I have heard of blood donor cats who have the run of the
place whenever their services aren't needed. That seems to be a
decent compromise.
Reminds me a little of when I visited a friend whose family
had a mink farm (I know, ewww already) and my friend was showing me around, and
there was a hound dog out among the mink buildings to guard them. I had
heard of and met their beloved basset hound, Lady, but had never heard anything
about this guard dog. My friend, who was otherwise softhearted about
animals, told me that when you grow up with a mink farm, you just think of the
minks as a commodity. I was just shocked that they seemed to feel the same
way about the guard dog. (It wasn't mistreated in any way except being
tied up - it had a house, food, etc. - and not being allowed to be part of
the family, but that was enough.) My friend's dad was what they used to
call "old-school" -- probably "ancient-school" by now -- about The Order Of
Things, that probably explains the existence of the mink farm in the first
place. The dad had a heart attack and died all alone in the mink area, so
I sort of think of it as karmic payback. ;-)
Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 2:46 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: FELVOT Subject: Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry Yes, unconscionable describes it completely! I was working for a vet
though, it wasn't my office, so I had very little say in the matter. Before I
worked there, he NEVER got out of the cage, since I left, I worry that is again
still in that cage. I considered breaking into the place and stealing him at one
point after I left. If anyone lives in Memphis TN. and wants to try to free him
(if we have any crazy animal rights types on the group, LOL), I can give you the
address of the office, but it's been years since I've been there, and I don't
know if the office is still there, or if Sugar is still there if it is. He
did save countless lives though, so at least his life had/has a purpose.... If
we could create a national CAT blood bank, like now exists for dogs, vets
wouldn't have any excuse to make a cat live that life. I'm sure that vet wasn't
the ONLY one with an office "blood donor" cat, though most allow them to roam
the office, not live in a cage in the back.
If you want, we can discuss it further on the Off Topic list..... :)
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