Straying off topic. I'll preface my comments below by saying I'm not into animal cruelty, but I'm no cat lover either.
In this country there's a native flora/fauna conservationist, Dr John Wamsley, who at one stage took to wearing a hat made from a feral cat skin. A picture of said hat can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/aehdm (Now cat lovers, don't get too upset, think of what Daniel Boone & Davy Crockett famously wore to keep there heads warm. That too is a "cute" & furry creature. And the leather in your shoes didn't grow on a tree) It was done as a publicity stunt to raise awareness of the damage that cats (both domestic & feral) do to native animals, which is a position I happen to agree with. They are natural hunters, and it is irresponsible for cat owners to let them loose at night to do what comes naturally. Few people let there dog roam the streets at night, so why do it with cats? Lock'em up I say. And if it's feral, shoot it. Bringing this back on topic. Both of Boris's pictures are really very good. I said it once and I'll say it again: Awwww. Isn't that cute?! Dave On 7/10/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One doesn't always know what Boris means when he uses English <gd&r>. It's > just my personal preference to use the word photograph in some contexts. > Using the word "shoot" never bothered me until one Thanksgiving I met a > woman who literally shot a cat because it crossed into her yard one time to > many. Anyway, based on comments made on the list by certain participants > about shooting cats, it may be better not to give them fodder for more > stupid comments. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > Wrom: ZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTI > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 7/9/2005 1:38:43 PM > > Subject: Re: PAW: Cat Content > > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > >Perhaps "photograph" is a better word choice than shoot, Boris. > > > > > Are you *quite* sure he meant what you think he meant, Shel?? > > :-) > > > > (Maybe he knows what the animal-lovers will say, and wants the reaction > > from the animal-haters, huh?) > > >
