Re: Plastic bags
Adding baking soda to the bags helps with the odor too. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Taylor Scobie Humphrey To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:32 AM Subject: Re: Plastic bags I do that too. Those heavy litter bags really keep the ooky smell from wafting around, yuck! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 27, 2007, at 9:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow didn't think this subject would last this long. Anyway, I recycle my plastic bags. I dump dirty cat litter in them then put that into the bags that the clean litter comes in. So there isn't a smell. I remember years ago one of my Mom's cats got hung up in the handle parts and scared him so bad that I thought he was going to have a heart attack. He went flying through the house with it stuck on his body. To top it off he was a high strung Siamese. I felt so bad for him. In general the only time there is any plastic out is when I'm changing the litter boxes or garbage cans. Tazzy just sits there and licks it. Of course it's before it has the dirty litter in it. In a message dated 5/26/2007 8:22:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 08:13 PM 5/26/2007, you wrote: Why can we lobby to have them made of a thin cardboard so they will biodegrade..I hate them!! >While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of >all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can >get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please >cut those loops! > >For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things >holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the >necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving >them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads >caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these >things will tighten around their necks. > >Pam Terrie Mohr-Forker TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE Donations accepted at: https://www.paypal.com/ http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://www.petloss.com/ See what's free at AOL.com.
Re: Plastic bags
I do that too. Those heavy litter bags really keep the ooky smell from wafting around, yuck! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 27, 2007, at 9:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow didn't think this subject would last this long. Anyway, I recycle my plastic bags. I dump dirty cat litter in them then put that into the bags that the clean litter comes in. So there isn't a smell. I remember years ago one of my Mom's cats got hung up in the handle parts and scared him so bad that I thought he was going to have a heart attack. He went flying through the house with it stuck on his body. To top it off he was a high strung Siamese. I felt so bad for him. In general the only time there is any plastic out is when I'm changing the litter boxes or garbage cans. Tazzy just sits there and licks it. Of course it's before it has the dirty litter in it. In a message dated 5/26/2007 8:22:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 08:13 PM 5/26/2007, you wrote: Why can we lobby to have them made of a thin cardboard so they will biodegrade..I hate them!! >While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of >all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can >get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please >cut those loops! > >For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things >holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the >necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving >them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads >caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these >things will tighten around their necks. > >Pam Terrie Mohr-Forker TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE Donations accepted at: https://www.paypal.com/ http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://www.petloss.com/ See what's free at AOL.com.
Re: Plastic bags
Thank you! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 27, 2007, at 5:38 AM, Marylyn wrote: While you are at it: Please make sure lids from cans are completely off and not just bent back. When I was working I found a little stray who was trying to lick a can clean and got his head stuck. You have no idea how hard it is to get a panicked stray/ feral's head out of a can. I still don't know what the cat looked like. Once he was freed he put a cheetah to shame with his speedy escape. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Pam Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:13 PM Subject: Plastic bags While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam
Re: Plastic bags
That works unless something hits the lid and cracks it. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Pam Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 10:41 AM Subject: Re: Plastic bags I wonder if it's not better to NOT let the lid come off completely but leave it attached & when the can i s empty, push the lid closed again, in such a way that the lid is held down under the brim o f the can. Pam Marylyn wrote: While you are at it: Please make sure lids from cans are completely off and not just bent back. When I was working I found a little stray who was trying to lick a can clean and got his head stuck. You have no idea how hard it is to get a panicked stray/feral's head out of a can. I still don't know what the cat looked like. Once he was freed he put a cheetah to shame with his speedy escape. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Pam Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:13 PM Subject: Plastic bags While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam
Re: Plastic bags
I do the same thing with my used litter, then tie the bag shut, cut the handles & put them in a commercial dumpster near where I feed my ferals. Pam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: */Wow didn't think this subject would last this long./* *//* */Anyway, I recycle my plastic bags. I dump dirty cat litter in them then put that into the bags that the clean litter comes in. So there isn't a smell./* *//* */I remember years ago one of my Mom's cats got hung up in the handle parts and scared him so bad that I thought he was going to have a heart attack. He went flying through the house with it stuck on his body. To top it off he was a high strung Siamese./* */I felt so bad for him./* *//* */In general the only time there is any plastic out is when I'm changing the litter boxes or garbage cans. Tazzy just sits there and licks it. Of course it's before it has the dirty litter in it./* In a message dated 5/26/2007 8:22:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 08:13 PM 5/26/2007, you wrote: Why can we lobby to have them made of a thin cardboard so they will biodegrade..I hate them!! >While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of >all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can >get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please >cut those loops! > >For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things >holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the >necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving >them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads >caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these >things will tighten around their necks. > >Pam *//* */Terrie Mohr-Forker TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE Donations accepted at: https://www.paypal.com//**/ http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://www.petloss.com/ /* See what's free at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000503>.
Re: Plastic bags
I wonder if it's not better to NOT let the lid come off completely but leave it attached & when the can i s empty, push the lid closed again, in such a way that the lid is held down under the brim o f the can. Pam Marylyn wrote: While you are at it: Please make sure lids from cans are completely off and not just bent back. When I was working I found a little stray who was trying to lick a can clean and got his head stuck. You have no idea how hard it is to get a panicked stray/feral's head out of a can. I still don't know what the cat looked like. Once he was freed he put a cheetah to shame with his speedy escape. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Pam Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:13 PM Subject: Plastic bags While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam
Re: Plastic bags
What we should do is to bring our own reusable bags when we shop. Pam Kelly L wrote: At 08:13 PM 5/26/2007, you wrote: Why can we lobby to have them made of a thin cardboard so they will biodegrade..I hate them!! While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/818 - Release Date: 5/25/2007 12:32 PM -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/818 - Release Date: 5/25/2007 12:32 PM
Re: Plastic bags
Wow didn't think this subject would last this long. Anyway, I recycle my plastic bags. I dump dirty cat litter in them then put that into the bags that the clean litter comes in. So there isn't a smell. I remember years ago one of my Mom's cats got hung up in the handle parts and scared him so bad that I thought he was going to have a heart attack. He went flying through the house with it stuck on his body. To top it off he was a high strung Siamese. I felt so bad for him. In general the only time there is any plastic out is when I'm changing the litter boxes or garbage cans. Tazzy just sits there and licks it. Of course it's before it has the dirty litter in it. In a message dated 5/26/2007 8:22:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 08:13 PM 5/26/2007, you wrote: Why can we lobby to have them made of a thin cardboard so they will biodegrade..I hate them!! >While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of >all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can >get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please >cut those loops! > >For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things >holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the >necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving >them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads >caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these >things will tighten around their necks. > >Pam Terrie Mohr-Forker TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE Donations accepted at: _https://www.paypal.com/_ (https://www.paypal.com/) _http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/_ (http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/) _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue) _http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html) _http://www.felineleukemia.org/_ (http://www.felineleukemia.org/) _http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html_ (http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html) _http://www.petloss.com/_ (http://www.petloss.com/) ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Re: Plastic bags
While you are at it: Please make sure lids from cans are completely off and not just bent back. When I was working I found a little stray who was trying to lick a can clean and got his head stuck. You have no idea how hard it is to get a panicked stray/feral's head out of a can. I still don't know what the cat looked like. Once he was freed he put a cheetah to shame with his speedy escape. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Pam Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:13 PM Subject: Plastic bags While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam
Re: Plastic bags
At 08:13 PM 5/26/2007, you wrote: Why can we lobby to have them made of a thin cardboard so they will biodegrade..I hate them!! While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/818 - Release Date: 5/25/2007 12:32 PM -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/818 - Release Date: 5/25/2007 12:32 PM
Plastic bags
While on this subject, don't forget to cut through the handles of all plastic & actually ANY bags before trashing them. Stray cats can get their heads caught in the handles & strangle. So please please cut those loops! For the same reason, cut through the loops of the plastic things holding 6 paks together. Those things have been found around the necks of seals, cutting off their ability to swallow, thus starving them. Closer to inland home, small aniimals can get their heads caught in those too, or stray kittens which as they grow these things will tighten around their necks. Pam
