed so unreal ... my thought was obviously that she didn't make it," she said. "I was definitely relieved and kind of in disbelief ... if there were a cat to fall 19 stories and to be fine, I think it would definitely be Sugar, because she's a pretty special cat."

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 22, 2012, 11:35:25 PM

Quote from: Razgovory on March 22, 2012, 11:28:39 PM
She was on prescription cat food for a while, but my dad just stopped buying it believing that a cheaper type of cat food that said "Urinary tract diet" at the grocery store was sufficient.  I do not think it was.

lol, no, no it wasn't.

Stop buying cheap cat food.  That shit is exactly that: shit.

Try to find healthy cat food, something natural.  Good brands are Origen and California Natural.  GangstaKitty eats Origen.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 23, 2012, 11:11:23 AM
Cosmic Creepers has a damaged tooth and a serious urinary tract infection. :(  Bad time to be leaving town.

Quote from: Razgovory on March 23, 2012, 06:19:19 PM
Brown was prescribed several pills.  Anti-biotics mostly, perhaps something to break up blockage.  It's hell giving a cat pills.  With a dog, you just roll it up in some lunch meat and the dog will eat it.  That trick doesn't work with my cat.  Her mouth is so small she just nibbles the the meat.

Quote from: Razgovory on March 24, 2012, 08:13:56 PM
Brown cat really really hates her pills. Just sniffing them causes a gagging reflex now.  It took me 5 times tonight to get the damn pill down he cat.  She holds it her mouth until I let her go and then spits it out.  Anyone have any ideas?

Quote from: Razgovory on March 24, 2012, 08:13:56 PM
Brown cat really really hates her pills. Just sniffing them causes a gagging reflex now.  It took me 5 times tonight to get the damn pill down he cat.  She holds it her mouth until I let her go and then spits it out.  Anyone have any ideas?

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 02, 2012, 08:41:52 AM
Monster cat turns 12

www.telegram.com/article/20110927/NEWS/109279895/0/NEWS03

QuotePasadena man sentenced for killing caged kitten in W.Va

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.—
A Maryland man convicted of killing a caged kitten will spend a week in jail and perform community service for an animal welfare group.

The Journal of Martinsburg, W.Va., reports that 24-year-old Justin Beall, of Pasadena, was sentenced Thursday by Berkeley County Circuit Court Judge John Yoder. Beall pleaded guilty a day earlier to misdemeanor animal cruelty.

Yoder suspended all but one week of a six-month jail sentence and fined Beall $500.

Beall also must perform 250 hours of community service for the Berkeley County Humane Society or an equivalent group in Maryland, if the probation department approves.

Proseutors said Beall shot the kitten multiple times with a pellet gun in May 2011 after it was trapped in a cage in the Hedgesville area. Beall's attorney said the kitten was feral.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on April 20, 2012, 07:54:19 AM
Cosmic Creepers has kidney disease now. :(

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on April 20, 2012, 08:59:00 AM
She's been on painkillers all week.  I'm trying to get a urine sample for the vet, but she seems to sense it and just goes anywhere but the Nosorb in the litterbox.

Quote from: Viking on April 20, 2012, 01:29:26 PM
Seedy, this might be very disturbing for you. This is yet another reason why the religious should not be left in peace with their faith.

Quote from: Razgovory on April 27, 2012, 09:32:00 AM

Quote from: Viking on April 20, 2012, 01:29:26 PM
Seedy, this might be very disturbing for you. This is yet another reason why the religious should not be left in peace with their faith.

You really can't stop being a bigot can you?

Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2012, 12:11:28 PM

Quote from: Razgovory on April 27, 2012, 09:32:00 AM

Quote from: Viking on April 20, 2012, 01:29:26 PM
Seedy, this might be very disturbing for you. This is yet another reason why the religious should not be left in peace with their faith.

You really can't stop being a bigot can you?

He's European;  wouldn't bat an eye if all the cats in Europe were shipped to Meowschwitz.

Quote from: Razgovory on April 27, 2012, 12:43:04 PM
Nobody said that crucifying cats was okay (in fact I didn't look at your link and it doesn't appear to work anyway).  I do take exception to the phrase "why the religious should not be left in peace with their faith".  At the very best this sounds like call for harassment.

Quote from: Viking on April 27, 2012, 12:47:23 PM

Quote from: Razgovory on April 27, 2012, 12:43:04 PM
Nobody said that crucifying cats was okay (in fact I didn't look at your link and it doesn't appear to work anyway).  I do take exception to the phrase "why the religious should not be left in peace with their faith".  At the very best this sounds like call for harassment.

Faith is not an argument for immunity from laws and morality.

Quote from: Razgovory on April 27, 2012, 12:51:50 PM

Quote from: Viking on April 27, 2012, 12:47:23 PM

Quote from: Razgovory on April 27, 2012, 12:43:04 PM
Nobody said that crucifying cats was okay (in fact I didn't look at your link and it doesn't appear to work anyway).  I do take exception to the phrase "why the religious should not be left in peace with their faith".  At the very best this sounds like call for harassment.

Faith is not an argument for immunity from laws and morality.

It is not invitation of harassment either.  The fact is, Faith can be an argument for the immunity from certain laws.  And who's morality are we talking about here anyways?

QuoteMales revealed that sheep kill abusers

First they went two male cats in the throat of a lamb and killed it. When they circled in on the lamb, picked Jon Hovland Asle the shotgun.

- It was a special experience, I have not seen anything similar, says farmer Jon Asle Hovland on Askrova outside Florida.

He sat in the living room with his wife when they noticed that the sheep in the fields was worried. Binoculars brought out and they were soon witness a very special hunt.

- Two big cats came out in the fields and began circling the lamb. They looked like the lynx, but the special was that they hunt together, says the farmer, who managed to sneak up on shotgun continuation of the one cat and had thrown it. Then lay one of the lambs daudt back on the ground, with Cutter throat and agonizing abdominal party.

Hovland decided then to kill the other cat too, and the experienced hunter January Lindegaard was contacted. Shortly after the cat was also the second shot. The surprise was great when the two male cats were put on weight. Together they weighed 19 kg.

- I have seen cats before. They are very shy and behave like wild predators, I rarely got closer than the 80-90 meters. Actually, I thought it was exciting to have them nearby, but when I see what they are capable of, I had no choice except to kill them, said Hovland, who believes there are several cats of the same caliber on the island.

Quote from: Jaron on May 08, 2012, 04:04:10 AM
can be pregnant from several males at once.

Quote from: Viking on May 08, 2012, 03:25:55 AM
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firdaposten.no%2Flokalnytt%2Farticle6047967.ece

Translations a bit fucked since the text is in new norwegian. But, still, two local cats stalk and kill a sheep.

QuoteMales revealed that sheep kill abusers

First they went two male cats in the throat of a lamb and killed it. When they circled in on the lamb, picked Jon Hovland Asle the shotgun.

- It was a special experience, I have not seen anything similar, says farmer Jon Asle Hovland on Askrova outside Florida.

He sat in the living room with his wife when they noticed that the sheep in the fields was worried. Binoculars brought out and they were soon witness a very special hunt.

- Two big cats came out in the fields and began circling the lamb. They looked like the lynx, but the special was that they hunt together, says the farmer, who managed to sneak up on shotgun continuation of the one cat and had thrown it. Then lay one of the lambs daudt back on the ground, with Cutter throat and agonizing abdominal party.

Hovland decided then to kill the other cat too, and the experienced hunter January Lindegaard was contacted. Shortly after the cat was also the second shot. The surprise was great when the two male cats were put on weight. Together they weighed 19 kg.

- I have seen cats before. They are very shy and behave like wild predators, I rarely got closer than the 80-90 meters. Actually, I thought it was exciting to have them nearby, but when I see what they are capable of, I had no choice except to kill them, said Hovland, who believes there are several cats of the same caliber on the island.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on May 08, 2012, 08:39:10 AM
This gave me a headache before I realized that it had been written in another language and then run through the Engrish translatator.

Quote from: Solmyr on May 28, 2012, 02:14:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z7crHtQmL0

Dunno if this has been posted, but Seedy should like it.

Quote from: Solmyr on June 01, 2012, 10:43:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU5RAsw0k6U

Is this CdM's future business venture?

Quote from: sbr on June 03, 2012, 12:22:48 PM
http://www.wimp.com/marucompilation/

Quote from: Viking on June 04, 2012, 10:16:43 AM
What would this thread be without the cybernetic flying taxidermatized cat ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4nZJ4ryFE&feature=player_embedded

QuoteCat Buried Alive In Concrete A Warning Message From Polygamists? (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO)

A live cat was found recently half-buried in concrete, and the man who rescued the kitten believes it was a message from a pro-polygamy religious group.

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The incident happened recently in Colorado City, Ariz., a major center for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a Mormon sect that split off in the early 20th century in order to continue the controversial practice of plural marriage.

The kitten was discovered at the home of Isaac Wyler, a former church member, who has spoken out against the church and its controversial former leader Warren Jeffs, according to AzFamily.com.

Jeffs, who was found guilty last year of sexually assaulting two underage girls he had wed, is currently in protective custody in a prison in Palestine, Texas, serving a life term plus 20 years.

Andrew Chatwin, who, like Wyler, is a former member of the FDLS, found the cat inside one of a metal tube used to construct cement posts, according to RightThisMinute.com.

In order to rescue the cat, Chatwin had to cut the post and dig out the footing. He took the feline to an animal sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, where it died a few days later.

Chatwin, who left the FLDS 13 years ago, believes the cruel act was done by members of his former church. He claims both the threats and the animal killings have been going on for years.

Chatwin also claims that when he reported the cruel act to Colorado City sheriffs, they didn't seem too concerned.

"[The officer] kind of chuckled and laughed a little bit and then he said that if it was up to him, he'd just throw dirt on [the cat]," Chatwin said. "And this is coming from a city marshal who's a member of the FLDS Church."

Neither the FLDS or the Colorado City Sheriffs Dept. returned phone calls from The Huffington Post.

The U.S. Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against government officials in Colorado City, and the neighboring border town of Hildale, Utah, for alleged civil rights violations, including acting as de-facto agents for the church, denying ex-members and non-members of the FLDS Church access to everything from police services to housing and utilities, according to KSTU-TV.

At the time the lawsuit was filed, Chatwin told the station that the Colorado City government was "a theocracy."

"They keep starving people right out of the community," he said. "To where they can't get employment, they can't get decent service. I can't even use the Hildale clinic that (is) here. I have to travel a half-hour, 45 minutes just to get a doctor's visit."

Quote from: Malthus on June 04, 2012, 02:24:12 PM

Quote from: Viking on June 04, 2012, 10:16:43 AM
What would this thread be without the cybernetic flying taxidermatized cat ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4nZJ4ryFE&feature=player_embedded

This one is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePNdcdNm9fY&feature=channel&li

Foolish birds. In death, Orville has become more powerful than they could possibly have imagined.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2012, 10:37:50 PM
Mormons.  :rolleyes:

QuoteJul. 12, 2012 8:11 PM ET
Chinese kitten stows away on LA-bound freighter

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — A 3-month-old kitten appears alert after traveling from Shanghai to Los Angeles in a freight container on a boat.
The orange-and-white short-haired kitten traveled 6,500 miles without food or water and arrived Wednesday, officials say. Los Angeles County animal control officers are cautiously watching his health.
The kitten was retrieved from the container at a Compton-area business where it was delivered.
Animal control director Marcia Mayeda says the kitten ate and slept well at the Carson Animal Care Center. He woke up Thursday alert and responsive.
Mayeda says workers named him Ni Hao (NEE'-How), which means hello.
The kitten is quarantined, which is standard procedure after entering the U.S. from another country. When he recovers, gets his shots and is fixed, the shelter will look for foster and permanent homes.
Associated Press
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

QuoteTalkeetna, Alaska (KTUU) -- A cat named Stubbs has been the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska for nearly all of his life.

It's been that way for more than a decade in the small tourist town that boasts nearly 900 residents.

The part-manx was named honorary mayor shortly after his birth, and now locals all know the cat as "Mayor Stubbs."

"He was just in the Alaska Magazine, and he's been featured in a few different things," said Lauri Stec, who works at Nagley's General Store in Talkeetna, where Stubbs hangs out most of the time.

As the story goes, 15 years ago several of the town residents didn't like the candidates who were running for mayor of Talkeetna, so as a joke, they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs the cat as a write-in candidate.

He won.

Now, thanks to Stubbs, local tour guides have a little fun with the thousands of tourists who come through the town each summer.

"Their tour guides will trick them," said Skye Farrar, who also works at Nagley's. "They'll tell them to go to Nagley's and ask for the mayor."

"Oh my gosh, we probably have 30 to 40 people a day come in who are tourists wanting to see him," Stec said.

If you'd like to catch him in person, there's one afternoon appointment that locals say Stubbs always keeps at Nagley's.

"Every day he goes in there and has catnip in a wine glass," said Talkeetna resident Jerry Roach.

As word about Stubbs spreads, the folks at Nagley's say more people are stopping by the store, and even making trips to Alaska just to spot the 15-year-old cat.

Farrar summed up Stubbs' mayorship and the benefit of added tourism it's brought to the town: "I'm very confident that Talkeena will be A-OK, as long as we have Stubbs around."

KTUU

Quote from: katmai on July 18, 2012, 06:33:35 PM
That town was inspiration for Northern Exposure.

Quote from: Syt on November 09, 2012, 04:16:46 AM
The truth about cats, the adorable serial killers:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2012, 12:07:35 PM
I love my cat so much.  I think I will start using her as a meme.

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Quote from: Ed Anger on November 09, 2012, 04:52:53 PM
Diet? The cat knows where his wargames are. They ain't gonna be no diet.

Quote from: 11B4V on November 09, 2012, 04:46:59 PM
That thing needs a diet.  :lol:

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2012, 05:43:47 PM
She's only 11 lbs.  :mad:  SHES JUST BIG BONED

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Quote from: Ed Anger on December 10, 2012, 01:35:07 PM
Clearly, by lying on the Twelve Caesars, he wants a roman name.

Quote from: Pedrito on December 10, 2012, 03:15:53 PM

Quote from: Ed Anger on December 10, 2012, 01:35:07 PM
Clearly, by lying on the Twelve Caesars, he wants a roman name.

Catigula

L.

Quote from: Tonitrus on December 10, 2012, 05:53:48 PM
Meowcus Aurelias.

Quote from: Tonitrus on December 10, 2012, 07:35:33 PM
Would "Pussy Galore" be inappropriate for a female cat? :hmm:

Quote from: Tonitrus on December 10, 2012, 07:19:16 PM
And the rather obvious....Clawdius.

Quote from: FunkMonk on December 10, 2012, 08:04:39 PM
All good names.  :lol: I shall decide by Thursday. I need to get to know him better.

He seemed to be super shy until he got used to me. Now he won't stop brushing up against me and purring. :wub:

Quote from: Tonitrus on December 10, 2012, 08:29:09 PM
Damn this thread...making me think about getting a cat.  :mad: 

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 10, 2012, 10:35:08 PM

Quote from: Tonitrus on December 10, 2012, 08:29:09 PM
Damn this thread...making me think about getting a cat.  :mad: 

I know plenty personally.  I can arrange introductions.

http://www.bmorehumane.org/adopt-a-cat/available-cats

Quote
I and Pangur Bán, my cat
'Tis a like task we are at;
Hunting mice is his delight
Hunting words I sit all night.

Better far than praise of men
'Tis to sit with book and pen;
Pangur bears me no ill will,
He too plies his simple skill.

'Tis a merry thing to see
At our tasks how glad are we,
When at home we sit and find
Entertainment to our mind.

Oftentimes a mouse will stray
In the hero Pangur's way:
Oftentimes my keen thought set
Takes a meaning in its net.

'Gainst the wall he sets his eye
Full and fierce and sharp and sly;
'Gainst the wall of knowledge I
All my little wisdom try.

When a mouse darts from its den,
O how glad is Pangur then!
O what gladness do I prove
When I solve the doubts I love!

So in peace our tasks we ply,
Pangur Bán, my cat, and I;
In our arts we find our bliss,
I have mine and he has his.

Practice every day has made
Pangur perfect in his trade;
I get wisdom day and night
Turning darkness into light.

Quote from: FunkMonk on December 13, 2012, 04:10:42 PM
I'll name my cat Pertinax, after one of the Roman Emperors in the Year of the Five Emperors. I'll call him Pert, or Bert, or Bertie for short.  :)

Quote from: Ed Anger on December 13, 2012, 05:05:52 PM

Quote from: FunkMonk on December 13, 2012, 04:10:42 PM
I'll name my cat Pertinax, after one of the Roman Emperors in the Year of the Five Emperors. I'll call him Pert, or Bert, or Bertie for short.  :)

The Mewtorians just usurped your cats throne and has put it up for sale.

Quote from: FunkMonk on December 13, 2012, 04:10:42 PM
I'll name my cat Pertinax, after one of the Roman Emperors in the Year of the Five Emperors. I'll call him Pert, or Bert, or Bertie for short.  :)

Quote from: Tonitrus on December 13, 2012, 06:16:18 PM

Quote from: FunkMonk on December 13, 2012, 04:10:42 PM
I'll name my cat Pertinax, after one of the Roman Emperors in the Year of the Five Emperors. I'll call him Pert, or Bert, or Bertie for short.  :)

That should be 'Purrtinax'.  :mad:

Quote from: Ed Anger on December 13, 2012, 07:45:31 PM
A new faction has formed. Pertinax wants more catnip faction.

Quote from: Ed Anger on December 13, 2012, 08:35:18 PM
Neither was Narses.

Quote from: sbr on January 21, 2013, 09:20:06 PM
It appears that my 9 year old cat, my youngest, may have bone cancer in his jawbone.  There is definitely something there, the biopsy won't be back for a week though.

Quote from: sbr on January 21, 2013, 09:20:06 PM
It appears that my 9 year old cat, my youngest, may have bone cancer in his jawbone.  There is definitely something there, the biopsy won't be back for a week though.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 21, 2013, 09:27:01 PM
Yeah, I worried about Princess Sneakers of Monaco about getting old when she turned 12, too.  I wound up worrying for 6 more years.  ;)

Try to keep her weight down, that's the most important thing you can do.

Quote from: sbr on January 21, 2013, 09:58:28 PM
I have no idea how old the other two are, but they are older than 9.

The three-legged bitch was 6-9 years old when we got her 10 years ago but we didn't ever get any vet records.

The other one was adopted by my ex after we split up, then I took her after the ex got evicted from her apartment.  I don't think I got any official records on her either.

QuoteA Plan to Save New Zealand's Birds: Get Rid of Cats

HONG KONG — A prominent New Zealand economist has set off a storm by suggesting that cats should eventually be eliminated from his country, claiming that they are posing a dire threat to native bird species.

Gareth Morgan, an economist and environmentalist, says that the cat is actually a "friendly neighborhood serial killer" when it comes to birds, and his Web site suggests that New Zealanders should gradually reduce the local feline population by having all cats neutered, and that when cats die, their owners should not replace them.

This problem, he says in his anti-cat site Cats to Go, is that cats are gradually endangering New Zealand's rich avian diversity, having helped kill off nine native species while endangering  33.

New Zealanders, it turns out, have an affinity for what Mr. Morgan calls "that little ball of fluff" that  "is actually a natural-born killer." The New Zealand Pet Food Manufacturers Association, which of course has a stake in such statistics, reports that 48 percent of New Zealand's households have cats, "making it the highest cat ownership rate in the world."

The issue of the feline threat to birds has been documented before. A study on the deaths of baby gray catbirds in the Washington suburbs found that 80 percent of the birds were killed by predators, and that cats were responsible for 47 percent of those deaths. One issue is that with their domestication, cats have few natural predators.

Still, Mr. Morgan's campaign calling for the eventual elimination of cats from New Zealand has drawn an angry response from cat lovers and some animal groups. "A cat-free anywhere is not a good area," said Bob Kerridge, executive director of the Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who added that we should "leave it to nature to take care of things."

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 24, 2013, 01:48:54 PM
House cats aren't endangering any species, now if he wants to push for more rounding up ferals he can knock himself out.

Quote from: sbr on March 01, 2013, 12:20:44 PM
I an going to have the vet come to my house and do it so I don't have to take him in.  At least I will have a hot doctor in my house for a while.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 01, 2013, 02:28:54 PM

Quote from: sbr on March 01, 2013, 12:20:44 PM
I an going to have the vet come to my house and do it so I don't have to take him in.  At least I will have a hot doctor in my house for a while.

That's awesome that you can do it that way, it's worth the extra cash.  I wanted to do that with Sneaks, but the night she crashed she crashed too hard, and I had to take her to the 24 hour clinic.  Always bothers me that her last hour was filled with the terror of the car ride and the vets.  I'm glad you can do it that way, at home, where he's comfortable and loved.  You're doing the right thing by him.

I think Gangsta would prefer going to go out with a catnip overdose.  Or possibly a police shootout.  I don't know, she hasn't told me.

Quote from: sbr on March 02, 2013, 06:22:21 PM
:cry:

Quote from: sbr on March 02, 2013, 06:22:21 PM
:cry:

Quote from: Cecil on March 03, 2013, 02:50:35 PM
Anyho I´m in the preplanning phase of getting a new furry little friend here at home, or maybe two this time.  :)

I´m thinking the catshelter nearby I donate yearly to might be interested.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2013, 03:22:24 PM

A lot of shelters have bonded pairs available;  because they're a package deal, they're sometimes the longest shelter residents.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2013, 03:22:24 PM

Quote from: Cecil on March 03, 2013, 02:50:35 PM
Anyho I´m in the preplanning phase of getting a new furry little friend here at home, or maybe two this time.  :)

I´m thinking the catshelter nearby I donate yearly to might be interested.

A lot of shelters have bonded pairs available;  because they're a package deal, they're sometimes the longest shelter residents.

Quote from: sbr on March 15, 2013, 01:18:49 AM
Thanks to everyone else who chimed in since i was here last. :)

So one of my remaining cats is at least 17 years old (though I think she is closer to 19-20), only has 3 legs because I had one amputated because of a tumor ~6 years ago, and can't weight more than 5 pounds.  She is an incredibly ornery bitch though.

The weather has been nice here, so I let her out onto the deck while I was playing some GW2.  All of a sudden I heard a major commotion, so I look outside and I see this tiny, three-legged, old woman cat chasing a raccoon at least twice her size off of the deck.  I have never seen a raccoon around here that wasn't travelling with at least one friend, if not more.

She really wants to get back out there and re-secure the perimeter, but I am making her stay inside for the night.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2013, 04:57:55 PM
I'm getting really close to bringing one of the cats home.  They all have their hearbreaking stories, but some have more than others, and she's been pulling at my strings.

She's also front declawed, so the arms race between her and GangstaKitty would be even.  Sit around and box each other harmlessly like idiots.

I dunno.

Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on March 29, 2013, 01:07:35 AM
I acquired another one.  She came up to my front porch while I was out smoking and made herself at home (after demanding, and getting, food and water).  I let her chill in the garage for a couple days to see if she had anywhere else to go, etc, then took her to the vet, got her checked out and all that, and now shes trying to bite my hands as I type this post.  :wub:  A noisy orange thing that likes chasing the other ones around.  I call her: IV ("Ivy").

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 29, 2013, 09:02:03 AM

Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on March 29, 2013, 01:07:35 AM
I acquired another one.  She came up to my front porch while I was out smoking and made herself at home (after demanding, and getting, food and water).  I let her chill in the garage for a couple days to see if she had anywhere else to go, etc, then took her to the vet, got her checked out and all that, and now shes trying to bite my hands as I type this post.  :wub:  A noisy orange thing that likes chasing the other ones around.  I call her: IV ("Ivy").

MBM gets karma points.

Quote from: Ed Anger on April 02, 2011, 07:04:00 PM
Brigadefuhrer Drut continues to patrol my grounds.

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Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2013, 06:17:06 PM
So what happened?  And did the kids see it?

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I'm trying to come up with a pussy related pun here, but I can't think of any good ones.

Quote from: Razgovory on May 05, 2013, 05:59:52 PM
My cat has learned how to turn the PC on and off now.  She think's it's really funny when she turns the damn thing off while I'm using it.

Quote from: Razgovory on May 05, 2013, 06:17:34 PM
Cat is now the second most computer literate person in the family.

Quote from: Razgovory on May 12, 2013, 05:01:41 AM
My cats get unhappy hungry if I leave for very long.

Quote from: Liep on May 12, 2013, 05:03:27 AM
How can you tell if a cat is unhappy? Not being a cat person I would say they always look grumpy.

Quote from: Liep on May 12, 2013, 05:03:27 AM
How can you tell if a cat is unhappy? Not being a cat person I would say they always look grumpy.

Quote from: Viking on May 12, 2013, 04:12:53 AM
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hmmm.. it seems the Iraq and Afghanistan wars might be breeding a generation of dog people.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 12, 2013, 07:04:39 AM

Quote from: Liep on May 12, 2013, 05:03:27 AM
How can you tell if a cat is unhappy? Not being a cat person I would say they always look grumpy.

The tail is the best indicator.

Quote from: Viking on May 12, 2013, 05:12:06 AM

Quote from: Razgovory on May 12, 2013, 05:01:41 AM
My cats get unhappy hungry if I leave for very long.

fyp

Quote from: 11B4V on May 12, 2013, 05:29:17 PM
That's because cats fuck up venetian blinds. Dogs are cool.

Quote from: HVC on May 12, 2013, 05:34:59 PM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 12, 2013, 07:04:39 AM

Quote from: Liep on May 12, 2013, 05:03:27 AM
How can you tell if a cat is unhappy? Not being a cat person I would say they always look grumpy.

The tail is the best indicator.

I say scratch marks :P

Quote from: sbr on May 13, 2013, 03:19:54 PM
So last night I had the TV on for some background noise, and some Great Grizzly Bear Stakeout show came on Discovery.  At one point the huge Alpha Male Grizzly was wandering around, grunting and growling to make all of the other bears aware that he was around and ready for some lovin'.  My 19 year old female cat was sitting at attention about 18 inches from the TV, rigidly straight posture and just staring (and listening) at the TV for at least 2 minutes, if not more.  I have never seen her watch, or even look at the TV before.

I guess she wanted her some grizzly loving.

Quote from: crazy canuck on May 13, 2013, 03:23:57 PM
Some evidence that dogs are smarter than cats - our dog doesnt react to animals on TV.

Quote from: Maximus on May 13, 2013, 04:44:41 PM

Quote from: crazy canuck on May 13, 2013, 03:23:57 PM
Some evidence that dogs are smarter than cats - our dog doesnt react to animals on TV.

Does that mean that dogs are smarter than humans too?

Quote from: crazy canuck on May 13, 2013, 05:57:47 PM

Quote from: Maximus on May 13, 2013, 04:44:41 PM

Quote from: crazy canuck on May 13, 2013, 03:23:57 PM
Some evidence that dogs are smarter than cats - our dog doesnt react to animals on TV.

Does that mean that dogs are smarter than humans too?

A case could be made for that subset of humans who have cats as pets I suppose.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2013, 06:08:09 PM
I had my first day on the clinical side of the shelter in surgical support today.  With all the Metzenbaum scissors and Kelly clamps, it was like every kitchen junk drawer of my youth coming back to me.

And the little tiny oxygen masks, and the little tiny defib paddles, it was all so cute. :wub:

All the cats coming out of the anesthesia were completely hilarious.  All stoned out of their gourds, wrapped up like little kitty post-op enchiladas.

Quote from: Maximus on May 13, 2013, 04:44:41 PM

Quote from: crazy canuck on May 13, 2013, 03:23:57 PM
Some evidence that dogs are smarter than cats - our dog doesnt react to animals on TV.

Does that mean that dogs are smarter than humans too?

Quote from: mongers on May 13, 2013, 06:12:52 PM
:cool:

QuoteJust this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on May 24, 2013, 11:14:45 PM
Signing that paper made me feel pretty shitty, even though I know that's the right thing to do and all. 

Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on May 26, 2013, 12:43:03 AM
E:  Bonus Central Michigan plug.

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 26, 2013, 02:09:06 AM
I thought you went to UTSA?

Quote from: Barrister on May 26, 2013, 01:32:34 AM
You never have to apologize for the emotional connection our pets make in our life MBM.  :hug:

QuotePrison Busts Cat on Criminal Mission

(AP) – Inmates at Russia's prisons have been known to bribe guards to obtain cellphones. But using cats as couriers? Guards patrolling a prison colony 600 miles north of Moscow saw a feline on the fence and it seemed to be carrying something. On a closer look, they found a few cellphones and chargers taped to the cat's belly. It wasn't clear how the cat was supposed to drop off its loot.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2013, 03:20:34 PM
I'm sorry, Sol.  He looks like he was a bestest buddy.

Quote from: Scipio on June 04, 2013, 07:40:35 PM
Black cats are the best, IMHO.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2013, 08:39:40 PM

Quote from: Scipio on June 04, 2013, 07:40:35 PM
Black cats are the best, IMHO.

We have so many of them at the shelter.  Some gorgeous ones, too.  But they're black, and black cats are tough to move.  Some people come in looking for them, though.

When you're ready, Sol, there's a shelter cat waiting for you to give you another lifetime of their love. :console:

Quote from: Jaron on June 14, 2013, 01:00:20 AM
I'm thinking of getting a cat.

But before I do that, I'm trying to learn as much as I can about all that is involved. Any suggestions --

Are there any books I should read?

What items are essential to have? From my reading, its good for them to have toys, a place to hide in, a littler box, a scratching post of some kind, and... food. :P

Should I get pet health insurance? Are shelters the way to go?

Anything else I should read up or research on before I go any further?

Is it bad to only get one? Do cats need kitty companionship?

Quote from: Jaron on June 15, 2013, 11:43:54 AM
I think I couldn't do outdoors. I would always wonder where the cat was or if it was safe. I know they have good instincts and can handle business, but with cars, dogs, cruel humans, weather, or even coyotes I'd rather keep a cat inside.

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 18, 2013, 06:48:33 PM
Mr. Bunny has passed away.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 18, 2013, 06:58:38 PM

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 18, 2013, 06:48:33 PM
Mr. Bunny has passed away.

Explain.

Quote from: mongers on June 18, 2013, 07:05:37 PM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 18, 2013, 06:58:38 PM

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 18, 2013, 06:48:33 PM
Mr. Bunny has passed away.

Explain.

Shock perhaps, or unseen puncture wounds?

Sad, but rabbits are too common because there aren't enough predators.

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 18, 2013, 08:35:26 PM
Kitty puncture killed him I suppose. I was going to take it in to the HS before the wife got home and they would euthanize it but I found it long dead when I got back here.

Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2013, 07:14:02 AM

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 18, 2013, 08:35:26 PM
Kitty puncture killed him I suppose. I was going to take it in to the HS before the wife got home and they would euthanize it but I found it long dead when I got back here.

:(

when my grandma' still had chickens, I should had used the opportunity to learn from her how to quickly and effectively cut their throats. One should not need a vet's help in mercy-killing a poor little creature like that, but I would have probably done the same thing.

Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2013, 07:14:02 AM
when my grandma' still had chickens, I should had used the opportunity to learn from her how to quickly and effectively cut their throats. One should not need a vet's help in mercy-killing a poor little creature like that, but I would have probably done the same thing.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2013, 08:50:28 AM
My sister's lost two of her chickens to hawks the last couple weeks.  Fuckers are worse than Stukas.  At least you could hear them coming.

Quote from: Maximus on June 19, 2013, 08:55:39 AM
Tell her to get a bantam rooster. When I was a kids we had a small flock of bantams running around the yard. A hawk tried for a snack one day and came away lighter than he arrived.

Quote from: Ed Anger on June 19, 2013, 10:19:00 AM
I want to watch Foghorn Leghorn cartoons now.

Quote from: Ed Anger on September 15, 2013, 04:45:29 PM
Sadly, they couldn't put me to sleep after watching part of that godawful Browns-Ravens game. The suck from which is what I think hurt that cat.

Quote from: Ed Anger on September 15, 2013, 04:45:29 PM
I also named it Mewchim Peiper.

QuoteAnimals shelter officials housing lost pets that had been implanted with a microchip were able to find the owners in almost three out of four cases in a recently published national study.

According to the research, the return-to-owner rate for cats was 20 times higher and for dogs 2 ½ times higher for microchipped pets than were the rates of return for all stray cats and dogs that had entered the shelters.

QuoteAnthrozoologist John Bradshaw insists that cats really aren't terribly domesticated and think that humans are the same species as them, but oddly "non-hostile."

by Chris Matyszczyk  January 12, 2014 4:20 PM PST

It had quite slipped my notice, but I'm actually a cat.
It's true that I struggle with the running-up-and-down-drainpipes thing. I'm also not very adept at catching mice, without considerable chemical help.
On the other hand, I'm good at eating cheese and I can drink milk very quietly. Perhaps that's why my friend Ed's cat Bob thinks I'm also a cat.
Bob hasn't told me himself, but a British anthrozoologist named John Bradshaw has. In a book called Cat Sense, which the New York Times kindly reviewed last week, Bradshaw insists that despite being happy lying over your warm laptop keyboard and starring in any number of YouTube videos, cats are essentially still wild.
He's been studying cats for 30 years and he insists that because they were never bred to play some specific role in the domestic life of humans, they didn't go through some radical evolutionary change.
Yes, many have been domesticated in their way, but equally, many go out and breed with wild cats out there in the trees and bushes. (Bradshaw estimates that 85 percent of kitten births have a wild element.) Many get neutered, so the wild ones are all the lady cats have on offer.
Bradshaw is worried about the cat population. He writes that "cats now face possibly more hostility than at any time during the last two centuries." He sees them as predators who have had their day. He also doesn't appreciate the damage he sees done to them by pedigree breeders.
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Here's the important part, though: Cats think you're just a a slightly big, dumb non-hostile cat. Quite specifically, he says that they treat humans as if they were their Mama Cat.
All that rubbing up against you with their tails up is apparently no more than a hopeful check that you really are just another big, fat, slovenly cat who doesn't intend to eat them with their Welsh Rarebit.
No, they have absolutely no idea about nuclear war and apparently no clear sense that we might be some other species, despite not quite having the strokably hairy torsos they enjoy.
We also don't have their technical ability to turn our bodies into parachutes when falling from a tall building -- something Bradshaw explains cats are rather good at.
Given that he believes cats are semi-feral and that they think we are cats too, we must surely consider that cats aren't all that stupid -- because they must realize that we are, in fact, quite that stupid.
Perhaps they really do observe that we behave in ways not dissimilar to their own. They watch us wander around, hunt purposelessly and bring home a ton of KFC.
"Oh, I see he caught some of those funny orange mice again today," Bob must think.

Quote from: Viking on November 14, 2013, 07:20:06 PM
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Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 09, 2014, 07:37:27 PM
MAH BABY

QuoteAt Animal Rescue League of Berks County, children can read to shelter cats to soothe them. The cats adore them and are always delighted to have these little humans there to keep them company.

Children in grades 1-8 who are able to read at any level are welcome into the shelter to read to the cats at their adoption room. "The program will help children improve their reading skills while also helping the shelter animals. Cats find the rhythmic sound of a voice very comforting and soothing," the shelter wrote/

Quote from: sbr on February 11, 2014, 07:40:28 PM
That looks exactly like the cat we had to put down a year ago.  :cry:

Quote from: Malthus on February 11, 2014, 06:14:01 PM
When I went to a shelter to adopt a kitten, it was pretty heartbreaking - so many kittens so desperately wanted attention, and I could realistically only take one.

Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on February 13, 2014, 06:12:44 PM
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Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 12:24:35 PM
Why doesn't cat food come in pork or seafood flavours? Are cats Jewish?

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 12:24:35 PM
Why doesn't cat food come in pork or seafood flavours? Are cats Jewish?

Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on March 04, 2014, 01:39:30 PM
Can't speak for pork, but half the cat food in the aisle here is seafood-flavored.

Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on March 04, 2014, 01:42:18 PM
Here are some comments on pork:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2981/how-come-pet-food-never-contains-pork

Quote from: Malthus on March 04, 2014, 01:41:18 PM
Funny, they don't look Jewish.

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 02:09:28 PM

Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on March 04, 2014, 01:39:30 PM
Can't speak for pork, but half the cat food in the aisle here is seafood-flavored.

I meant shellfish.

Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on March 04, 2014, 02:55:31 PM

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 02:09:28 PM

Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on March 04, 2014, 01:39:30 PM
Can't speak for pork, but half the cat food in the aisle here is seafood-flavored.

I meant shellfish.

Ah, yeah, never seen that.  Might just be cost, though.

Quote from: Malthus on March 04, 2014, 01:41:18 PM

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 12:24:35 PM
Why doesn't cat food come in pork or seafood flavours? Are cats Jewish?

Funny, they don't look Jewish.

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 09:35:10 AM
I still haven't settled on cat names. I'm thinking Indy and Ripley; what say you? Or Ludo and Domino? Or Mungo and Midge (I used to love Mary, Mungo and Midge as a wee child). Other suggestions welcome.

Quote from: Sheilbh on March 04, 2014, 08:52:28 PM
I plan on naming my future pets after Oscar winning stars of the 40s and 50s. Joan, Audrey, Ginger...

One day :(

Quote from: Caliga on March 04, 2014, 08:43:38 PM
I can't remember why anymore, but I decided that my late cat was Jewish at some point.  In fact I used to call him 'Jewish Guy' as a nickname sometimes. :)

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 05, 2014, 09:35:55 AM

Quote from: Caliga on March 04, 2014, 08:43:38 PM
I can't remember why anymore, but I decided that my late cat was Jewish at some point.  In fact I used to call him 'Jewish Guy' as a nickname sometimes. :)

Did he horde mice?

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 05, 2014, 09:35:55 AM
Did he horde mice?

Quote from: Malthus on March 05, 2014, 10:32:04 AM
No. The horde of mice was lead by Ghengis Kat.

The Jew Cat hoarded mice.  ;)

Quote from: Caliga on March 05, 2014, 10:40:27 AM

Quote from: Malthus on March 05, 2014, 10:32:04 AM
No. The horde of mice was lead by Ghengis Kat.

The Jew Cat hoarded mice.  ;)

Ah, I just remembered why I thought he was Jewish.  It's because he was evil! :)

Mal showing up reminded me. :hug:

Quote from: Brazen on March 05, 2014, 06:17:44 AM
Sigh, she's too soft and squidgy to be a Ripley. I'm now going for Indy and Marion. It's only for the V.E.T. and insurance anyhow; at home they get called squidgy bum, squirt, cuddles and oi you get out of there anyhow.

Quote from: Sheilbh on March 04, 2014, 08:52:28 PM

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 09:35:10 AM
I still haven't settled on cat names. I'm thinking Indy and Ripley; what say you? Or Ludo and Domino? Or Mungo and Midge (I used to love Mary, Mungo and Midge as a wee child). Other suggestions welcome.

I plan on naming my future pets after Oscar winning stars of the 40s and 50s. Joan, Audrey, Ginger...

One day :(

QuoteThe Internet Has Fallen In Love With A Hunky Cop Who Rescues Cats

The 26-year-old, who has been named one of the Sexiest Cat Guys of 2013, has even become a local celebrity, frequently making appearances at animal adoption events.

Quote from: Brazen on March 05, 2014, 06:18:19 AM

Quote from: Sheilbh on March 04, 2014, 08:52:28 PM
I plan on naming my future pets after Oscar winning stars of the 40s and 50s. Joan, Audrey, Ginger...

One day :(

To the Cats Protection League! It's your duty as a gay man!

Quote from: garbon on March 05, 2014, 03:25:06 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/this-cat-rescuing-cop-has-become-an-internet-heart

QuoteThe Internet Has Fallen In Love With A Hunky Cop Who Rescues Cats

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Quote from: Malthus on March 04, 2014, 01:41:18 PM

Quote from: Brazen on March 04, 2014, 12:24:35 PM
Why doesn't cat food come in pork or seafood flavours? Are cats Jewish?

Funny, they don't look Jewish.

Quote from: Brazen on March 07, 2014, 10:33:50 AM
Taffy and Harley Quinn. And that's my final answer.

Got a quote for pet insurance today and it's more than my annual car insurance  :huh:

Quote from: Brazen on March 07, 2014, 10:33:50 AM
Taffy and Harley Quinn. And that's my final answer.

Got a quote for pet insurance today and it's more than my annual car insurance  :huh:

Quote from: Barrister on March 07, 2014, 01:49:47 PM

Quote from: Brazen on March 07, 2014, 10:33:50 AM
Taffy and Harley Quinn. And that's my final answer.

Got a quote for pet insurance today and it's more than my annual car insurance  :huh:

Pets and veterinarians... you have to be a bit mercenary when it comes to them.  They'll always be suggesting some new, and expensive procedure, but it's hard to justify when you can always get a new cat or dog from the pound at a pretty modest fee.

If your cats ever get sick, decide how much you can spend, and ask for cheaper alternatives if the vet wants to go beyond that.

QuotePortland police had to be called in to subdue a 22-pound house cat that trapped its owners inside their bedroom after attacking their baby.

The baby was not injured in the Sunday incident.

Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman, said officers responded to a 911 call that evening from a couple who had locked themselves in their bedroom with the baby and their dog after the cat attacked the child.

Simpson said the 911 operator could hear the cat screeching in the background as the couple awaited help.

Officers used a dog snare to capture the cat and placed it in a crate.

Simpson said the owners told the dispatcher the cat has a history of violence. He said the cat remained with its owners.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 11, 2014, 06:24:41 AM

QuotePortland police had to be called in to subdue a 22-pound house cat that trapped its owners inside their bedroom after attacking their baby.

The baby was not injured in the Sunday incident.

Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman, said officers responded to a 911 call that evening from a couple who had locked themselves in their bedroom with the baby and their dog after the cat attacked the child.

Simpson said the 911 operator could hear the cat screeching in the background as the couple awaited help.

Officers used a dog snare to capture the cat and placed it in a crate.

Simpson said the owners told the dispatcher the cat has a history of violence. He said the cat remained with its owners.

Quote from: Barrister on March 07, 2014, 01:49:47 PM

Quote from: Brazen on March 07, 2014, 10:33:50 AM
Taffy and Harley Quinn. And that's my final answer.

Got a quote for pet insurance today and it's more than my annual car insurance  :huh:

Pets and veterinarians... you have to be a bit mercenary when it comes to them.  They'll always be suggesting some new, and expensive procedure, but it's hard to justify when you can always get a new cat or dog from the pound at a pretty modest fee.

Quote from: garbon on March 11, 2014, 09:31:39 PMWait...are we not going to talk about this and Beeb's assertion that one animal is interchangeable with another?

What's next, return your cats once they stop being adorable kittens? After all, there are always more kittens. :w00t:

Quote from: garbon on March 11, 2014, 09:39:23 PM
I mean at the end of the day, if you can't afford the expensive medical procedures aka it would break you financially, why pay to extend the life of a human you "care about" if they are still terminal? :mellow:

Quote from: garbon on March 11, 2014, 09:56:35 PM
Ah so rationality is to be prized when it doesnt involve people?

Quote from: garbonBesides who was advocating that pets are equal to humans?

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 11, 2014, 09:27:24 PM
Cosmic Creepers has stopped eating. :(

Quote from: sbr on March 11, 2014, 10:11:45 PM
I'm a fan of the everlasting kitten exchange.  All of the cute, less of the dying.

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 12, 2014, 04:06:22 AM

Quote from: sbr on March 11, 2014, 10:11:45 PM
I'm a fan of the everlasting kitten exchange.  All of the cute, less of the dying.

Not worth the guilt.

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 12, 2014, 06:14:20 AM
Oh, when do they stop the furniture scratching?

Quote from: Brazen on March 12, 2014, 05:47:01 AM

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 12, 2014, 04:06:22 AM

Quote from: sbr on March 11, 2014, 10:11:45 PM
I'm a fan of the everlasting kitten exchange.  All of the cute, less of the dying.

Not worth the guilt.

Having just adopted middle-aged cats I'm now a huge advocate of more of the litter trained, none of the furniture scratching.

Quote from: LaCroix on March 11, 2014, 10:02:55 PM
euthanasia is rational, but that's not what you said. you said one person deciding to end the life of another because they had terminal cancer. this is not allowed because the person lacks consent from the other person. it does not matter if the other person was about to die and killing him would benefit others, because there are policy reasons for why we don't allow it. it helps society.

cats and dogs are not part of society. they are property. we have the choice to put them down because it would not disrupt social cohesion. also, we have the choice to put down humans when it would not disrupt social cohesion as well - when their status is "acceptable to be put down" (brain dead)

Quote from: LaCroix on March 11, 2014, 10:02:55 PM

Quote from: garbonBesides who was advocating that pets are equal to humans?

i said something regarding cats and dogs, and you took what i said and made an analogy with humans. for it to be a correct/valid analogy, they would have to be similar. "equal" was perhaps too strong a word. you can read my earlier post and replace "equal" with "similar" if you'd like

Quote from: LaCroix on March 11, 2014, 09:34:28 PM

Quote from: garbon on March 11, 2014, 09:31:39 PMWait...are we not going to talk about this and Beeb's assertion that one animal is interchangeable with another?

What's next, return your cats once they stop being adorable kittens? After all, there are always more kittens. :w00t:

it's about being rational when it comes to pets. no matter the love one has for an animal, at the end of the day it's not human. people who cannot afford expensive medical procedures for their cats or dogs should not break themselves financially (sometimes even for a 30-50% chance of success), yet some do

Quote from: Malthus on March 12, 2014, 10:02:07 AM

Quote from: LaCroix on March 11, 2014, 09:34:28 PM

Quote from: garbon on March 11, 2014, 09:31:39 PMWait...are we not going to talk about this and Beeb's assertion that one animal is interchangeable with another?

What's next, return your cats once they stop being adorable kittens? After all, there are always more kittens. :w00t:

it's about being rational when it comes to pets. no matter the love one has for an animal, at the end of the day it's not human. people who cannot afford expensive medical procedures for their cats or dogs should not break themselves financially (sometimes even for a 30-50% chance of success), yet some do

Owning a pet is generally not a purely rational decision. Neither is the choice to care for that pet. Both are in part based on the desire for, and actual, emotional ties with the animal in question.

Those emotional ties are of course far weaker than those between humans, but they are there, and they explain why people are willing to spend lots of money on pet care - even though one can 'rationally' get another dog or cat from the pound at a minimal cost or even for free.

Quote from: Ed Anger on March 12, 2014, 10:13:00 AM
Black kitty is apparently telling his cat buddies that the humans in my house spoil him. So now yellow Maine coon and gray tiger stripe cat come visit often. And get spoiled by the girls.

Cat hoarding is in the future for them.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 12, 2014, 08:18:44 PM
Put her down tonight.  Am sad. Very sad

Quote from: Malthus on March 12, 2014, 10:02:07 AMOwning a pet is generally not a purely rational decision. Neither is the choice to care for that pet. Both are in part based on the desire for, and actual, emotional ties with the animal in question.

Those emotional ties are of course far weaker than those between humans, but they are there, and they explain why people are willing to spend lots of money on pet care - even though one can 'rationally' get another dog or cat from the pound at a minimal cost or even for free.

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 12, 2014, 08:18:44 PM
Put her down tonight.  Am sad. Very sad

Quote from: LaCroix on March 12, 2014, 10:13:27 PM

Quote from: Malthus on March 12, 2014, 10:02:07 AMOwning a pet is generally not a purely rational decision. Neither is the choice to care for that pet. Both are in part based on the desire for, and actual, emotional ties with the animal in question.

Those emotional ties are of course far weaker than those between humans, but they are there, and they explain why people are willing to spend lots of money on pet care - even though one can 'rationally' get another dog or cat from the pound at a minimal cost or even for free.

(directed at garbon, too)

i understand. my argument is that regardless of one's love for an animal, one should be responsible with their finances. if they can afford the surgery, perfect. many, however, cannot afford that surgery, yet do it anyway. i'm not saying every decision regarding the animal should be a cost-benefit analysis. i'm saying the major decisions, like whether to place a cat on chemotherapy, for example, at the cost of thousands, should be undertaken by someone who lives below the poverty belt or otherwise simply cannot afford it due to other obligations (such as children, house payments, whatever)

granted, my post was in response to barrister's "why pay for an expensive medical procedure when you can just pick up a new one at the pound," so that might have been unclear

Quote from: LaCroix on March 12, 2014, 10:13:27 PM

Quote from: Malthus on March 12, 2014, 10:02:07 AMOwning a pet is generally not a purely rational decision. Neither is the choice to care for that pet. Both are in part based on the desire for, and actual, emotional ties with the animal in question.

Those emotional ties are of course far weaker than those between humans, but they are there, and they explain why people are willing to spend lots of money on pet care - even though one can 'rationally' get another dog or cat from the pound at a minimal cost or even for free.

(directed at garbon, too)

i understand. my argument is that regardless of one's love for an animal, one should be responsible with their finances. if they can afford the surgery, perfect. many, however, cannot afford that surgery, yet do it anyway. i'm not saying every decision regarding the animal should be a cost-benefit analysis. i'm saying the major decisions, like whether to place a cat on chemotherapy, for example, at the cost of thousands, should be undertaken by someone who lives below the poverty belt or otherwise simply cannot afford it due to other obligations (such as children, house payments, whatever)

granted, my post was in response to barrister's "why pay for an expensive medical procedure when you can just pick up a new one at the pound," so that might have been unclear

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 12, 2014, 08:18:44 PM
Put her down tonight.  Am sad. Very sad

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 12, 2014, 08:18:44 PM
Put her down tonight.  Am sad. Very sad

Quote from: Beenherebefore on March 13, 2014, 12:32:19 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/tim-bernerslee-on-creating-the-web-i-never-expected-all-these-cats-9189946.html

Made World Wide Web, did not foresee number of cat nuts and lonely people.

Quote from: Norgy on May 14, 2014, 02:05:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tzhyfWHdLo

I found this entertaining and disturbing at the same time. Some people forget cats are animals.

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 14, 2014, 01:56:25 PM
My neighbor got a cat to keep his girlfriend entertained.  Now the girlfriend's moved back to her mother's, but the cat is still hanging around.  He doesn't really like cats, but is taking care of this one indefinitely.  He's not actively looking to get rid of it, but said he'd be happy to give him to me.  I'm trying to decide if now's the right time. :hmm:

The cat's an 8 y.o. male, all black, very friendly (and very vocal), and he doesn't like going outside much (even though he's currently permitted and encouraged to).  He's thin compared to previous cats I've lived with, but my neighbor says he has arthritis; it doesn't seem to be noticeably holding him back at the moment.

I've been wanting to get a cat of my own, but I always felt that if they're going to be indoors all day by themselves, they should have a buddy so they don't get lonely.  Then adopting two always seemed like too much for me handle at a given time.  But if this cat is already middle-aged and used to living alone in a small dingy apartment, maybe it's alright.  The move would only be across a hallway, so I doubt it would traumatize him too much. :lol:

This is pretty much the type of cat I've been looking for, and I could get him for free, with various accessories thrown in.  I'd also more likely than not be saving him from a sad end, since I imagine he'll end up back in the shelter eventually and my impression is that older cats are increasingly unadoptable.

The potential downsides are the usual -- I can't be as footloose and fancy-free in terms of travel, it's an added expense, future rental opportunities will be limited, I risk being stigmatized as a "cat guy," my new couch will be destroyed, etc.  But it could add a lot to my life.

Regardless, I'd have to give him a new name.  What's a good name for an outspoken black guy?  :)

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 14, 2014, 01:56:25 PM
Regardless, I'd have to give him a new name.  What's a good name for an outspoken black guy?  :)

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 14, 2014, 01:56:25 PM
My neighbor got a cat to keep his girlfriend entertained.  Now the girlfriend's moved back to her mother's, but the cat is still hanging around.  He doesn't really like cats, but is taking care of this one indefinitely.  He's not actively looking to get rid of it, but said he'd be happy to give him to me.  I'm trying to decide if now's the right time. :hmm:

The cat's an 8 y.o. male, all black, very friendly (and very vocal), and he doesn't like going outside much (even though he's currently permitted and encouraged to).  He's thin compared to previous cats I've lived with, but my neighbor says he has arthritis; it doesn't seem to be noticeably holding him back at the moment.

I've been wanting to get a cat of my own, but I always felt that if they're going to be indoors all day by themselves, they should have a buddy so they don't get lonely.  Then adopting two always seemed like too much for me handle at a given time.  But if this cat is already middle-aged and used to living alone in a small dingy apartment, maybe it's alright.  The move would only be across a hallway, so I doubt it would traumatize him too much. :lol:

This is pretty much the type of cat I've been looking for, and I could get him for free, with various accessories thrown in.  I'd also more likely than not be saving him from a sad end, since I imagine he'll end up back in the shelter eventually and my impression is that older cats are increasingly unadoptable.

The potential downsides are the usual -- I can't be as footloose and fancy-free in terms of travel, it's an added expense, future rental opportunities will be limited, I risk being stigmatized as a "cat guy," my new couch will be destroyed, etc.  But it could add a lot to my life.

Regardless, I'd have to give him a new name.  What's a good name for an outspoken black guy?  :)

Quote from: sbr on March 03, 2014, 08:39:03 PM
Do I still look like James Gandolfini?

Quote from: Sheilbh on May 14, 2014, 04:14:45 PM

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 14, 2014, 01:56:25 PM
Regardless, I'd have to give him a new name.  What's a good name for an outspoken black guy?  :)

Name your pet Cato. If anyone asks whether it's 'younger or elder', you can reply 'a Classics man, eh?'

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 14, 2014, 01:56:25 PM
My neighbor got a cat to keep his girlfriend entertained.  Now the girlfriend's moved back to her mother's, but the cat is still hanging around.  He doesn't really like cats, but is taking care of this one indefinitely.  He's not actively looking to get rid of it, but said he'd be happy to give him to me.  I'm trying to decide if now's the right time. :hmm:

The cat's an 8 y.o. male, all black, very friendly (and very vocal), and he doesn't like going outside much (even though he's currently permitted and encouraged to).  He's thin compared to previous cats I've lived with, but my neighbor says he has arthritis; it doesn't seem to be noticeably holding him back at the moment.

I've been wanting to get a cat of my own, but I always felt that if they're going to be indoors all day by themselves, they should have a buddy so they don't get lonely.  Then adopting two always seemed like too much for me handle at a given time.  But if this cat is already middle-aged and used to living alone in a small dingy apartment, maybe it's alright.  The move would only be across a hallway, so I doubt it would traumatize him too much. :lol:

This is pretty much the type of cat I've been looking for, and I could get him for free, with various accessories thrown in.  I'd also more likely than not be saving him from a sad end, since I imagine he'll end up back in the shelter eventually and my impression is that older cats are increasingly unadoptable.

The potential downsides are the usual -- I can't be as footloose and fancy-free in terms of travel, it's an added expense, future rental opportunities will be limited, I risk being stigmatized as a "cat guy," my new couch will be destroyed, etc.  But it could add a lot to my life.

Regardless, I'd have to give him a new name.  What's a good name for an outspoken black guy?  :)

Quote from: citizen k on May 14, 2014, 04:10:12 PM
Cat saves kid from dog:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAvq7h8EaJs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAvq7h8EaJs)

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 14, 2014, 09:02:39 PM
Name for an outspoken black cat? Huey P. Mewton

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 15, 2014, 02:22:27 PM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 14, 2014, 09:02:39 PM
Name for an outspoken black cat? Huey P. Mewton

:D  I was thinking Meowcolm X.

Quote from: 11B4V on May 15, 2014, 10:11:23 PM
Here you go cat lovers

http://myfox8.com/2014/05/14/watch-familys-cat-saves-boy-from-dog-attack/

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 16, 2014, 10:03:35 PM
They've quarantined that dog, and will youthinasia it in 10 days.

There are no winners here.  :(

Quote from: Razgovory on May 16, 2014, 10:12:13 PM
That's why you keep them in an enclosed yard or on leash.  It's irresponsible not to do that.

Quote from: Malthus on May 23, 2014, 02:48:40 PM
Cat went to the vet today for teeth cleaning; vet castigated mildly about not brushing her teeth.  :(

With my cat, "brushing her teeth" would require a chain-mail outfit to avoid fatal blood loss. She does not appreciate having stuff stuck in her mouth, and is happy to pass that lack of appreciation on to you.

Quote from: Malthus on May 23, 2014, 02:48:40 PM
Cat went to the vet today for teeth cleaning; vet castigated mildly about not brushing her teeth.  :(

With my cat, "brushing her teeth" would require a chain-mail outfit to avoid fatal blood loss. She does not appreciate having stuff stuck in her mouth, and is happy to pass that lack of appreciation on to you.

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 23, 2014, 03:26:39 PM
If they're eating commercial cat food especially, cats do need to get their teeth cleaned/looked at, so that an infected tooth doesn't spread and turn into sepsis, etc.

My old cat had to have all his teeth extracted by the end, except for his long fangs, so he looked pretty goofy.

Quote from: Razgovory on July 10, 2014, 06:28:54 PM
My cat is ill.  Yesterday she was fine, today she has diarrhea, is throwing up, and is lethargic. :(

Quote from: Razgovory on July 10, 2014, 10:03:14 PM
I examined the cat this evening.  She seems to be doing better.  Eyes were more alert, A little more pep in the step and she purred.  She was less happy when I cleaned the shit off her back side.  She did eat a cat treat though, so I think she's feeling better.

Quote from: Razgovory on July 10, 2014, 10:03:14 PM
I examined the cat this evening.  She seems to be doing better.  Eyes were more alert, A little more pep in the step and she purred.  She was less happy when I cleaned the shit off her back side.  She did eat a cat treat though, so I think she's feeling better.

Quote from: Razgovory on July 11, 2014, 08:24:07 PM
Cat is fine now.   :)

Quote from: FunkMonk on August 22, 2014, 05:06:06 PM
Marty's cat :wub: :wub: :wub:

Quote from: Tonitrus on August 22, 2014, 06:21:12 PM
:zipped:

Quote from: Tonitrus on August 22, 2014, 06:21:12 PM
:zipped:

Quote from: Martinus on August 23, 2014, 08:23:57 AM
I think today is going to be the long-overdue Bath & Brush Day.  :ph34r:

Quote from: Solmyr on August 23, 2014, 10:05:47 AM
Cats who served in World War I (http://io9.com/a-gallery-of-cats-who-served-in-world-war-i-1624713212)  :wub:

Quote from: Martinus on August 23, 2014, 08:23:57 AM
I think today is going to be the long-overdue Bath & Brush Day.  :ph34r:

Quote from: PDH on October 08, 2014, 07:46:47 AM
Aphrodite, the Goddess Cat, is near the end of her time among mortals.

Quote from: PDH on October 10, 2014, 06:51:30 PM
R.I.P. Aphrodite.  I held her at the end, perhaps the hardest thing I have ever done.

She was a good cat in this world.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 02:01:31 PM
GangstaKitty has a doctor appointment for Friday AM.  Seems to have lost quite a bit of weight recently, looks terribly gaunt in the hindquarters and her neck.  Still eating, drinking and treating her litterbox like Languish, but just doesn't look well.  Worried.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 02:01:31 PM
GangstaKitty has a doctor appointment for Friday AM.  Seems to have lost quite a bit of weight recently, looks terribly gaunt in the hindquarters and her neck.  Still eating, drinking and treating her litterbox like Languish, but just doesn't look well.  Worried.

Quote from: PDH on November 19, 2014, 04:14:52 PM
Geez, I hope it is not bad, but that sounds like what I went through with Aphrodite.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2014, 01:44:57 AM
The one thing about unemployment I do enjoy is being able to grow a beard;  I told my niece that I was growing out my whiskers to donate them to an international organization, Les Chats Sans Moustaches, that donates facial hair to cats in the third world suffering from the affliction of being born without whiskers.  She wasn't buying it.  Such a sharp little girl.

Quote from: derspiess on November 21, 2014, 11:42:01 AM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2014, 01:44:57 AM
The one thing about unemployment I do enjoy is being able to grow a beard;  I told my niece that I was growing out my whiskers to donate them to an international organization, Les Chats Sans Moustaches, that donates facial hair to cats in the third world suffering from the affliction of being born without whiskers.  She wasn't buying it.  Such a sharp little girl.

:lol:  Well, it is No-Shave November.  I haven't trimmed my goatee since Halloween though I have shaved the other parts of my face since I know better than to try & grow a full beard.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2014, 11:46:27 AM

Quote from: derspiess on November 21, 2014, 11:42:01 AM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2014, 01:44:57 AM
The one thing about unemployment I do enjoy is being able to grow a beard;  I told my niece that I was growing out my whiskers to donate them to an international organization, Les Chats Sans Moustaches, that donates facial hair to cats in the third world suffering from the affliction of being born without whiskers.  She wasn't buying it.  Such a sharp little girl.

:lol:  Well, it is No-Shave November.  I haven't trimmed my goatee since Halloween though I have shaved the other parts of my face since I know better than to try & grow a full beard.

Yeah, I've managed to get it long enough it looks good for a goatee, mainly because I have too many dead zones elsewhere.   But my chin has all the gray, in two parallel strips.  Look like a goddamned middle-aged biker.

Quote from: Brazen on November 21, 2014, 11:44:13 AM
Poor GK  :( Taffy and Harley send transatlantic fraternal healing vibes *console*

Quote from: garbon on November 21, 2014, 12:03:11 PM
Shoe, if, fits.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2014, 12:42:13 PM
The doc was telling me that there's a transdermal Q-tip application now for hyperthyroid meds.  Just a swab in the ear.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2014, 12:10:07 PM

Quote from: Brazen on November 21, 2014, 11:44:13 AM
Poor GK  :( Taffy and Harley send transatlantic fraternal healing vibes *console*

Trying to get her out of the cat carrier onto the vet table is like pouring out freshly mixed furry cement.  However, there's no problem jumping back in when it's all over.  Such a smart kitty.

Quote from: sbr on November 21, 2014, 12:59:00 PM
I found putting the carrier on end vertically, wrapping the cat in a blanket and them dropping them down the chute is best.  Let gravity help and reduce the number of flailing sharp objects.

Yeah, Operation Cat Burrito kinda goes that way, 2 drops out of 3.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 24, 2014, 07:54:21 PM
My sister put her cat, Em, down tonight.  Not only had he been suffering from hyperthyroid issues that were screwing with his kidneys to the point of early onset renal failure, but his bowels were simply failing him and he has been miserable.  Apparently the girls went with him to say their goodbyes at the vets.

He was a good cat, the perfect kind for little children.  The girls could grab and hug him when they were toddlers, and he'd just "Meh."  Let himself get dressed up as a baby, or put in a toy stroller and pushed around the house, there was no indignity he didn't suffer without so much as a single aggravated meow or nasty swat.  He played his role well.  He was an all-white domestic short hair with pretty green eyes; you could sling him over your shoulder like a living fur throw, and he'd just hang there for as long as he had to.  Meh.

I had actually saved him from the same neighborhood I had found Gangsta, one summer evening at dusk when I was picking up some money on a bail.  Little bastard was hauling ass across the street through traffic and ran in front of a city bus that was going maybe 40mph;  ran in front of the left side front tire, and came out behind the right side front.  Dove under my car, came out at the curb and started to rub my leg.  Figured if he could dodge becoming a pancake in that neighborhood, he earned the right to a home.  So I tossed him in the car, he sat in the back window like it was no big deal and took him over to my sister's, who had lost her previous cat to cancer some months before. 

He was a very good cat.  Em, 2001?-2014.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 24, 2014, 07:54:21 PM


He was a very good cat.  Em, 2001?-2014.

Quote from: Martinus on December 08, 2014, 07:05:30 AM
How's Gangsta? :)

QuoteAlso, I now realised something. This will be my first Cat-ful Christmas. Any suggestions for dealing with the Cat vs. Tree issues?

Rufus is spirited, bitchy and likes things that are shiny or dangle, so I don't think he will adopt a "live and let live" attitude here.  :hmm:

Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2014, 05:55:00 AM
Pretty sure Taffy's got all the classic signs of hyperthyroidism - skinny, always hungry, unkempt coat, hyperactivity and super-fast heart rate when he gets excited. Oh and meowing like a bastard at 5am. On to the vet imminently, hope it's not too expensive, second-hand cats don't come with a warranty  :(

Quote from: Martinus on December 16, 2014, 05:56:57 AM
Hmm, Rufus has been behaving like this too. I thought he is just getting anxious (he is not neutered as he does not go out).

Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2014, 06:01:59 AM

Quote from: Martinus on December 16, 2014, 05:56:57 AM
Hmm, Rufus has been behaving like this too. I thought he is just getting anxious (he is not neutered as he does not go out).

Rufus is too young to be getting thyroid problems, it usually starts in middle age. Getting a male cat neutered isn't just about not getting lady cats pregnant, you know. It's better for their health and reduces behavioural problems, plus they get angsty being indoors when they want to be out spreading their seed. And prevents your fancy furniture getting all stinky.

Quote from: Martinus on December 08, 2014, 07:05:30 AM
How's Gangsta? :)

Quote from: mongers on December 26, 2014, 11:13:42 AM
And make sure you hit* on any hottie** at the animal shelter.  :D

Quote from: PDH on December 26, 2014, 01:01:54 AM
I am close, oh so close, to getting another cat.

Of course it will be an adult shelter cat - they have all been wonderful to me.

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 26, 2014, 01:56:30 PM

Apparently there was an adult cat at LAWS, posted December 9, which had been there since August since he was not kid-friendly, and it was "critical that he find a home soon, before it's too late..."
His PetFinder page is now gone. :cry:

Quote from: Martinus on December 27, 2014, 03:43:59 AM
cat-proof Christmas tree

Quote from: Martinus on December 27, 2014, 03:36:46 AM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 26, 2014, 01:56:30 PM

Apparently there was an adult cat at LAWS, posted December 9, which had been there since August since he was not kid-friendly, and it was "critical that he find a home soon, before it's too late..."
His PetFinder page is now gone. :cry:

Maybe he found home. :console:

Quote from: Martinus on December 27, 2014, 03:43:59 AM
And here's Rufus by a cat-proof Christmas tree. People are asking if he is stuffed, he sits so still. :P

Quote from: HVC on December 27, 2014, 11:31:27 AM
My parents cat eat like a queen these last two days. She sure does like her seafood.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2014, 11:14:01 AM
It's only 8 o'clock.  Still plenty of time to go out and get some of that dick she desperately needs.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2014, 11:24:31 AM
Within acceptable parameters generally means it's not a mercy fuck.

QuoteShort answer: I've never given a mercy fuck.

I've asked for one a couple times.  :D

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:35:50 AM
Physically, yeah...but you know off the bat whether she's scrambled eggs or not.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2014, 11:42:21 AM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:35:50 AM
Physically, yeah...but you know off the bat whether she's scrambled eggs or not.

We have agreed several times in the past that psycho chicks are the best lays.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2014, 11:24:31 AM
Within acceptable parameters generally means it's not a mercy fuck.

Short answer: I've never given a mercy fuck.

I've asked for one a couple times.  :D

Quote from: Martinus on December 30, 2014, 11:48:17 AM
I guess for CdM it's a mercy fuck when he likes the girl and she is too desperate and/or drunk to say no.  :lol:

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:44:16 AM

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2014, 11:42:21 AM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:35:50 AM
Physically, yeah...but you know off the bat whether she's scrambled eggs or not.

We have agreed several times in the past that psycho chicks are the best lays.

Just give them Berkut's name.

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2014, 11:42:21 AM

Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:35:50 AM
Physically, yeah...but you know off the bat whether she's scrambled eggs or not.

We have agreed several times in the past that psycho chicks are the best lays.

QuoteN.Y. / Region
In Cat-Kicking Case, Judge Dismisses Most Serious Charge
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
JAN. 8, 2015
New York Times



A Brooklyn man whose cat-kicking case infuriated animal activists had his most serious charge dismissed on Thursday, after a State Supreme Court judge ruled that the prosecution had not shown that the cat had been injured.

Andre Robinson was captured on video kicking a stray cat several yards into the air and was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after the video was posted to Facebook last spring.

However, the crime Mr. Robinson was charged with, torturing and injuring an animal, requires prosecutors to offer evidence of the victim's injuries, Acting Justice ShawnDya L. Simpson ruled in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Prosecutors had not done that, she said, so she dismissed the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail.

Mr. Robinson is not yet in the clear: Prosecutors added a charge on Thursday of attempted animal torture and injury, which carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail. The judge also said prosecutors could return with evidence proving that the cat was injured, which could restore the more serious charge.

Helen Peterson, a spokeswoman for the Brooklyn district attorney, said, "We are reviewing our options."

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Jan. 20. At that hearing, a trial on the lesser charge might occur, or prosecutors could file papers detailing the more serious charge.

Justice Simpson's decision came eight months and several hearings into the case.

In May, a Facebook video showed Mr. Robinson standing on the street, offering his hand to a stray cat, and then, when the cat approaches to sniff, kicking the cat into the air. The cat is shown landing several yards away as Mr. Robinson dances and laughter is heard.

In the criminal complaint, prosecutors had submitted information from a veterinarian with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals saying the kick "would cause serious physical injury" to the cat.

Mr. Robinson's lawyers contended, however, that the veterinarian's statement was "insufficient" as proof that injury had occurred. Prosecutors responded that the cat's pain or suffering was "established by inference" — the cat being propelled 10 feet or so shows "how hard the animal was struck."

Justice Simpson cited a case, People v. Carr, in which the court held that a person's actions toward an animal and a person should be held to the same standard of conduct. Thus, if kicking a person was a noncriminal violation, kicking an animal could not be considered a more serious crime.

Justice Simpson said that in this case, a similar kick of a human could constitute harassment, a noncriminal violation. "The question is whether the animal was injured or felt more than minor pain," she wrote in her decision. "Conjecture alone is not enough."

The cat, given the name King, was captured and adopted out by the A.S.P.C.A.

Animal activists have attended Mr. Robinson's hearings throughout and have been following the case on Facebook, on a "Justice for King" page. On Thursday, many wrote posts saying they were frustrated by the judge's decision.

"Did the judge even SEE the tape?" a commenter by the name of Michelle Marie asked. Another, Melissa McNeely, asked, "What good is having animal cruelty laws when they're not enforced?"