Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-19 Thread bunny
The issue of "pet" cats and dogs is that they are deliberately bred by humans for money and pleasure (all these different breeds did not always exist). People continue to breed more dogs and cats for "pet" purposes and thousands are euthanased(murdered) each week (millions globally). It would be f

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-16 Thread Us
, sorry if it is crazy babbling! kimberly -- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Compassion to the animals! > Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 5:48 AM > > Hi! > > It occurred to me this morning th

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-17 Thread Washer Zine
ink. :) -Tasha __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 17 15:04:11 1998 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:03:30 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Compassion to the

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-18 Thread Jellking
In a message dated 11/17/98 11:14:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << how irresponsible is it to destroy an animals home because you want planks for your yacht? >> Hi folks, this is a good point, but could we take it a step further? How irresponsible is it to destroy a

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-18 Thread Us
> From: Washer Zine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Compassion to the animals! > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 1:59 PM > > Just wanted to see what everyone's opinions are on this: > > Owning p

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-18 Thread Caryn Boehm
Us <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In saying "pets", you also mean such pets as dogs and cats? > -- > > From: Washer Zine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Compassion to

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-18 Thread Joe E. Dees
Date sent: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:02:29 -0600 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Us" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Compassion to the

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-19 Thread Bertina Miller
Welcome to the list Amy. I agree that animals used as pets are fine for those that are domesticated already...some people even keep pigs as pets. Taming a wild animal is another story, obviously-there is also the case of endangered species. Would we want to tame endangered species in order to kee

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-19 Thread Rona M. Baldini
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Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-19 Thread Michael Yount
for whatever reason. The "pets" have to fit in with the owners or :}else they die. :} :}Marguerite :} >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Nov 19 17:27:38 1998 Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:27:31 -0500 (EST) From: Bertina Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONM

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-20 Thread Janine DeBaise
The ethics of "owning" a pet is something that I have really struggled with. For years I resisted my kids' pleas that we needed pets. This year I caved in when my kids discovered a stray mother cat and her kittens living outside a Burger King on a busy road. We took the cats in, fed them, wo

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-22 Thread MityAphdte
<< I rationalize the whole thing by saying to myself that the cats have a > choice -- we let them out and they always come back (mainly because we > feed them well.) >> I am new to the list and haven't been "vocal" yet - but this post caught my attention and I want to respond. Please remember

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-22 Thread Bertina Miller
Not all cats are better off indoors all the time-cats are great mousers. Our cats continually bring meese and birds(small ones) back to the house as a present for being so nice to them (I assume otherwise they are putting the dead carcasses on our front porch to frighten the neighbors away). If th

Re: Compassion to the animals!

1998-11-26 Thread sullivan
At 03:36 PM 11/22/98 -0500, you wrote: >Cats NEED meat. More so than dogs. Ask any vet theyll tell ya. It is vital >if you are interested in a vegetarian diet for your cat that you ask a vet >because maybe there is substitutes. I have heard of vegetarian cat food >but you probably should talk to a

Re: Compassion to the animals!/Meat alternative/Fur

1998-11-26 Thread Ecolady
In a message dated 98-11-26 13:08:25 EST, you write: << Taurine is necessary for vision in cats. Without it, cats can go blind. Simple fact. >> Hi! Charlotte, my uncle is a vet - I will be seeing him today - I will ask him if there is a viable alternative. Regarding - the advertising i

Re: Compassion to the animals!/Meat alternative/Fur

1998-11-29 Thread sullivan
At 01:47 PM 11/26/98 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-11-26 13:08:25 EST, you write: > ><< Taurine is necessary for vision in > cats. Without it, cats can go blind. Simple fact. > >> >Hi! > >Charlotte, my uncle is a vet - I will be seeing him today - I will ask him if >there is a viabl

The Pekinese Debate (was Re: Compassion to the animals!)

1998-11-19 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Joe E. Dees said: << Free the Pekingese! Of course this statement is ridiculous; we have bred them so long to be lap puppies that they would die quickly in the wild. But since we employed the Mendelian genetic modifications that left them helpless in the first place, it is our responsibility