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I have two, mother and daughter. One of whom is mentally retarded (although very cute).
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They're all mentally retarded in a way, none of them understands simple logic like when you put the harness on them and walk them in a leash and they go under a table, then around four chair legs, they WILL GET STUCK! :-)
In any other case, cats are the most astute pets I've met. Do one twist with the can opener and they're between your feet, trying to push you over. But take out the little cat travel box from the closet before a trip and you'll have to call the US Marshals for a search party. And I live in a 40m� flat, you'd think it would be easy...
Also, he can sense when I'm sad, which has been a lot since my gf and I broke up in January.
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quote:I mean REALLY... what can posess someone to ignore or mistreat such cute animals?
Same thing that causes people to mistreat people, the feeling of power over the animal that they can abuse or treat decently at their own personal whim. Or, like the parents of drug dealers in the larger cities, they have nice clothes and beamer and caddies while the kids are still wearing their first ever diaper at age eight, they just don't care about anything but themselves, and will get what they can hurting whomever.
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Well, that and the fact that most people only have a conscience as regards to people they know and can see. If you gave people a choice between letting a friend die, or a hundred nameless faceless people hafway across the globe die...they're first instinct would probably be the people the don't know. Non-humans and nonsentients (i.e. cats) would probably rate even lower.
Its not being evil, its just plain human nature. People want to be nice to themselves, failing that to people they know, or can see....animals...plants....bacteria rate much lower.
PS: "I mean REALLY... what can posess someone to ignore or mistreat such cute animals?" So I presume that its ok to ignore or mistreat animals that aren't cute?
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I'm also a cat person. I have 4 cats and one of them can open doors. Intelligent bastard.
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I desperately want Peter Mansbridge as a pet, but the furry guy on the left is fine for the time being.
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. Probably cos her mother keeps headbutting her.
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