This made me cry

Ah well, I would also disagree with that assertion. lol I certainly don't think humans as a species, are incapable of unconditional love. Those humans who are capable of it, are in the minority though, I would say.

Well... I guess any dog or cat who is repeatedly biting, must have a behavioural issue, something that is beyond their control. I don't really think that means that they can't be trusted, rather that it is an issue that should be looked into, and if possible, remedied.

It doesn't really bother me either way, since the point I raised there was a general observation, and wasn't specifically aimed at you.

Yep, there definitely are some people who are hypocritical about being upfront and honest.

I find it funny and a bit weird that you managed to come to that conclusion, in a thread where several people stated they were moved by the story of the man and his cat in Maelstrom's original post. I also cried a few months back reading about the death of Glen's cat, Liam. (RIP feline angel) And this thread is already evidence of people having the capacity for feeling emotional about cats other than their own. Speaking personally, I have been physically revulsed and sickened upon reading about, and viewing footage about cats being killed for food and fur. Mere words can't possibly cover the emotions I feel over that. If you're a cat lover, you love all cats, not just your own cat.

Whilst that is perfectly true, it is also true that animals don't place the many superficial conditions on love that so many humans do. Being beaten up is hardly frivilous, in any sane, rational person's book.

Well, of course they don't, that's just a given.

Whilst you are right about that being an example of unconditional love, some might also think that I'm naive, stupid, and foolish, for holding onto love in those circumstances. But, I guess you could say, how else can you really measure if a love is truly unconditional, unless it is severely tested?

@Maelstrom: That is a beautiful pic and poem. <3 Thanks for posting it!

 

I'm pretty sure ive never talked to you before or come had conversation in threads with you before so no i dont know fine well whats its for. ignore me if u want..

ANYWAYS
as i stated earlier. animals cant always be trusted, as someone said they could be. Dogs and cats yes for the most part, but i read an article recently about how here in california a lion killed a girl who was cleaning his den. He escaped from another cage he was in.

When I lost my animal I didnt 2 years ago i didnt cry even though i had him for a long time. But it did make me rea sad and whenever i see a picture of him my heart sinks a little

 

There's a lot of "you don't grieve the way I do, so you're stupid." going on in this thread. Not everything is the same to everyone, and everyone feels loss differently.

Humans are very capable of unconditional love, just ask a mother.

The other animals thing doesn't work, either. I don't cry over a cow because I don't care about cows. That's like comparing losing my own mother vs hearing about some person I have never met dying. Honestly, I don't care about the other person.

 

No offense but, I think cats are disgusting and ungrateful creatures. It's really gross that people keep them in their homes.. shitting inside and walking in it/flinging it everywhere, then they go jump on the kitchen counters.

I cry when any of my dogs die, and am sad anytime a dog dies period. But I have absolutely zero reaction when I see a dead cat.

 

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP... ,Since I Built My House 29 Years

Ago I Have Never Enjoyed The Company Of Less Than 6 Cats.

I Have 2 Cat Doors, And They Are Free To Come And Go As They Please....

Have You Ever Heard Of Something Called KITTY LITTER....???



Cheers Glen.

 

Does your house stink? To each their own but I think that is gross. I would say cats belong outside, but they decimate ecosystems. Wild cats aside, house cats serve no actual purpose. Except companionship to some people.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq8nYgnE93Y"]The difference between dogs and cats - YouTube

 

Cats Don't Stink, Only Dogs And Humans Do...



Cheers Glen.

 

They stink if I don't take them out back, hose them down and wash them. I tried washing a cat once (in the sink) and came away looking like I stuck my arms in a cuisinart. Vile creatures if you ask me.

 

i think crazy cat ladies are kinda cool


ftr i have foxglove,ninja and sophie....sophie was just in heat so pretty sure i will having a wack more kittens soon.....

i only let foxglove live in the house because he is old and always has bad cuts and bites from fighting...his ears are messed up because he got singed in the fire and he's been shot with some kind of pellets..possibly birdshot....in the face and in the front leg...probably got too close to someone elses flock of hens

i feed the cats everyday plus they have hundreds of acres to catch mice and shrews...

plus the little fuckers sneak into the hen house and steal my eggs...

not to mention that they will eat the scraps i throw the chickens right alongside them....

foxglove is fearless and he will sleep inside the coop with the roosters taking the prime location under the heat lamp

so go ahead and think i'm heartless because i'm not a crybaby and tend to tease those that are crybabies.....i spend more on cat food every month than most of you refuse to spend to join this website for a whole year

i talk the talk

i walk the walk

i also meow to my cats....you heartless people....i'm gonna cry

 

I had to live in an area that was inundated with mean, feral cats. There are quite a few feral cats in my neighborhood now.. I see some crazy fucking cat lady walking over to a drainage ditch every morning to feed them when I'm driving to work. All she's doing is perpetuating a problem, this isn't the country or farmland. But long story short, they don't come in my backyard anymore. Same goes for raccoons. One of my dogs has killed 3 of them when they came into my yard and started hissing. I almost felt bad but not quite. Though I did bury them.

 

I saw this video yesterday, pretty cool how he teaches the puppy how to do that :2thumbsup:

 

Yes, ROLLINGALONG, this is the only reason we think you're heartless. haha

 

I think it's clear the majority have some strong emotions that spill into crying when animals die/are sick, and the rest don't - Including me.
I still think some people show too much emotion with regards to animals - far too much.
I'm not averse to being upset about animals.
I'm just not quite American Idol style emotional - I'm more Obama emotional.
... lines need to be drawn, don't they. I guess I'm more opposed to OVER sentimentality. The idea of loving animals over people.

I take your point about developing a bond with an animal isn't quite the same as munching on a hamburger or a chicken wing.
Invisible Soul expresses it well.

True story: I was helping a friend in his garden, on Saturday, and I was just about to move a couple of ornamental slabs - when my friend jumped up and said: 'Don't touch that!,' I enquired why, and he said: 'My cat is buried there'.
With this thread in the back of my mind I asked him if he cried when his cat died - he said a little bit.
We had a chat about it - but I still could't quite understand the degree of emotions.
It really is the degree rather than the emotion itself.

 

This picture made me pretty sad

 

Aweee that was a cute story.. sad though!

 

Very Moving Post, Made Me Sad Too....



Cheers Glen.

 

They look like two different dogs. So your 20-25 year old dog dies and you curl up next to it and start smiling? Thinking of the good times, I guess.

 

It's the same dog. And the dog wasn't dead, that was before he had to take it to the vet. And to think I actually thought you had half a brain

 

How do you know it's the same dog? It would be nice if it is - It just doesn't look legit.