Well, it's great the butter worked (for now), but that's not gonna be a long-term solution for the problem.
Why didn't they use anti-climb paint? It's made for the express purpose of preventing people climbing anything you put it on and it stays slippery and unset for years. Unlike butter, it won't wash off in the rain, won't go rancid and won't draw flies.
"...the only naturally spotted house cat is the Egyptian Mau."
Sorry, but they're not! I've got a 9 year old tabby-and-white moggy cat who was rescued straight from the street at 10-12 weeks old and she is spotted. There's no way she was the offspring of an Egyptian Mau.
I don't think I'd consider any of the women in that clip "hoarders", though. Yes, they have many cats. Just having more than X number of cats doesn't make someone a "hoarder". Someone crosses the line from "multiple cat household" over to "hoarder" when they cannot afford to:
- Feed all of their cats enough food to keep them at a healthy weight.
- Spay & neuter ALL their cats.
- Get regular, timely vet care and keep their cats free of fleas, ticks and disease.
- Give their cats enough time and attention to keep them happy and friendly.
- Keep their cats in the house, or outside with clean, comfortable shelter and NOT ROAMING OFF THEIR PROPERTY.
I have 5 cats. Am I a hoarder? I keep them indoors at all times, everyone is well-fed, clean, healthy, spayed & neutered, disease- and parasite-free and is a tame and friendly fun companion. A co-worker of mine has 12 cats (and 2 dogs) kept in the same condition. Is she a hoarder? How about the lady who runs the cat rescue in our area, she has 30-40 cats in her house. I've seen her house and cats, both are well-cared for.
Are all 3 of us "crazy cat hoarders"? And my husband too?
Jeez. I am disappointed that 13 people made comments here before #14 finally came along and applauded those two boys for saving the kitten's life, especially since most of the time any article with "kids" + "kitten" in the headline is likely to be a horrifying story of abuse. And why are some of you using this as a soapbox for your health care reform rants? Nobody's going to be denied treatment or left to die just because two boys (who were much kinder and compassionate than some of *YOU*) saved a kitten.
Today two passers-by brought in a dog that got hit by a car in front of the store I work in and rushed him to the vet clinic we have. They didn't own the dog, the vet never did find the owners, but he tried to save the dog anyway. (He died.)
Since some of you here think it's so bad to try helping a stray animal I'll be sure to bitch them all out for you tomorrow, OK?
I work in a place where I meet dozens of dogs, all day, every day. All breeds, too. In 5 years I probably have been around thousands of dogs. Some things I've noticed:
The breed that is either poison-mean or frozen with fear, no in between? Chihuahua
The breed that picks the most fights with other dogs? Dachshund
The breed that has tried to bite me the most? Cocker Spaniel
The breeds that are generally nice, slobbery and goofy? Boxer Boston Terrier Beagle Poodle Shih-Tzu Rottweiler Pit Bull
The breed of the handful of dogs that have actually made me fear for my safety? The one I absolutely *WILL NOT* approach, and only allow to approach me if they are acting very, VERY friendly? German Shepherd
The breed of the most vicious dog I've ever seen at my job? Maltese (I've nicknamed him "Satan", he tries to attack any and every dog or person he sees, he's bitten at least 5 employees, 3 customers, started who knows how many fights and has been banned from the grooming salon.)
I'll take a "dangerous" Pit Bull over a German Shepherd or "Satan" any day of the week!
Hey, look everyone...ants don't just do this in the jungle! They'll do this in any place that gets flooded. If you have to walk around in the water, watch out for these floating "ant rafts" and stay away from them. If they get on you, you'll have hundreds of pissed-off ants crawling all over you and it's gonna SUCK!
My cat (The DustBunny) *was* sleeping peacefully next to my computer chair until I played those audio files, both of which made her look up and shoot me a baleful "WTF?!" look. I lol'ed.
Cool, next time I hurt myself I have a perfectly valid reason for swearing so bad I'd make a trucker blush! I never could help it, since every time I do something that unexpectedly causes me pain it makes me instantly furious and I want to smash something.
Brilliant! The song and video were beautifully done and from the sound of it, they were effective too! Hopefully United will be shamed into doing what they should have done to begin with.
I'm definitely showing this video to my husband when he gets home from his Northwest airlines flight!
"Hey honey, you remember the way you looked at me when I said you should pack everything like you *KNOW* it's going to be thrown around and the baggage manglers will be jumping up and down on it?"
OK, I was going to say it looked like a shadow of someone walking right outside the window, but after reading the comments I like the "shadow from behind the camera" explanation better.
But really...Michael Jackson is going to be haunting everyone's TV and the internet for a long time to come, you know this! Get used to it!
I see this all the time at the pet store I work in. I think they dream about running on a wheel and chewing things up. Or maybe world domination. And poodles.
Why didn't they use anti-climb paint? It's made for the express purpose of preventing people climbing anything you put it on and it stays slippery and unset for years. Unlike butter, it won't wash off in the rain, won't go rancid and won't draw flies.
Sorry, but they're not! I've got a 9 year old tabby-and-white moggy cat who was rescued straight from the street at 10-12 weeks old and she is spotted. There's no way she was the offspring of an Egyptian Mau.
http://www.messybeast.com/spotted-cats.html
Keeeeeeeetteeeeeey!!!
- Feed all of their cats enough food to keep them at a healthy weight.
- Spay & neuter ALL their cats.
- Get regular, timely vet care and keep their cats free of fleas, ticks and disease.
- Give their cats enough time and attention to keep them happy and friendly.
- Keep their cats in the house, or outside with clean, comfortable shelter and NOT ROAMING OFF THEIR PROPERTY.
I have 5 cats. Am I a hoarder? I keep them indoors at all times, everyone is well-fed, clean, healthy, spayed & neutered, disease- and parasite-free and is a tame and friendly fun companion. A co-worker of mine has 12 cats (and 2 dogs) kept in the same condition. Is she a hoarder? How about the lady who runs the cat rescue in our area, she has 30-40 cats in her house. I've seen her house and cats, both are well-cared for.
Are all 3 of us "crazy cat hoarders"? And my husband too?
Look out for the bionic knee!
Today two passers-by brought in a dog that got hit by a car in front of the store I work in and rushed him to the vet clinic we have. They didn't own the dog, the vet never did find the owners, but he tried to save the dog anyway. (He died.)
Since some of you here think it's so bad to try helping a stray animal I'll be sure to bitch them all out for you tomorrow, OK?
The breed that is either poison-mean or frozen with fear, no in between?
Chihuahua
The breed that picks the most fights with other dogs?
Dachshund
The breed that has tried to bite me the most?
Cocker Spaniel
The breeds that are generally nice, slobbery and goofy?
Boxer
Boston Terrier
Beagle
Poodle
Shih-Tzu
Rottweiler
Pit Bull
The breed of the handful of dogs that have actually made me fear for my safety? The one I absolutely *WILL NOT* approach, and only allow to approach me if they are acting very, VERY friendly?
German Shepherd
The breed of the most vicious dog I've ever seen at my job?
Maltese (I've nicknamed him "Satan", he tries to attack any and every dog or person he sees, he's bitten at least 5 employees, 3 customers, started who knows how many fights and has been banned from the grooming salon.)
I'll take a "dangerous" Pit Bull over a German Shepherd or "Satan" any day of the week!
I'm definitely showing this video to my husband when he gets home from his Northwest airlines flight!
"Hey honey, you remember the way you looked at me when I said you should pack everything like you *KNOW* it's going to be thrown around and the baggage manglers will be jumping up and down on it?"
Hehe.
But really...Michael Jackson is going to be haunting everyone's TV and the internet for a long time to come, you know this! Get used to it!