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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:00 AM Original message |
What the hell is this "Cats are bad for the Environment" shit??? |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Mine are merciless killers and I have to keep them |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. My cat, Sophie, wanted to be a merciless killer |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
45. Mine bring home rabbits. That part is good, because it |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. i do wildlife rehab |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
81. I can't agree with that. I have had bunnies as pets and they are very intelligent. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. I want a picture off THAT! |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #81 |
100. That's funny! n/t |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
46. . |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. You had me at "Cats are bad." |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. I have three cats and all of them |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Kitties... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
65. crickets purring..love that sound. |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
64. +100000000000000!!! |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. We defoliate vast tracts of bird habitate for agriculture, buildings, etc. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. +1 |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
28. It's easier to point to killer cats (blaming bad people who cause feral colonies & free roamers) |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Illogical nonsense. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
52. You're right, your post is illogical nonsense...nt |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #52 |
59. Excellent refutation. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. American Bird Conservancy: Domestics kill millions birds yearly |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. I'm not sure why you posted that in response to my posts... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. sorry, guess i need glasses; thought i was posting to a denier |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Can't Tell If Serious |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #70 |
82. And somehow we seen not to have a shortage of birds |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
63. Bite me. There. I just refudiated your post. |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
105. Actually, it's more like X is a hundred thousand times worse than Y. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
34. We defoliate vast tracts of bird habitat for agriculture, buildings, etc..... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
91. yes, domestic cats are a huge problem; birds are critically endangered from many sources |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. Let's take the author to a factory farm |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
6. and they sprinkle bits of kitteh litter around the tile floor, ick |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
7. Rodents aren't angels |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. They killed the dinosaurs. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. I have it on good authority |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Cats let Casey Anthony go free |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
72. And then sucked the breath right out of it. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
9. Humans are worse for the environment than cats could ever be. (n/t) |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Gawd, no kidding. These anti-cat threads are ridiculous.nt |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
103. One of the really bad things humans do to the environment is introduce new species into environment. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
10. Every cat I ever had was a champion mouser, which was wonderful |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
11. Responsible cat owner keep their cats indoors. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Exactly...even if they're not |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
39. FIV can be passed on from the mother when the kittens are born. |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. What is really bad for the environment is humans! |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
13. Lots of tame cats kill birds, too. |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
15. I love my cats and they treat me well. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'm about to say something mean |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
53. That's not a good enough reason |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #53 |
60. Oh, I agree |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #60 |
69. Oh that I can agree with. One of the reasons I support regulated deer hunting |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
19. My cat has a catch and release approach to hunting ... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Your cat eats cat foots? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. I should avoid watching the news when I type ... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. It's OK - I thought the typo was funny |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
21. I like cats |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
22. I love cats but I realize that cats are very bad for small critters....if the cat |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
24. Once my cats got well into their teenage years, |
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murphyj87 (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. I used to have one.... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
26. Invasive species |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
89. Link please, to the claim that cats destroy 'many millions of native |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. .... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #89 |
93. I'll do ya better.... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
27. BS! Cats rule |
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greytdemocrat (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
29. Kats are eeeeevil |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Nah. Dogs are stinky, barky and slobbery. |
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greytdemocrat (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. They want to kill you in your sleep... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. One tries every night ... |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
33. Cats do not kill as many birds as developers do. The meme about cats as killers |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
54. "the cats...came to this continent about elevn thousand years ago". Post a source |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
67. suggest you read this: |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
73. Cats have driven about 33 bird species worldwide to extinction |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
92. Domestic cats kill Millions of birds yearly in US: |
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okasha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
35. SPR--spay, neuter, release--programs |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
36. Outdoor cats can and do kill HUGE numbers of birds and other wildlife. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Plus they do a service by eatin' rats and such. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
42. An interesting glimpse into the DU mind |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
47. It's not the pets that are an issue - it's the feral cats |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
49. All the crunchy and delicious songbirds agree: cat's are bad for their environment. |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
50. In the spring our cats kill at least 1 bird a day, often 3. They are indoor cats |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #50 |
74. Why not get cats but keep them indoors? Simple solution. nt |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #50 |
86. Your cats are not indoor cats. You allow them to go out.. |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #86 |
95. +1 |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
51. Not nearly as bad as people are. |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
55. It should read Irresponsible adults are bad for the Environment... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
56. If you look at an aerial view of the kind of neighbohood where most people live... |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
57. "Perhaps we should do something about the numbers of feral cats"???? |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
96. Around Adams County WI and north I know many people, including DNR that shoot feral cats on sight. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
58. Are you really shocked.. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
61. it's just good science |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
66. Domestic cats kill Millions of birds yearly in US: |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
68. it's all part of the right wing War on Cats (nt) |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
71. Feral cats are ecological disasters.. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #71 |
84. The reports on the dangers of feral cats are greatly exaggerated |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
76. Can we tie this issue to SS and Medicare? |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
79. . |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
80. At the cat's funeral |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
83. They keep down mice and OVERPPOPULATION of birds |
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woofless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
87. My neighbor's cat killed my favorite garter snake yesterday. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
88. We have lots of raptors here, so 'the birdies' are not all sweet. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
94. aww |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
97. Feral Cats are bad for the environment |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
98. Some people want to convert cast to be vegetarians... |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
99. I don't believe anybody mentioned... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
101. I would never say such a thing about our feline overlords. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
102. Outdoor cats are killing endangered, native species in some areas of the US. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
104. That was written by a Dog. |
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