Comments on: A different kind of news http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: wolfa http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368/comment-page-1#comment-23237 wolfa Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:38:40 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368#comment-23237 Well, I don't think you should be keeping your cat with an abusive roommate, obviously, but I wonder why you wouldn't move, too, if you have a roommate who kicks animals. Kittens are darling. That was good of you. Well, I don’t think you should be keeping your cat with an abusive roommate, obviously, but I wonder why you wouldn’t move, too, if you have a roommate who kicks animals.

Kittens are darling. That was good of you.

]]> By: Rahel http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368/comment-page-1#comment-23232 Rahel Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:17:03 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368#comment-23232 Wolfa, that was the reason why, during my senior year of college, I took in a (highly illegal) cat on weekends. Her owner, a suitemate of mine, would leave her with her roommate when she went home to visit. The roommate didn't like cats at all and, while she didn't actually abuse the kitten, she did not treat her well. Although I'm allergic to cats, when I saw what was going on I asked my suitemate to let me keep the kitten while she was gone. My eyes itched and my nose ran, but I had a lovely kitten teach me her games and purr me to sleep for a few nights a week. I still think of her after all these years. Wolfa, that was the reason why, during my senior year of college, I took in a (highly illegal) cat on weekends. Her owner, a suitemate of mine, would leave her with her roommate when she went home to visit. The roommate didn’t like cats at all and, while she didn’t actually abuse the kitten, she did not treat her well. Although I’m allergic to cats, when I saw what was going on I asked my suitemate to let me keep the kitten while she was gone. My eyes itched and my nose ran, but I had a lovely kitten teach me her games and purr me to sleep for a few nights a week. I still think of her after all these years.

]]> By: wolfa http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368/comment-page-1#comment-23230 wolfa Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:54:10 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368#comment-23230 I refuse to read stuff about animal cruelty that's any worse than the story you posted. I also have a lot of trouble reading about people giving up animals. I want to read "good homes for all kittens forever!" and "universal free spay-neuter programs', but somehow those don't really happen often. I get to see all the reasons people leave their animals at the shelter here, and it kills me. "Roommate abused cat" was the worst one, but mostly I see "found in empty apartment after owners moved". I refuse to read stuff about animal cruelty that’s any worse than the story you posted. I also have a lot of trouble reading about people giving up animals. I want to read “good homes for all kittens forever!” and “universal free spay-neuter programs’, but somehow those don’t really happen often.

I get to see all the reasons people leave their animals at the shelter here, and it kills me. “Roommate abused cat” was the worst one, but mostly I see “found in empty apartment after owners moved”.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368/comment-page-1#comment-23227 Meryl Yourish Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:20:55 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368#comment-23227 I didn't catch that. I sorta glanced at the article. Man, never Google "dogs" if you can help it. Most of the news articles are about animal cruelty. I didn’t catch that. I sorta glanced at the article.

Man, never Google “dogs” if you can help it. Most of the news articles are about animal cruelty.

]]> By: wolfa http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368/comment-page-1#comment-23226 wolfa Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:04:24 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/29/2368#comment-23226 Of course, they're being charged not just because the dog is fat, but because it couldn't walk (and occasionally wasn't even able to move) and because despite being told that their dog was ill and needed help, they refused to bring it to a vet. Well-intentioned cruelty? Possibly. But animal cruelty nonetheless. (Not sure prosecuting is the best move, but certainly removing the dog from their care is.) Of course, they’re being charged not just because the dog is fat, but because it couldn’t walk (and occasionally wasn’t even able to move) and because despite being told that their dog was ill and needed help, they refused to bring it to a vet.

Well-intentioned cruelty? Possibly. But animal cruelty nonetheless. (Not sure prosecuting is the best move, but certainly removing the dog from their care is.)

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