Lynda

You argument is not based on facts. Cats are not native to the Americas and
thus are not part of the food chain.

But this discussion is going nowhere. You have made up your mind and won't
be swayed by facts. So, I shall bow out.

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: kayb85 <sheran@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 8:33 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Speaking of dogs


>
> > The reality is that there are an untold number of animals euthenized
> every
> > year.
>
> That is true. However, it is possible to look at that fact and come
> to an opposite conclusion about what to do about it. It would be
> entirely possible to come to the conclusion that the right thing to do
> would be to stop euthenizing. Let the "unwanted" cats go free and
> live in the wild. Some will die, some will not. Either way, they are
> a natural part of the food chain and survival of the fittest will come
> back into play.
>
> " However, if they decided they wanted to go out and
> shot
> > squirrels and hawks and everyother thing that moved, the anwer would
> be
> > "that's where your choices end and my parental responsibilities kick
> in."
>
> I wouldn't allow my children to shoot animals just for the fun of
> shooting them. However, if they were shooting squirrels and wanted me
> to fix them for supper, that would be great! I've eaten squirrel meat
> and it's quite good.
>
> > I am curious however as to how your religious beliefs cover this.
> The
> > fundamentalist xtians I know don't approve of animals being used as
> how-to
> > or science projects.
>
> I believe that we are caretakers of the earth. I have really become
> convicted lately of all the garbage we throw out that will never
> decompose, or will possibly decompose thousands of years from now. I
> am hugely in favor of recycling. I also believe that we are to care
> for animals. We are also to use them for our benefit. "Rule over
> them" is the exact wording. We may eat them, make clothes out of
> them, conduct experiments on them. Dd also wants to breed rabbits for
> medical labs and I have no problems with that. That doesn't mean we
> go shooting everything that moves just for the fun of killing. That
> isn't being a good caretaker. It does mean that when there is a
> legitimate use for an animal, you use the animal for whatever it is
> you need.
>
>
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Jessi

>
>But this discussion is going nowhere. You have made up your mind and won't
>be swayed by facts. So, I shall bow out.
>
>Lynda


So am I...I will go love the cats/kitten/puppies/dogs that are here today,
still looking for their new homes that would in no way survive if I opened
the cages today and let them all go and be thankful that at least these
have a roof, food and someone that cares.

Jessi