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NuevaVida -> RE: Should smokers be allowed to smoke near cats? (5/21/2011 8:54:32 AM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze
Errr my dogs chase cats, they live with 2 cats and the neutered female thinks all cats are little puppies she needs to mother and wash, heck, she'll even pick up rabbits and mother them (my cats caught one of the miniature domestic bunnies and brought it into the kitchen to "play" with it some more - you know to slowly torture it to death to keep their hunting skills up.
I love cats, hence I got 2, but they are cruel bastards and what you see as playing is keeping the hunting skills up, it's not their fault, they are born with instincts, and while I love my 2 moggies dearly, I'm under no illusion that if I would shrink to prey size, they would do the same to me and try to kill me, not out of malice but because the instinct would take over, doesn't make them evil, just makes them cats...
Oh I agree with you, LC. I don't think humans breed all instincts out of domesticated animals. Even dogs keep much of their "pack mentality."
I've done volunteer work for dog and cat rescue and I've seen the pain, confusion and fear they have, after being tortured. Breaks my heart. samboct may have well been joking but the thing is, people actually DO those things he kidded about, and it's pretty horrific to see the actual results of it. I just don't get the need to beat up something the size of an infant. It's not a mindset I'll ever wrap my brain around, or find humor in.
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