I think they will be wishing they had been kinder to animals. ---- MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> wrote: > Or shoot them or dump them or............I suspect Bob is the only > neutered dog in this area. I want play dates for him but.... the dogs > here run loose (Bob does too--under some supervision--but I am at the > end of the road, backed by government land and........There is appx > 1/2 mile between the house and the gate/road but he doesn't get to > stay out alone or for long times. Or they are chained or......cats > fair a lot worse. After all, no one thinks they need care and > love....wonder what these people are going to thing when St. Francis > joins St. Peter with a few cats at his feet????????? > On Sep 11, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > > > This is a huge problem: " being a rural area no one neuters their > > anmals, > > just let them breed and then give the babies away"... > > If I could provide funds for animal welfare the majority would be to > > free/low cost spay and neuter! Preventing suffering is easier than > > eliminating suffering. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > > dlg...@windstream.net > > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 2:12 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Living forever :-) > > > > JUST HOW OLD IN THIS NATALIE? i AM 70 AND HOPE TO BE HERE A FEW > > MORE YEARS. > > Maybe we could get together and help each other out. fATHER MADE IT > > TO 92. > > SPEAKING OF HAVING A RESCUE/NO KLL SHELTER, DO YOU HAVE TO BE > > LICENSED? i > > WAS THINKING of starting one and applying to cat food companies for > > $ off or > > a dnation of food, maybe. Then I could handle more than 7. Right > > now, > > between litter and food, my budget is stretched to it's limit. All > > of you > > who rescue, have you tried this and did it work? We have so many > > unwanted > > cats around here thatI was thinking if I could start a cat only > > shelter that > > would give PALS a break and they could concentrate on the dogs. The > > have > > been turning away cats and dogs because thy simply do not have the > > room and > > they just got a larger facility so they could handle more. So many > > in our > > area have lost jobs, homes and cannot keep their pets. Also, being > > a rural > > area no one neuters their anmals, just let them breed and then give > > the > > babies away to anyone who takes them. Unfortunate because many who > > take > > them do not take good care of them, just let them run loose and if > > they get > > hit by a car o! > > r taken by a coyote, get another one. Even PALS isn't too picky > > about who > > takes them. Thy are overrun so let them go without too many > > questions. I > > would probably go the other way and put them thru a background check > > before > > I even interviewed them. Then, I would end up keeping them because > > I could > > not find anyone good enough for my babies. > > ---- Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > >> This Natalie may be long gone by the time you youngster kick the > >> bucket.unless a bucket kicks you first.. > >> > >> Yes, I would take a few if I had an open condo, so don't go anywhere > >> yet, OK? > >> > >> > >> > >> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maureen > >> Olvey > >> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:21 PM > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Living forever :-) > >> > >> > >> > >> I have so many foster failures that I have more cats than most people > >> so mine could never stay together (a lot of them wouldn't care). So > >> here's my plan - my husband would keep several but he couldn't handle > >> keeping all of them by himself, and even if he did once he > >> remarried I > >> doubt a new wife would want to take care of that many animals, so for > >> the rest my rescue would take a few of the younger, adoptable ones, I > >> have a couple of friends that would each take a few, then I know this > >> nice lady in CT that operates a rescue that can take the rest. Her > >> name > > is Natalie. > >> > >> Except for one cat, she will go to someone with the e-mail address of > >> maima...@gmail.com. That cat's name is Mai Mai so it's only > >> appropriate she goes to someone who has Mai Mai in her address! > >> > >> Her and her brother are named Mai & Thai, like the drink except that > >> there's an "h" in the tai word that normally isn't there. So her > >> name > >> is pronounced Mai like the drink but I call her Mai Mai. Just to > >> clarify, the reason there's an "h" in Thai which isn't there in the > >> correct spelling of the drink (which is mai tai) is because my boy > >> Thai is an apple head Siamese (mix but looks almost pure) and the new > >> name for the traditional applehead Siamese cat is a Thai Cat. So > >> after reading that for some reason I came up with Mai & Thai for > >> those > >> two. So anyway, I think Mai Mai should go with Mai Mai on her farm. > >> And if you're taking Mai Mai you might as well take Thai. > >> > >> "I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results > >> that > >> are profitable to the human race or doesn't..the pain which it > >> inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward > >> it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without > >> looking further." - Mark Twain > >> > >>> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 19:52:14 -0500 > >>> From: dlg...@windstream.net > >>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Living forever :-) > >>> > >>> That is what really worries me. I am in pretty god shape, but > >>> accidents do > >> happen. That is why we have to have everything worked out now, > >> including the woever gets my cat(s) to let them know about thir > > prsonality, food, etc. > >>> ---- MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> Amen > >>>> On Sep 9, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Natalie wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> We don't have to be older to "check out", we could be hit by a > >>>>> bus any day....young or old - therefore all of us should have a > >>>>> serious contingency plan for emergencies! > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie > >>>>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 5:47 PM > >>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Living forever :-) > >>>>> > >>>>> Hey, I love you two!!! I wish you really could move here when > >>>>> the time comes. I am in fairly good health for 78, so I don't > >>>>> plan on checkin' > >>>>> out anytime soon, but I worry about my cats a lot because it > >>>>> could happen. > >>>>> ..... > >>>>> For the record my three kids are older than you two girls. My > >>>>> son is 56, middle daughter 54 and youngest daughter just turned > >>>>> 50. All of them adore cats, but they already have a bunch of > >>>>> their own. My youngest daughter has > >>>>> 11 cats, and the others have a several cats and dogs. I know > >>>>> they wouldn't just dump my cats, because they are great kids, > >>>>> but they would have a problem taking all 15 of mine. > >>>>> ..... > >>>>> Now just in case you two are really thinking of coming here you > >>>>> can look up www.alpinelakeresort.com It's in the eastern > >>>>> mountains of WV just ten miles from the Maryland border. Summers > >>>>> here are wonderful with temperatures seldom above 75 - 80, but > >>>>> beware, in the winter we get LOTS of snow. > >>>>> > >>>>> Anyway, regardless of whether we ever meet, thanks for giving me > >>>>> some hope for the future of my kitty kats. BTW, Maureen, my cats > >>>>> like strange people, I'm pretty damn strange myself :-). > >>>>> > >>>>> Lorrie > >>>>> > >>>>> On 09-09, Maureen Olvey wrote: > >>>>>> See Lorrie - now everything has been worked out! So tell your > >>>>>> three kids if they don't get off their butts and offer to take > >>>>>> your babies in that you're going to have two strange women > >>>>>> (well, I'm strange > >>>>>> anyway) living in your house taking care of your animals. And > >>>>>> we're not going to let them come enjoy the lake either!!! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: longhornf...@verizon.net > >>>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >>>>>> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:47:15 -0500 > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Living forever :-) Lorrie, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I like the way Maureen thinks! I can help Maureen take care of > >>>>>> all of your cats, I love her idea even though she's kidding. It > >>>>>> would be a great place to retire and between the two of us, we > >>>>>> can take care of all the furry babies! 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