9..8...7...6..5..we Have Ignatius! Options

[Jon730]

The Cat Shuttle was launced at 12:15 Local Time and re-entered on schedule at 13:00. The payload will be brought to Inbound Decontamination at the Vet at 14:15 Local Time.

All systems are nominal.

[Jon730]

this lady from the tv was even worse,
sorry, i think she operated very manipulate, that`s not right.
she kept saying,
if you offer this poor animal a good home, this will bring you luck,
and
those people, who abandoned this pet, will never be happy again.
*J*
you are a very wise guy,
you must know, that the real live does not have those simple solutions.
Jim must have been in a very lovable shelter, and the first 3 weeks, at my home, he spent in an extra room, trembling behind the couch.
and then, he took over !!!!!!!!!!
sorry, about beeing so emotional,

It's our most emotional topic! Don't be.
Yes, people go overboard tryiing to get older cats adopted because "Eveyrone Wants Kittens". and I have even heard people say "It is too bad they grow up to be cats.".
I myself will be grateful when this little monster grows up a little! He NEVER stops! He has taken over the house and has been stealing the other cats' food.

But the reason I did not visit a cat shelter is that I know I would have left with as many as they would give me. It is heartbreaking to me that so many beautiful animals are just sitting there, waiting and waiting for a home. Just imagine that there might have been another Miles there, waiting! I could not live with myself if I walked away. SO I know I would have been vulnerable to being manipulated like that.

But I agree with you that promising curses to people who do not adopt the "right cat" is manipulative and wrong.

This one time I wanted a kitten so the other old cats would accept him. It is working!
But over the decades I have paid my dues saving old rescues. I have loved every minute of it. Looking back on all the special foods and vet bills, Miles cost me more per pound than if she were made of Sterling Silver* but the friendship she gave me was worth gold.

Even the most loving shelter must have a hard time giving attention to all of them? And just think of the Kill Shelters! "Adopt this cat or we will kill her!" That is even worse than manipulation. It is almost terrorism.
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$5/Troy OunceX12=$60/Troy PoundX11 Lbs=660X12 years=$7,920.00 and that is actually pretty accurate.
I never thought about it at all till right now. You cannot put a price on Love.
And she was my Cat-Wife, and believe me the human wife is a LOT more expensive....