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- From: lhuffman@stsci.edu
- Subject: Re: Problem With Neighbors' Cat
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.063429.1@stsci.edu>
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- Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
- References: <1992Nov17.230524.22322@unislc.uucp> <1992Nov18.055646.8549@tms390.micro.ti.com>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:34:29 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.055646.8549@tms390.micro.ti.com>, david@tms390.micro.ti.com (David Thomas) writes:
- > abb@unislc.uucp (Anne Beck) writes:
- >
- >>...I realized it was new neighbors' Bengal, just six months old.
- >>The cat was freaked out and ran into my backyard.
- >>...I told her my dogs had gone for her and that
- >>I'd almost run over her. She replied, very matter of factly,
- >>"Oh, well she has to learn how to cope outdoors. And if she got
- >>into your yard, she should be able to get out."
- >>...this was the most hopeless, confused,
- >>and befuddled cat I'd ever seen! This cat is going to die,
- >>I know it. It makes me sick.
- >
- > Unbelieveable! Your neighbor owns a *Bengal* and she says,
- > "Oh, well she has to learn how to cope outdoors"? I wouldn't
- > be surprised if she paid $1000 or more for this kitten, if it's
- > really a Bengal. She must have more money than brains! Have
- > you noticed any other signs of mental derangement in your new
- > neighbor? Does she leave other valuables lying about outside?
- >
- > Isn't she afraid that the cat will be stolen? All the people
- > I know with rare breeds wouldn't dream of letting them out of
- > the house.
- >
- > Bengals are purebred cats. They haven't the instincts nor the
- > training from their mothers to deal with the outside world.
- > They haven't been outdoors for several generations. The probability
- > that one of these cats will "learn how to cope outdoors" before
- > getting itself killed by a dog or an automobile is not very good.
- >
- > If you could discreetly find out the name of the breeder of this
- > kitten, I'll bet that person would have something to say about
- > this incident. Given a name, I might be able to find an address
- > or a phone number. The breeder might be concerned enough to try to
- > retrieve the kitten from what appears to be an irresponsible owner,
- > or at the very least, try to talk some sense into this person, if
- > its possible.
- > --
- > David Thomas Texas Instruments (david@wotangate.sc.ti.com) (713)-274-2347
-
- I'll take the cat if it suddenly and permanently disappears from your
- neighbor's yard...
-
-