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- From: rkn3u@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Keith Norwood)
- Subject: Re: DECLAWING?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.193036.2730@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Virginia
- References: <CURT.93Jan21153335@vtucs.cc.vt.edu> <1993Jan22.162334.29258@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1993Jan22.173352.18245@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:30:36 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.173352.18245@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov> julie@eddie.jpl.nasa.gov (Julie Kangas) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan22.162334.29258@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> rkn3u@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Keith Norwood) writes:
- >>In article <CURT.93Jan21153335@vtucs.cc.vt.edu> curt@vtucs.cc.vt.edu (Curt Tilmes) writes:
- >>>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.
- >>
- >>What exactly are the positive aspects of the indoor cat?
- >
- >Where I live cats are at very high risk of (1) getting run
- >over by cars or (2) getting eaten by coyotes. An added
- >minus (or plus depending on how you look at it) is the
- >possibility of getting half-bobcat kittens.
-
- So you're saying that the positive aspect of indoor cat life is the
- avoidance of cars and other hazards. I didn't see the documentary in
- question but don't the same hazards exist in Britain? Why the different
- views? Maybe, someone who saw the program could comment.
-
- Also, does anyone know the percentages of strictly indoor vs. indoor/outdoor
- cats in the US.
-
-
- Keith
-