Getting rid of cat 'because daughter wants a dog for Xmas'

[The Minkey]

"Unless its more about the selfish idiots who think that animals are disposable creatures that they can palm off to someone else on a whim, as said above."

Pretty much the point I thought I was making - thanks Katie :-) Plus, once a young animal has outgrown its baby cuteness, it becomes so much harder to rehome and the animal shelters are heaving with unwanted animals already.

[maxxi]

The Minkey Wrote:

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> once a young animal has

> outgrown its baby cuteness, it becomes so much

> harder to rehome

Exactly my point - so why bother going to all that trouble trying?

And those poor deluded fools who still think their 4 year old mog is 'cute' should be made to face up to reality, get rid and get a younger model.

A kitten is for cuteness, not for life.

[Jeremy]

I think woodrot's point is that we've had a disproportionate number of threads similar to this.

Should pet owners should be more responsible? Yes. Does the subject warrant the number (and intensity) of debates we've had on these pages? No way.

[civilservant]

So that the forum can go back to its true business of utterly inane news threads and threads about watching threads about wool?

Should pet owners be more responsible? Yes.

And should the Forum keep reminding them to continue to be responsible? Yes

[bonniebird]

In your opinion Jeremy, if threads like these help in any way, then its a good thing, some of us like me really love and respect our animals and hate to see them being got rid of in this throw away society, I spose if people don't want to read these threads or comment then they don't have to, theres plenty of things on here for everybody

[maxxi]

civilservant Wrote:

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> So that the forum can go back to its true business

> of utterly inane news threads and threads about

> watching threads about wool?

>

Is that any worse than being a sluice for the out-pourings of the emotionally incontinent?

"And should the Forum keep reminding them to continue to be responsible? Yes."

Oh it should, should it? And you are the voice of the forum?

The reason this thread is getting a hard time is that it is not about ED (hence it's place in the lounge alongside the blue wool ephemera) but rather about a woman in Putney doing something (legal) that someone objects to.

Others do not.

I do not.

Maybe some people need 'reminding' that they don't speak for everybody.

[civilservant]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Maybe some people need 'reminding' that they don't

> speak for everybody.

Including yourself of course, maxxi?

This thread is about our throwaway culture and the need for instant gratification at any cost

[Annette Curtain]

maxxi Wrote:

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> I can't see why Sabrina isn't taking the obvious

> option open to those who live so close to the

> river.

Maybe Sabrina IS building a rear extension with a sun deck (overlooking the river) maxxi.

[maxxi]

civilservant Wrote:

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> maxxi Wrote:

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> > Maybe some people need 'reminding' that they

> don't

> > speak for everybody.

>

> Including yourself of course, maxxi?

Absolutely including me.

I speak for myself and none other which is why I don't pronounce on what the Forum should say or do -

I do not sprawl over the Family Room criticising talk of pushchairs and rarely make facile jokes in the Drawing Room but this is the Lounge and I like to give my inanities free range -

@ Nette - I think I have seen pictures of Sabrina's rear extension and whilst there is a joke to be made about its suitability for her pussy I would hate to inflame things.

It would be rash.

Now that's inanity.

[maxxi]

I missed this edit

"This thread is about our throwaway culture and the need for instant gratification at any cost"

or I would have been even inaner. Open goal.

[civilservant]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Now that's inanity.

True - a master class in inanity

[northlondoner]

Won't somebody think of the children?

[edcam]

You're clogging up the forum with your unwanted critique of others' posts. Please desist.

Jeremy Wrote:

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> I think woodrot's point is that we've had a

> disproportionate number of threads similar to

> this.

>

> Should pet owners should be more responsible? Yes.

> Does the subject warrant the number (and

> intensity) of debates we've had on these pages? No

> way.

[Otta]

I think this thread is not so much about the animals, but the mother and whether or not she should be bowing to her child's every whim.

Forget for a moment that we are talking about animals.

Little girl begged mum for a toy she really wanted, then later begged mum to buy the latest version and sell the old one on ebay. What should mum do?

[the-e-dealer]

I thought most people had Turkey for Christmas.

[Otta]

edcam Wrote:

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> You're clogging up the forum with your unwanted critique of others' posts. Please desist.

>

> Jeremy Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> I think woodrot's point is that we've had a

> disproportionate number of threads similar to this.

> >

> > Should pet owners should be more responsible? Yes.

> > Does the subject warrant the number (and intensity) of debates we've had on these pages No way.

I know who's posts I'd rather read.

[the-e-dealer]

Its what he does! Everyone's a critic!

[*Bob*]

Hi everyone!

We're making a documentary about people who'd step over a body in the street but spend their life savings on a cat with a hurty paw. If you'd like to take part please email our production team [email protected]

We can't pay you but everyone who takes part gets a free pouch of Felix.

NB.. I think we probably qualify as the latter, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous.

[the-e-dealer]

Yeah Ive noticed that tattooed, bald dog lovers who walk along swearing at their killing machine "Fing stop Tyson, Fing get over there tyson" Are also those who are kindest to humans.

[edcam]

Ah I see. People are only allowed an opinion about categories above a certain level - so far we have paedophile celebrities and corpses lying in the street. Can someone enlighten me about what is acceptable in terms of being able to have an opinion.

For example, I assume it is ok to have feeling about mass murder but is a simple mugging disallowed? If not then does it have to involve physical violence? Is it ok to talk about burglary but not about fraud?

The rules here are somewhat unclear.

[Chillaxed]

You're allowed an opinion on anything and everything. And you can express that opinion on this forum. And other users can rebutt or take the p*ss out of your opinion as they see fit.

[the-e-dealer]

unless Admin doesn't like it! (for perfectly good reasons I hasten to add!)

[edcam]

I'm not sure everyone agrees with you chillaxed.

Chillaxed Wrote:

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> You're allowed an opinion on anything and

> everything. And you can express that opinion on

> this forum. And other users can rebutt or take

> the p*ss out of your opinion as they see fit.

[the-e-dealer]

Cor what a load of old cr*p cx has said. How dare he say that. Hanging is too good for im.

Sorry is this full half hour argument? Or just 15 minutes.

[civilservant]

There are two classes of posters on the Forum - those who are allowed to trawl (or do I mean troll?) all over it with inanities, often at midnight, and the rest of us. The latter group includes tree-huggers, cat/dog owners, buggy-pushers, in other words, your usual ED riff-raff.

Then there's the Drawing Room, which is a sacred space.

Enter at your peril, and do not on any account dare to joke therein.

But that's rather unfortunate, as many of the contributions in there are often more LOL than even Salsaboy's jokes.