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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 09:24:15 -0500
- From: "Carol A. Buckner" <cb30+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: Re: My roommate broke my kitten's leg!!!!
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- I know there have been a lot of comments on this subject, but I had to
- add my penny-thought.
-
- I agree that after a long day at work, the thought of settling down to
- eat a wonderful plate of spaghetti only to have a kitten use it as a
- trampling ground, would be a little disturbing }:o However, animals
- aren't stupid (at least not as much as some people that I know). They
- can be trained by using the right methods. My Brandy, as a kitten, used
- to try to eat off my plate. After firm instructions and placing her
- firmly, but not harshly on the floor, she hasn't tried, in 7 years, to
- eat off my plate. It didn't take breaking a leg or even tossing her
- around the room. Maybe you should throw your roommate and break
- something off her--see how she likes it.
-
- Being a lover of living things (more cats and dogs than humans on my
- list of living affectionates) I'd never take a roommate who would be
- cruel to animals. Culture and background is no excuse for cruelty to
- anyone--man or animal. Though culture may make you think differently
- toward animals, there is a difference between not viewing animals as
- house pets and being outright cruel to them. A person who is cruel to a
- helpless kitten would no doubt be cruel to friends, family or just about
- anyone who did something they didn't agree with.
-
- I won't say dump her--as many have already suggested--but I'd think
- twice about this relationship if I were you or at least pay her
- back--you know eye for an eye, broken limb for broken limb ;-}
-
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-
- Carol
-
- Just my one cent--because of inflation
- or as some would call it, recession.
- However broke by any other name
- still results in nothing in the wallet.
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