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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: Cats = Raccoons! |
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i think i've figured out part of the reason koreans don't like cats!
cats must be the equivalent of NA raccoons or UK badgers!
(but, you know, cuter) |
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PeterDragon
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Raccoons are cute too, but that doesn't keep them from also being feral and menacing. But yeah, the feral cats here fill the exact same niche (destroying property, upsetting trash cans, potentially spreading rabies to small children who try to touch them) as raccoons. Or possums. Possums are NEVER cute. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| On the bright side, they keep the rat population down. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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Being rodent eaters is a better niche for cats than as house pets. The numbers of them kept alive by owners, and then dumped off, ensures that the feral population continues to rise beyond acceptable levels, causing problems in the ecosystem.
Which is why I always say that you should never take a pet unless you're willing to feed it until it dies. |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I always wanted a racoon as a pet. With the new genetics research being done, maybe in my lifetime I'll be that lucky. I loved "Rascal." |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| PeterDragon wrote: |
| Raccoons are cute too, but that doesn't keep them from also being feral and menacing. But yeah, the feral cats here fill the exact same niche (destroying property, upsetting trash cans, potentially spreading rabies to small children who try to touch them) as raccoons. Or possums. Possums are NEVER cute. |
possums can be cute:
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2007/10/the-jurys-still.html |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
Being rodent eaters is a better niche for cats than as house pets. The numbers of them kept alive by owners, and then dumped off, ensures that the feral population continues to rise beyond acceptable levels, causing problems in the ecosystem.
Which is why I always say that you should never take a pet unless you're willing to feed it until it dies. |
I remember hearing a comedian say something once. He said that if you buy a pet, you pretty much expect to outlive and have to bury it one day. So buying a pet is like buying a minor tragedy...I approach dating the same way. |
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