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05-11-2014, 12:07 PM
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Surely the fact that you able reason that and then write it down makes you 'higher up the ladder' than other animals on this planet? That's evolution for you.
A sensible comment!
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05-11-2014, 12:14 PM
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If faced with a hungry tiger I wonder how high up the ladder we would find we really are...
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05-11-2014, 07:21 PM
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Re: Missing Cats. Epidemic?

Originally Posted by comeandgo ->
A sensible comment!
My mindset is obviously different from yours. That doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things though, we're all entitled to our opinions here
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08-11-2014, 06:16 PM
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Re: Missing Cats. Epidemic?

Wow, research on the fur trade throws up some interesting info.

The tales of cats being stolen for fur are not a recent phenomenon. Back in the 1970s a popular children's book was "The Hunting of Wilberforce Pike" featuring a cat thief stealing pets and strays for their fur. It has long been believed that a cat fur trade exists in Britain, possibly supplying continental markets.
http://messybeast.com/cat-fur.htm
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08-11-2014, 06:42 PM
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Re: Missing Cats. Epidemic?

Originally Posted by Marki ->
Wow, research on the fur trade throws up some interesting info.

http://messybeast.com/cat-fur.htm
No cat should be stolen for its fur, but I don't have a problem with unwanted cats being humanely put down and their fur being used.
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08-11-2014, 08:48 PM
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I've had cats for years and all have died from old age, apart from one. He did have a liking for the farmer's white doves and I believe he met his end as a result of that, although said farmer didn't admit to it when I asked him if he'd seen him.

Sometimes, cats unfortunately, tend to be their own worst enemy by roaming and I would never keep one indoors. Alice, (avatar), was a roamer and a good hunter until we moved house and now, she's a home-lover, thank goodness.
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08-11-2014, 09:30 PM
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Re: Missing Cats. Epidemic?

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I have a mightily strong feeling of deja vu…You said much the same a couple of years ago.
Indeed. I recognised the style at the outset, so obvious.
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08-11-2014, 09:38 PM
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Just read in our local rag that 24 cats have gone missing from Peasdown St. John near Bath! Two women in Bath reported seeing men trying to put a cat in a bag!
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08-11-2014, 09:49 PM
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Re: Missing Cats. Epidemic?

Originally Posted by Marki ->
Wow, research on the fur trade throws up some interesting info.

http://messybeast.com/cat-fur.htm


Yes Marki, dogs are used for this as well. I have seen articles of them being skinned alive. . . . how sick can some humans get.
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08-11-2014, 10:52 PM
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Just read in our local rag that 24 cats have gone missing from Peasdown St. John near Bath! Two women in Bath reported seeing men trying to put a cat in a bag!
Don't forget cats are also used by unscrupulous people to train greyhounds.(and have been for a very long time to my knowledge - but that is another tale)

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/an...123-2y2hg.html
 
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