On Jul 30, 2006, at 11:33 PM, Brother John wrote:
Charlie Bell wrote:
Your lack of imagination is unsurprising.
Recently, a cat baiting exercise near my old house resulted in the
poisoning of many pet and stray cats. Including all three of mine.
This was done for "pest control" reasons by some locals.
3 months later, there is a serious rat and cockroach problem in the
area.
If rats and mice are your reason for having a pet, then keep a snake.
They do a much better job than any cat.
We have three cats who have made a serious dent in the gopher
population in our neighborhood - without poisons. Playful ribbing
aside, they have been much more patient and ardent hunters than the
dogs around here. It's also quite a sight to see our smallish felines
carry a struggling rat almost as large as themselves over for approval.
I love cats and dogs, but for different reasons. Dogs are great chums
and loyal "friends" beyond any reason. They appear to have been bred
to fit human needs far more than cats, who obviously understand power
politics better than canines.
Where Douglas Adams' white mice come in I'm still puzzling out...
- Jonathan -
Jonathan Gibson
www.formandfunction.com/word
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