White rats are altogether different as far as I'm concerned. I don't think I've ever seen a domesticated sewer rat! Typhus and bubonic plague come immediately to mind. When you locate a sewer rat that is a docile pet, then maybe I'll change my view!
I was around pigs as a child and have never thought of them as dirty. Sharon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nancy J Smeltzer Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FeLV+ cat owners sought - important When I was a kid my brother had a pet white rat named Bosco. Poor thing died from a tumor in the abdomen. We think of them as dirty animals, and when they're living in the street having to survive by their wits, they are dirty. But when they're in a home being loved by people, they really are pretty cool animals. Just like pigs; we think of them as real dirty animals that live on slop, but there is a sanctuary in Virginia, called Mini-Pigs Inc. (that's the name of their web site too, by the way) where they give a permanent home to cast-off Asian potbellied pigs. I was out there last summer, and it's amazing. They have 20 acres of grassland, and that's where the pigs live, not just in the mud! They do have their mud holes, because they need the mud to keep their skin lubricated, but they prefer the grass. And they are all vegetarian! Pigs eat slop because that's what people give them, but they would rather have veggies. It's pretty incredible how we comprehend nature, and twist it to suit ourselves. I had a ball sitting in the grass petting and hugging the pigs! Nancy and her MC Heaven, to me, will never a Heaven be Unless my pets are there with me. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
