Re: Need eggs? Rent a chicken.

On 2/16/2025 2:40 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-02-16 1:53 p.m., Graham wrote:

On 2025-02-16 11:38 a.m., Bruce wrote:

 

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Here's the good news: It's not compulsory.
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But I've heard dog owners question the humanity of people
who don't have or want pets.

  Cat ladies and those who refer to their pets as fur babies?  I love dogs and have had them most of  my life. We had some great ones. I warm more to dog lovers than to dog haters, but there is an exception for monkey haters. I can understand that.
 

I think of "cat ladies" as women who have a *lot* of cats.  I recently adopted a rescued feral kitten but I've only ever had one cat at a time and I have never called any of them my "fur baby".  I am also not their "meowmie". LOL

I belong to a couple FB kayaking pages and there are always people asking what kind of kayak they should get to be able to take their dog with them. Yesterday there was a woman who wants to get a cat and was looking for recommendations on where to get a kitten that she would be able to take kayaking with here. Sorry, no patience for people like that.  I have told a number of people that if they really cared for their pets they would not endanger them that way. I will naturally help any person who has dumped in a body of water but I am not likely to worry about the pet whose life they risked. I don't want to get bitten or dumped by a panicking animal. It's scary to think these people are among us.
 

Dogs, cats, take your pick.  I don't understand people who think they need to take their pet with them everywhere they go.  My boss' wife often brings their dog to the office when she drops by.  It is a very big dog and we're in a small office.  The dog is a gentle giant but he just gets in the way.
Jill