I just figured I'd inform everyone that I now have a cat.

AWWW...why that´s just great! How old is he/she? Name? Oh and please post a picture! I just loooooooooove cats!

The Assassin enters quietly. Perhaps he has done some fell deed, perhaps not. He sips his coffee carefully.

He is covered in cat fur, and has recently cleaned a cat box.

I dont mind cats, except for one in particular....

I'm more of a dog person myself. Eventually I hope to get a Husky of my own, those dogs are sweet, and good for Canadian weather.

I don't mind cats though, my dad doesn't like em so we've never had any.

What? which cat do you mind????

My brothers evil demon disguised as an overly furry orange tabby!

It sheds and poops, not much else!

I don't personally own a dog, but back at the family "estate" we have a wily ol' Siberian husky and an overly-excitable young yellow labrador. Huskies are great--she's such a sweet dog.

Dogs are okay, I just don't like the people who let them out.

Hey, this is a cycling path! You are walking on one side and your dog on the other with the rope of its collar blocking the whole road!

Ahem, that is one reason why I always have to leave early for school.

Dogs rock!

Regarding animals, damnit I get so frustrated when reading the news of this fifteen year old boy getting attacked by a great white - half his leg got pulled off but he managed to survive, and then I read that a helicopter is after this shark and it will most likely be killed.

And I'm discussing this with a friend you know, if I would have shot him in the leg with a gun and was meaning to do so as well I wouldn't exactly get a death sentance. But because we are intruders to the sharks territory and the shark follows it's instincts it's suppose to be killed? I get frustrated about such and I'm looking for a discussion as well since things are going a bit slowly hehe...

I agree with you, it´s the same with dogs occasionally, if they feel threatened by a human and bites..they´re getting put down! arrr

Says the beach is a popular destination for families, of course you wan't to prevent more attacks but people must also understand that you take a risk when stepping into the sharks territory...

Well, another reason for some turbulence between us and them, is because people tend to judge things from a sentient point of view. And of course, they forget that animals aren't sentient.

Anyway, sharks think differently then we do. And they don't regard the ocean like their property (like we consider cities and livestock to be ours). But then certain species of shark are more aggresive then others, for instance: Hammerheads almost never attack humans (and they don't have much of a rep), Bull sharks are incredibly aggresive (they attack nearly anything at the least amount of provocation), and Great whites have a bad rep because most shark attacks (that get reported to the public) are theirs.

So some sharks actually attack people for little reason, but there are times where attacks are really misunderstandings. For starters, great whites attack from below and that means they look up at their prey (the common "seal" mistake). Another reason, GW sharks don't have hands and fingers, so they use their mouths to identify things (they bite things that are unknown to them). Of course this exploratory bite is just as dangerous for the creature in question as it would be an actual one.

And things like splashing the surface and making disturbances in the water can entice them into come close. In fact, back in WW2 naval personel were told to splash about and make lots of fluctuations in the water to ward away sharks (because not much was known about sharks at the time).

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I think when I'm older (and move out) I'll get a cat (a black one I hope).

This post has been edited by Lord Revan: Dec 3 2006, 02:20 AM

*Remembers the warnings of man eating plants which soldiers were told watch out for in rainforests during WW2*

Its funny that they could say so much with absolutely no basis for it.

Well, that was probably useful in Vietnam, not the plants, but it made the troops extra wary of their surroundings.......

I don't know.. If it can be proven that a shark (any animal) can gain a taste for human blood/flesh and recall that when they travel to point A, they can get a free meal, then I'm all for hunting the buggers.

But again, I stress the point. We are part of nature too, they attack, we defend, we attack, they defend. Its the circle of life. Btw, did you know dolphins are revenge killers and have casual sex? Thought the last one was funny

Dolphins also attack their own young people tend to mistake this behavior as "kid tossing," aside from the suffering of the young, it is rather amusing to think about.......

I value human lives over that of animals any day (As proven by my diet of beef, chicken, fish, and pork) . If one animal's death will save one human's life, it's well worth it.

EDIT : Oh, and the cat's name is John Connor. You know, from Terminator.

This post has been edited by Dantrag: Dec 3 2006, 07:09 AM

lol - Love the name Danny

John Connor!? Hilarious.....ehh what do you call him normally? Johnnie?

So I built the first fire of the season this morning. It really isn't all that cold, but it is a gray, overcast day. Then too, we had a lot of smallish branches scattered on the ground from the windstorm on Friday.... So why not? A chance to curl up with a book, some homemade cinnamon bread, and the dachshund.... And maybe a chance to do a little writing....