I have to agree - this list used to be such a positive influence in my life - I joined years ago when I had a kitten test false pos - and I stayed because the people were so wonderful. It has gone way, way downhill.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Elizabeth Malone <[email protected]>wrote: > I have been with this list since my kitten developed Feline Leukemia in > 2006. I have seen it go way off topic and people that have been invaluable > leave. I realize I don’t post often, but as I am with many animal groups I > do send people that are struggling. It was most disheartening to know that > they were not able to get help, but did learn that people hated their > beliefs. They just needed guidance because they are dealing with this for > the first time. This has always been a place to hear the newest treatments > and for those given grim news the knowledge that there is always hope.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Lee Evans > *Sent:* Thursday, October 04, 2012 9:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)**** > > ** ** > > Don't fret Elizabeth. Occasionally we get a little off topic but we soon > get back on the "road". Just like you would take a journey and have to pull > over to the shoulder of the road to allow your car to cool down we do the > same here. We all have different opinions and sometimes we just like to > "cool down" by having a chat with people we feel safe with - people who > rescue cats and who understand the ethical decisions we make in not killing > those cats who test FeLv+. It feels to me like sitting down to dinner with > a church group. We all agree on the religion but we may all approach it in > a different way and see it in a different way and even get way off topic > and discuss hair styles and shoe styles. > > If you have a question about feline leukemia, please ask it and we will > discontinue our chat about everything under the sun and moon and help you > with your issue. Blessings.**** > > ** ** > > **** > > *Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty > neighbors too!***** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Elizabeth Malone <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 4, 2012 10:38 PM > *Subject:* [Felvtalk] (no subject)**** > > ** ** > > This list has always been so very helpful—now it is full of judgmental > people that do nothing but bash those with different views. What is > happening to this list? If people hunt they are evil. Like it or not many > people all over the world hunt—they are all condemned because there are > those that hate it. Then the list is now into politics. What happened to > helping deliver information about feline leukemia? People that look in to > get help see this and leave. It is heartbreaking that this is deteriorating > away from what brought all to the list in the first place.**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > **** > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >
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