Not only care for pets, but their fellow humans. ---- Ardy Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > I have read a lot on the subject of sociopaths and criminals, and most of > them started being cruel to animals as young children. > > It's also amazing to me that there seems to be no middle ground for cats - > people either love them or hate them, and I don't understand why. I > personally brought home all kinds of strays as a child and my parents either > let me keep them, or they found good homes for them. I had dolls but > preferred to dress up my cats and push them around in doll-buggies. They > didn't seem to mind a bit! I think it is important for parents to allow their > kids to have pets and care for them, to cultivate a caring for animal life. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2017 2:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] People who don't care about animals... > > > I have, obviously ( as do all of us) a very difficult time reconciling how > someone could NOT care about animals or worse... use and abuse them for > profit. In truth... I think my anger at such people is more than a bit > beyond the pale and I worry, honestly, about getting myself in real legal > trouble should I encounter someone in the act of purposely harming an > animal....... I try to remind myself to NOT be so self Righteous since I > had nothing to do with the caring I have for animals.... I was simply "made" > that way... it was part of me from the earliest years that I can remember.... > Had my genes been different..perhaps I'd be running a dog fighting ring.. > Beyond this, though, I feel it IS justified to require people to at least ACT > decently even if their heart does not melt for animals.... Ok... so maybe > they don't particularly care about the miserable lives many animals ( and > people) have.... I don't ask that they _ feel_ differently but I DO expect > that they will not c on > tribute to or exacerbate that misery.... This is MY line in the sand and I > have NO forgiveness in my heart for people who do so.... People never cease > to amaze me both with their capacity for goodness and caring and their utter > lack of these same traits... how such polar opposites can exist in the same > ( purportedly sentient) species boggles my mind..... It does my heart a > world of good to know that all of you are out there making life better for > the little creatures that can do so little to improve their own lot... your > kindness humbles me.... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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