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Let's start by eliminating pets
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Posted by Yabby, Monday, 8 June 2009 8:18:26 PM
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jewely,
Keep your chickens. Sorry the Aus word is chooks. they are the greatest garbage disposal units ever. Almost anything that is animal or vegetable they will recycle and then give you lovely eggs in return. Don't have to have a rooster. On top of that they are the only females around here I can talk to without being told what to do. Cats simply tolerate people, barely and little dogs are glad to see you and good if they do not bark too much. I have noticed that the smaller the backyard, the bigger the dog and have always wondered about that. Posted by Banjo, Monday, 8 June 2009 8:33:03 PM
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Hey Pelican, chooks are cool. I had three but one woke me up crowing a little while ago so got taken back to the pet shop where they insisted they never claimed that any were female. Yes the sign saying “Hens” was still attached to the cage we bought them from.
Dumb aye, we got our $8.00 back and probably spent $10.00 in petrol and whatever polluting the countryside all on the principal of it. Hey Banjo, I do like my two poodles, but I can see that maybe having pet dogs and cats isn’t so cool in society. Having said that I agreed with KMB I would also head for the hills with Sammy and Dodgy if the pet police came knocking. I would agree maybe to not buying any replacements but I suspect I am lying to myself. Miniature poodles; hypo allergenic for foster kids, and big enough to not be hurt by small children while small enough to not eat many in return. No cats. I kinda like water creatures but after a fish tank heater boiled all my tropical eels one day I gave up but I have been in a foul mood for years over that one. Pet shop coughed up big time for that disaster. Yabby – Pigs would eat that stuff, zoo animals... wouldn’t be wasted. Nah I don’t know what I am talking about, just started thinking about pet numbers in Aussie halfway through writing that. One thing in Oz is listening to the dawn arrive. NZ just didn’t have so many birds that you could hear dawn coming. Love it. Posted by Jewely, Monday, 8 June 2009 8:52:39 PM
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Humans and pets go back a long way. I consider the keeping of pets a part of humanity, and it is a part of humanity that I wish to maintain. I find my pets enriching. I'm happy for them to chase away bush turkeys that would destroy my garden.
Some people have a different opinion. So what is new? I like the story of the wise councillors of London having the dogs and cats killed, believing that it would protect them from the black death. The misanthrope in me would like to see all the anti-pet set move into a pet-free gated community, then all succumb to an illness spread by a blue tongued lizard or a kookaburra (aren't they noisy?) or something. But maybe I should feel fortunate to find an enjoyment from my pets that is beyond the comprehension of some. Posted by Fester, Monday, 8 June 2009 8:59:45 PM
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*But maybe I should feel fortunate to find an enjoyment from my pets that is beyond the comprehension of some.*
I completely agree with you on that one Fester, but as you know, some humans are determined as ever, to create little but a human zoo. Posted by Yabby, Monday, 8 June 2009 9:20:30 PM
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I agree with Yabby, Fester and OUG;
Being close to and caring for creatures other than ourselves is very emotionally rewarding; I hope the pets get as much out of it. Research shows that people who have pets live longer: “Most researchers are now converging on the idea that it's the sense of emotional closeness and support that pets provide that is behind their stress-busting power,” he said. “It now appears that animal companions benefit our lives in much the same way as do human companions.” http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/other/2009/03/17/200502/People-with.htm I don't want to live in a sterile world devoid of creatures - wild; domestic or any other. I love the sounds of roosters; wild birds; dogs barking doesn't worry me a bit. I once lived in a neighbourhood where every household on three sides, and the people across the road, owned big, noisy dogs. There was a spate of crimes all around - B & E; a few bashings; a rape - but not in our end of the street. Who the hell cares about a bit of dog dropping occasionlly. They have to go somewhere sometime and when it rains all is restored. Their wonderful devotion and protection more than outweighs any other factor. Posted by Pynchme, Tuesday, 9 June 2009 8:06:41 AM
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Not so KMB, but as a consumer you are probably not aware as to what
goes into those tins of pet food, before they put pretty labels on
them. Most meatworks have a rendering plant, where the heads,
unsalable offal, blood and other waste go into a cooker. Basically
any crap that a pet might eat, which is unfit for human consumption
or has no market. Eyes, ears, its all turned into "meatloaf" or
whatever other marketing name you want to use.
Now if you plan to eat this stuff for dinner, rather then the pets,
well good luck to you lol.