Michaela
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maherwoman wrote:
That is so true that cats don't listen to shouting! Moppet would eitherwalk away with his tail in the air and his nose turned up, or shoutright back:rofl: (he's extremely loud, like today he wanted in thehouse when my mum was walking my little brother to school, and sheheard him from the top of the road!:shock
I cannot understand how declawing any animal, cat or rabbit, isaccepted, How would you like to have your nails and the tops of yourfingers removed?!? This is something I feel very strongly about...
Well said Rosie, i agree with everything you said. Go you for standing up to her like that!:bunnydance:Like was mentioned...if you don't like something about ananimal, don't GET IT!
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I don't know why people insist that animals MUST fit into THEIRlifestyles, instead of changing things in their own so animals andhumans can co-exist peacefully. Heck, that's what I do withmy animals. Instead of getting all mad that my cats clawfurniture, I clip their nails. Or...instead of getting mad atthe cat for playing with this or that, I put it where they cannotaccess it. Or, if the cats insist in getting into a certaincabinet, I rubberband the handles together. Or yetanother...instead of yelling at the cat (which never works...no matterwho the cat, btw) for sticking her paw in the rabbits' cage, I put wiremesh around the outside of the cage (also called hardware cloth), withopenings that are too small for a paw to fit through. Simplesolutions that promote a much more livable way of training my animals,instead of yelling or declawing, or getting angry...when these are justplain instinctual things the kitties will do.
For instance, the other night, a wife of a friend said, "Hey...yourrabbit's eating that newspaper...is that okay?" So, whilecontaining a bit of grr...(this is the same wife of a friend that I'vementioned frustration with before that informs me of the time and thatmy daughter should be going to bed, etc...as if I am incapable of beinga mother...grr!!), I politely and simply told her that it was made withvegetable dye, and that I don't put ANYTHING in or around my animalsthat isn't okay for them to chew/ingest. Their environmentswere created with their instinctual behaviours in mind. It'ssomething I'm teaching my daughter now, so that when she's an adult andinevitably wants her own animal(s), she's already learned thatmost-valuable idea.
Hugs!
Rosie*
That is so true that cats don't listen to shouting! Moppet would eitherwalk away with his tail in the air and his nose turned up, or shoutright back:rofl: (he's extremely loud, like today he wanted in thehouse when my mum was walking my little brother to school, and sheheard him from the top of the road!:shock
I cannot understand how declawing any animal, cat or rabbit, isaccepted, How would you like to have your nails and the tops of yourfingers removed?!? This is something I feel very strongly about...
