25 Sep
2011
25 Sep
'11
10:38 a.m.
On 24 Sep 2011 at 18:19, Tony Duell wrote:
I suspoect that's it. This is, I am sure, even older than the Edsac .vs.
Mancester Mark 1 holy war :-)
And I think that's the difference. I
don't want to dominate and
control another living thing. I am very happy for the cat to live his
life, interacting with me when he chooses. Of course I care for him
and feed him but other than tha4t its his life...
Well, there's no accounting for taste. Some people keep fish, tarantulas, pythons and mice and get what they need.
Some people
apparently keep raccoons.
Dogs, on the other hand are real companions, having been bred to the
Are you suggesting that cat's aren't? I can assure you mine are true
companions who love to be with me when I'm working.
job since prehistory. They've been by man's
side probably as long as
man has hunted for his food.
And IIRC Cats have been used by man for vermin control for many thousands
of years.
If you prefer dgos, fine. I have no problem with that at all. Just accept
that otehrs perfer cats.
Show me a seeing-eye cat or service cat for
paraplegics. I have yet
I don't dispute htat dogs are useful animals to man. That doesn't affect
what I want as a companion.
to witness a police cat being taken out on a manhunt.
Around here,
cats seem to be food for coyotes and cougars. People tend to think
nothing of taking Muffin and her litter of kittens out to the country
YEs, and there are plenty of stories abound abandoned dogs too. IMHO
people who mistreat animals like that should be severely punished (any
animals...)
-tony