this isn't serious, is it?!? can we now go back to the wild and un-domesticate ourselves, let alone our innocent pets, plants etc.. "pets" are pathetic , sick abberations of their former selves as we, so lets collectively release ALL back to the WILD source to regain dignity, strength, power...............all good over here... nunativs?!?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Witmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Somewhat OT: Animal Waste > For many animals, it's probably not so much a question of whether they > could be trained to relieve themselves in a manner convenient for us, so > much as one of how much effort it would take to train them. Dogs are > creatures of habit; combine that with the fact that dog behavior > responds very well to conditioning through rewards and punishments, and > it should be no big deal. > > Trouble is, today "dog training" refers to the process whereby dogs > manipulate their owners, not the other way around. Most dog owners don't > understand their dogs and thus can't train them. Dogs don't understand > their owners either, but in such cases it will be the dog who "wins" > (and thus loses) each time. A well trained dog is a happy dog, but he's > a *dog* and not the family's coddled baby. > > Another approach: market fully biodegradable gloves or paper towels (or > whatever) that could be used to safely and conveniently *pick up* the > doggy treasure, carry it home and pop it into the digester or compost. > This type of approach has the advantage of working for any dog > regardless of whether it is trained or behaves like a spoiled brat kid. > There are products of this type on the market in Japan, and I'll bet > they have them in Europe as well. It doesn't seem like there would be > much of a market for them in the USA, except perhaps in big city centers > like New York. > > Christopher Witmer > Tokyo > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > With animals, it's still an open > > question as to whether they could be trained, but it would be worth a > > try. > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
