Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting
spaying and neutering costs money and they might have to d without something, most likely cigarettes or beer. dorlis LauraM wrote: > I want to vent, too! I've had a bad, bad day! > I work at a county shelter and we have just about had it with people. A woman > called today and told me that she was getting ready to call Channel 2 news > about us, because we were so very rude. Why was she ticked off? Because she > surrendered her dog 2 weeks ago - she and her husband "couldn't tolerate" the > dog's destructive behavior - and we were not "doing enough" to get her dog > adopted. U..you weren't willing to spend any time and effort > whatsoever on your dog, so why would anyone else? They decided to just > reclaim the dog today, since they didn't want her to be euthanized. My > colleague who handled the reclaim very nicely questioned the husband about > his plans for the dog. Would they work with her, train her, try to find her > another home? After all, we didn't want the dog to be reclaimed only to > be dumped on us again. Not exactly fair to the dog, is it? The husband said > he was ready to start cursing out my coworker, and apparently a nasty > email is in the works. And someone else dumped his dog because she had a hot > spot, and he didn't want to pay a vet, and when we told him that we had a > low-cost vet we could refer him to, the excuse was, "She's too wild around > the kids." We try to help them, and they counter with another BS excuse. I'm > sick of it! > And you guys will love this one. Last week a woman surrendered 5 kittens. It > seems that THREE of her cats had litters of 7 at the same time, and she needs > to round up all the kittens and bring them to us, because, of course, they > all roam around outside! She then proceeded to blame the neighborhood tomcats > for knocking up her females, when naturally it's her irresponsibility that > got her into this mess. They are planning to bring us nearly 30 cats in all. > We had to euthanize FIFTY cats and kittens last week, and just as many this > week, and STILL people refuse to spay/neuter or keep their animals confined > when they're in heat. > This has to stop. It just has to stop. > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting
you do realize that all "those" people consider us to be the "kooks" don't you. people aound here have a new name for me, "crazy cat lady" since i told a hunter (who joked about coming up to my house to do some target shooting) that i would meet him at my property line with a load of buckshot. my mouth does get me into trouble someties, but i consider my cats or any cat to deserve a chance at a happy, healthy life and not to hve to worry about being shot at or deliberatly run over bcause they were in the way. dorlis LauraM wrote: > I want to vent, too! I've had a bad, bad day! > I work at a county shelter and we have just about had it with people. A woman > called today and told me that she was getting ready to call Channel 2 news > about us, because we were so very rude. Why was she ticked off? Because she > surrendered her dog 2 weeks ago - she and her husband "couldn't tolerate" the > dog's destructive behavior - and we were not "doing enough" to get her dog > adopted. U..you weren't willing to spend any time and effort > whatsoever on your dog, so why would anyone else? They decided to just > reclaim the dog today, since they didn't want her to be euthanized. My > colleague who handled the reclaim very nicely questioned the husband about > his plans for the dog. Would they work with her, train her, try to find her > another home? After all, we didn't want the dog to be reclaimed only to > be dumped on us again. Not exactly fair to the dog, is it? The husband said > he was ready to start cursing out my coworker, and apparently a nasty > email is in the works. And someone else dumped his dog because she had a hot > spot, and he didn't want to pay a vet, and when we told him that we had a > low-cost vet we could refer him to, the excuse was, "She's too wild around > the kids." We try to help them, and they counter with another BS excuse. I'm > sick of it! > And you guys will love this one. Last week a woman surrendered 5 kittens. It > seems that THREE of her cats had litters of 7 at the same time, and she needs > to round up all the kittens and bring them to us, because, of course, they > all roam around outside! She then proceeded to blame the neighborhood tomcats > for knocking up her females, when naturally it's her irresponsibility that > got her into this mess. They are planning to bring us nearly 30 cats in all. > We had to euthanize FIFTY cats and kittens last week, and just as many this > week, and STILL people refuse to spay/neuter or keep their animals confined > when they're in heat. > This has to stop. It just has to stop. > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting
i agree with you all the way. now, try living in an area where cats are considered good moving targets to get ready for turkey and deer season. dorlis Lora wrote: > > Cannot believe that frigging people STILL feel this away towards animals. > > I replied to an on-line message board in a group that I belong to and this is > what the idiot had to say. It is enough to blow my top. > > If everyone thought/felt this way there would be no hope for ANY animals, > much less for the poor FeLV positive kitties! > > There are just some humans that I hate! They give good, honest, caring pet > guardians a bad name. It people with this disgusting type of attitude that > makes me wish that I could save them all...including the FeLVs. > > --- on Mon, 22 Jun 2009, hirec...@aol.com wrote: > > To: evansvillec...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Quick Question > > They are ANIMALS, not humans. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Lora wrote: > > That is frigging appalling! > > I was aware of the research lab buying "free" animals, but I absolutely had > no idea that there was a lab in Mt. Vernon! That is too damn close for my > liking! > > And about feeding pet snakes? Nothing makes me madder than hell to hear about > some poor, broke-ass idiot feeding their snake baby kittens! This is why I > absolutely will NEVER be a reptile guardian. > > People, PLEASE be responsible and SCREEN potential applicants who are > interested your "FREE" pet ad! You are playing Russian roulette with these > poor innocent lives. How would you feel is someone "freed" you off to a > serial killer? And in some cases, that is EXACTLY what you are doing, handing > over animals to be slaughtered, either via a lab or via a menu. > > I absolutely hate FREE classified pet ads. They always attract the > irresponsible pet owners, pet abusers and those looking to make a quick buck > off the lives of the innocent. > > --- On Mon, 6/22/09, LJW wrote: > > Please be careful - to whomever asks for the cat or dog, tell them (1) they > can bring it back if there is a problem when they get it home and (2) you > will be checking on it later. There have been people give pets away on > freecycle (when they got away with it) and then later posted that they didn't > even get the person's name or address! There are people who take them to > sell to the lab around Mt Vernon, and there are people who get the small > ones (kittens, gerbils and tiny puppies) to use as feed for their snakes. ( > A previous neighbor used to get snake food that way.) > > > > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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I share your frustration...I spent more than $1,000 of my own money last year trapping all of the neighborhood cats and having them desexedeven a few who's owners couldn't be bothered to do the right thing. I still have a few of the boys to do, but for now (at least) none of the females are fertile...and I will continue as quickly as possible to do the fellasit's tough, though, because my employment is kind of iffybut I have to stay focused and do what I can...and that's all I can do. I am fostering a momma (barely more than a kitten herself) that was part of a group of 25 cats dumped behind a library when their owner was evicted from her house...and of course none were spayed/neutered. I lost one of the babies within the first 24 hours...and I am amazed that this emaciated little mother is doing so well with the other three. I get so frustrated and angry that I cannot sleep at nightI don't know how you deal with such ignorance and stupidity on a daily basis Debbie (COL) "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" Philo > Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:09:14 -0700 > From: hingebacktorto...@yahoo.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting > > I want to vent, too! I've had a bad, bad day! > I work at a county shelter and we have just about had it with people. A woman > called today and told me that she was getting ready to call Channel 2 news > about us, because we were so very rude. Why was she ticked off? Because she > surrendered her dog 2 weeks ago - she and her husband "couldn't tolerate" the > dog's destructive behavior - and we were not "doing enough" to get her dog > adopted. U..you weren't willing to spend any time and effort > whatsoever on your dog, so why would anyone else? They decided to just > reclaim the dog today, since they didn't want her to be euthanized. My > colleague who handled the reclaim very nicely questioned the husband about > his plans for the dog. Would they work with her, train her, try to find her > another home? After all, we didn't want the dog to be reclaimed only to be > dumped on us again. Not exactly fair to the dog, is it? The husband said he > was ready to start cursing out my coworker, and apparently a nasty > email is in the works. And someone else dumped his dog because she had a hot > spot, and he didn't want to pay a vet, and when we told him that we had a > low-cost vet we could refer him to, the excuse was, "She's too wild around > the kids." We try to help them, and they counter with another BS excuse. I'm > sick of it! > And you guys will love this one. Last week a woman surrendered 5 kittens. It > seems that THREE of her cats had litters of 7 at the same time, and she needs > to round up all the kittens and bring them to us, because, of course, they > all roam around outside! She then proceeded to blame the neighborhood tomcats > for knocking up her females, when naturally it's her irresponsibility that > got her into this mess. They are planning to bring us nearly 30 cats in all. > We had to euthanize FIFTY cats and kittens last week, and just as many this > week, and STILL people refuse to spay/neuter or keep their animals confined > when they're in heat. > This has to stop. It just has to stop. > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Ok, well, here we go with my day. My mother woke me up at 7:15 am calling me after I went to bed at 3 am. I had a friend move out of town and bring over her nice desk and filing cabinets last night, also some cat litter she didn't need. I asked my boyfriend to put the cat litter in the house, and he let Tabitha out. Now, Tabitha likes to try to get out and normally I follow her and sit down and let her come to me, but he insisted on trying to grab her and scared her. We walked the neighborhood with a flashlight and looked for her til 3 am, and still had to move the furniture in. Then, my mother called me at 7:15 am. I had to get up and clean out the Rescutiesmobile of all the assorted cat rescue paraphanalia since it has an electrical problem. It also will not start and had to be towed. So I had to haul out a 6 foot table, canopy tent, donation jars, traps, carriers, litter, litter boxes, food, and all the other assorted stuff that rescuers carry. Finally it was ready to go to the electric shop (they told me it had to be totally emptied). I called the towing service and they were 2 hours late. Called the shop and said it was on its way, they said it would be better to bring it tomorrow..um, no. Then needed to go to administer fluids to a friends' cat. Determined cat was too ill, we went to vet clinic. One person has emailed me today about taking in 3 kittens, and another an adult cat. We have no available fosters and precious little money. We found a kitten feeding while feeding ferals (the colony is completely TNRed and this was a tame kitten, so he didn't come from there). Talked to one of the other feeders and they saw a black and white kitten and fed it, but LEFT IT THERE, and apparently the MOWERS came this weekend, and it hasn't been seen since. Friend took the kitten short term and we are seeking foster. My feet hurt so bad I can't walk and Tabitha's not home yet. Well, that was several days, but still, bad. On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 6:09 PM, LauraM wrote: > I want to vent, too! I've had a bad, bad day! > I work at a county shelter and we have just about had it with people. > A woman called today and told me that she was getting ready to call Channel > 2 news about us, because we were so very rude. Why was she ticked off? > Because she surrendered her dog 2 weeks ago - she and her husband "couldn't > tolerate" the dog's destructive behavior - and we were not "doing enough" to > get her dog adopted. U..you weren't willing to spend any time and > effort whatsoever on your dog, so why would anyone else? They decided to > just reclaim the dog today, since they didn't want her to be euthanized. My > colleague who handled the reclaim very nicely questioned the husband about > his plans for the dog. Would they work with her, train her, try to find her > another home? After all, we didn't want the dog to be reclaimed only to > be dumped on us again. Not exactly fair to the dog, is it? The husband said > he was ready to start cursing out my coworker, and apparently a nasty > email is in the works. And someone else dumped his dog because she had a > hot spot, and he didn't want to pay a vet, and when we told him that we had > a low-cost vet we could refer him to, the excuse was, "She's too wild around > the kids." We try to help them, and they counter with another BS excuse. I'm > sick of it! > And you guys will love this one. Last week a woman surrendered 5 kittens. > It seems that THREE of her cats had litters of 7 at the same time, and she > needs to round up all the kittens and bring them to us, because, of course, > they all roam around outside! She then proceeded to blame the neighborhood > tomcats for knocking up her females, when naturally it's her > irresponsibility that got her into this mess. They are planning to bring us > nearly 30 cats in all. We had to euthanize FIFTY cats and kittens last week, > and just as many this week, and STILL people refuse to spay/neuter or keep > their animals confined when they're in heat. > This has to stop. It just has to stop. > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties stores and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Buy or renew magazines and help our kitties! http://www.magfundraising.com/rescuties Help us spay some kitties! http://rescuties.chipin.com/feed-hungry-animals "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them first as long as you leave me alone". ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting
I am soo sorry. From: LauraM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:09:14 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting I want to vent, too! I've had a bad, bad day! I work at a county shelter and we have just about had it with people. A woman called today and told me that she was getting ready to call Channel 2 news about us, because we were so very rude. Why was she ticked off? Because she surrendered her dog 2 weeks ago - she and her husband "couldn't tolerate" the dog's destructive behavior - and we were not "doing enough" to get her dog adopted. U..you weren't willing to spend any time and effort whatsoever on your dog, so why would anyone else? They decided to just reclaim the dog today, since they didn't want her to be euthanized. My colleague who handled the reclaim very nicely questioned the husband about his plans for the dog. Would they work with her, train her, try to find her another home? After all, we didn't want the dog to be reclaimed only to be dumped on us again. Not exactly fair to the dog, is it? The husband said he was ready to start cursing out my coworker, and apparently a nasty email is in the works. And someone else dumped his dog because she had a hot spot, and he didn't want to pay a vet, and when we told him that we had a low-cost vet we could refer him to, the excuse was, "She's too wild around the kids." We try to help them, and they counter with another BS excuse. I'm sick of it! And you guys will love this one. Last week a woman surrendered 5 kittens. It seems that THREE of her cats had litters of 7 at the same time, and she needs to round up all the kittens and bring them to us, because, of course, they all roam around outside! She then proceeded to blame the neighborhood tomcats for knocking up her females, when naturally it's her irresponsibility that got her into this mess. They are planning to bring us nearly 30 cats in all. We had to euthanize FIFTY cats and kittens last week, and just as many this week, and STILL people refuse to spay/neuter or keep their animals confined when they're in heat. This has to stop. It just has to stop. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting
I want to vent, too! I've had a bad, bad day! I work at a county shelter and we have just about had it with people. A woman called today and told me that she was getting ready to call Channel 2 news about us, because we were so very rude. Why was she ticked off? Because she surrendered her dog 2 weeks ago - she and her husband "couldn't tolerate" the dog's destructive behavior - and we were not "doing enough" to get her dog adopted. U..you weren't willing to spend any time and effort whatsoever on your dog, so why would anyone else? They decided to just reclaim the dog today, since they didn't want her to be euthanized. My colleague who handled the reclaim very nicely questioned the husband about his plans for the dog. Would they work with her, train her, try to find her another home? After all, we didn't want the dog to be reclaimed only to be dumped on us again. Not exactly fair to the dog, is it? The husband said he was ready to start cursing out my coworker, and apparently a nasty email is in the works. And someone else dumped his dog because she had a hot spot, and he didn't want to pay a vet, and when we told him that we had a low-cost vet we could refer him to, the excuse was, "She's too wild around the kids." We try to help them, and they counter with another BS excuse. I'm sick of it! And you guys will love this one. Last week a woman surrendered 5 kittens. It seems that THREE of her cats had litters of 7 at the same time, and she needs to round up all the kittens and bring them to us, because, of course, they all roam around outside! She then proceeded to blame the neighborhood tomcats for knocking up her females, when naturally it's her irresponsibility that got her into this mess. They are planning to bring us nearly 30 cats in all. We had to euthanize FIFTY cats and kittens last week, and just as many this week, and STILL people refuse to spay/neuter or keep their animals confined when they're in heat. This has to stop. It just has to stop. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting
Ugh, ugh, ugh!! Does this mouth-breather realize that humans are very certainly animals too? These double-standards need to be eliminated, for the good of us all. Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lora Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:32 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] OT- Venting Cannot believe that frigging people STILL feel this away towards animals. I replied to an on-line message board in a group that I belong to and this is what the idiot had to say. It is enough to blow my top. If everyone thought/felt this way there would be no hope for ANY animals, much less for the poor FeLV positive kitties! There are just some humans that I hate! They give good, honest, caring pet guardians a bad name. It people with this disgusting type of attitude that makes me wish that I could save them all...including the FeLVs. --- on Mon, 22 Jun 2009, hirec...@aol.com wrote: To: evansvillec...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Quick Question They are ANIMALS, not humans. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Lora wrote: That is frigging appalling! I was aware of the research lab buying "free" animals, but I absolutely had no idea that there was a lab in Mt. Vernon! That is too damn close for my liking! And about feeding pet snakes? Nothing makes me madder than hell to hear about some poor, broke-ass idiot feeding their snake baby kittens! This is why I absolutely will NEVER be a reptile guardian. People, PLEASE be responsible and SCREEN potential applicants who are interested your "FREE" pet ad! You are playing Russian roulette with these poor innocent lives. How would you feel is someone "freed" you off to a serial killer? And in some cases, that is EXACTLY what you are doing, handing over animals to be slaughtered, either via a lab or via a menu. I absolutely hate FREE classified pet ads. They always attract the irresponsible pet owners, pet abusers and those looking to make a quick buck off the lives of the innocent. --- On Mon, 6/22/09, LJW wrote: Please be careful - to whomever asks for the cat or dog, tell them (1) they can bring it back if there is a problem when they get it home and (2) you will be checking on it later. There have been people give pets away on freecycle (when they got away with it) and then later posted that they didn't even get the person's name or address! There are people who take them to sell to the lab around Mt Vernon, and there are people who get the small ones (kittens, gerbils and tiny puppies) to use as feed for their snakes. ( A previous neighbor used to get snake food that way.) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
