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- From: curt@vtucs.cc.vt.edu (Curt Tilmes)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: DECLAWING?
- Message-ID: <CURT.93Jan21153335@vtucs.cc.vt.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 20:33:35 GMT
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- In-reply-to: nlp@pacvax.pacersoft.com's message of 20 Jan 93 22:52:29 GMT
-
- In article <nlp-200193174548@192.156.173.150> nlp@pacvax.pacersoft.com
- (Nancy Pilsch) writes:
- >I was watching a documentary on cats on The Learning Channel. It was done
- >by the BBC. ....
- ...
- >BTW, the british vets WILL NOT declaw a cat. They even consider having a
- >strictly indoor cat cruel.
-
- Did you (or anyone else) think the documentary was just a *little* bit
- anti-American? They used emotionally charged language throughout the
- show. It seemed more of a comparison of british vs. american views
- abouts cats than a documentary about cats.
-
- They seemed to focus on all the problems caused when the 'cruel'
- americans kept their cats 'captive' all day, without talking much
- about any of the positive aspects of an indoor cat.
-
- Curt
-