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Post by the Scribe on Aug 24, 2012 17:49:03 GMT -5
Even a fox and a cat will get along but not a pit bull and a cat if it is a strange cat to them: screen.yahoo.com/dogs-destroy-minivan-looking-for-hiding-kitten-30369815.html?pb_list=23dce613-c500-43f0-9134-70e58b73187aDogs Destroy Minivan Looking For Hiding Kitten 21 hours ago - 2:28 A pack of four pit bulls destroyed their owner's minivan, looking for a 7 week-old stray kitten hiding in the engine compartment. The owner, confused about why his dogs hated his car, drove 25 miles to work in Palm Springs. Thankfully, an animal control agent found and removed the kitten safe and sound. The resilient kitten, whom the Palm Springs Animal Shelter have dubbed Fender Lynx, will go up for pre-adoption this Saturday.
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Post by Dianna on Aug 24, 2012 18:56:32 GMT -5
I didn't know pits were cat haters.. I knew chows and shepards are. I have a very sweet pitubll who loves people (they do love people) and dogs too.. and I swear she might have a drop of hound dog in her as I have never seen a pitbull howl the way she does. ha ha. when we left ca she was very small and did okay with cats she's almost 9 months so that could be another issue.. she's so sweet it would be hard to image her being aggressive towards anything but then again she is very protective when she hears a noise.
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Post by Partridge on Aug 24, 2012 19:33:18 GMT -5
I used to have a Chow that got along well with my cats but not so well with the neighborhood pit bull. The pit bull owner would let his animal run free during the night and he killed one of my cats.
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Post by Dianna on Aug 24, 2012 22:22:33 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that Tony. That person should have been reported. I'll never understand people who don't watch their animals, esp a dog. I'm surprised the person didn't get in legal trouble or maybe they did. Sad nevertheless. I had a chow mix who hated our cats, which we had to separate or the cats avoided at all cost... that is until she got too old then she didn't care or bother with them anymore. My rottie loved our cats and would slick their hair back like it had been mousse'd. As far as the pitbull breed, even tho mine is still tech a puppy, our poodle rules the school with her, obviously, she is so much bigger/muscular and stronger but she respects her.. esp around the food.. she waits for the poodle to eat first, actually she has no choice, it's all about the tude'
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 24, 2012 23:26:40 GMT -5
I've heard that a pit bull may get along with cats it was raised with but will kill non-familiar cats if given the chance.
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Post by Dianna on Aug 24, 2012 23:56:34 GMT -5
Rob pits get a bad rap. It used to be the doberman then rotweiller now pitbulls.. and it all depends on the dog.. even a normally docile breed such as a lab can be vicious if given the opportunity.. my neighbor was attacked by a lab.. he bit her on the leg while she was on a walk. As much as many tend to disagree, I totally feel it's the breed/parents combined with how they are raised/enviornment./socialization.. dogs need that, early in their lives, exposed to different people and different animals. The chow mix we had was given to us when she was a year, so most of her cat hating habits had already been formed.
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Post by philly on Sept 7, 2012 3:50:20 GMT -5
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Post by philly on Sept 7, 2012 4:08:11 GMT -5
Chula Ronstadt (from 2 yrs ago) He'd better get along with cats!
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 7, 2012 23:29:08 GMT -5
Is that your dog Philly? Pit bull? I don't know my dogs very well. Certainly is cute. I couldn't live without having animals (lots) in my life.
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Post by philly on Sept 9, 2012 14:38:12 GMT -5
Is that your dog Philly? Pit bull? I don't know my dogs very well. Certainly is cute. I couldn't live without having animals (lots) in my life. Lol, no. This pitbull belongs to a retired songstress who lives in the Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco. You might have heard of her....
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Post by Dianna on Sept 9, 2012 19:32:37 GMT -5
Linda has a pitbull? How cool? So cute!!! funny about her name too.. My cat back in so ca.. my mom has her. her name is chula!!!! (different last name)
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Post by philly on Sept 9, 2012 22:25:45 GMT -5
Linda has a pitbull? How cool? So cute!!! funny about her name too.. My cat back in so ca.. my mom has her. her name is chula!!!! (different last name) Chula is a her? Well then maybe Linda's is too, I assumed it was a male, lol...I googled "chula" and see it means cute or sexy ;D
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Post by Dianna on Sept 10, 2012 10:37:40 GMT -5
Linda has a pitbull? How cool? So cute!!! funny about her name too.. My cat back in so ca.. my mom has her. her name is chula!!!! (different last name) Chula is a her? Well then maybe Linda's is too, I assumed it was a male, lol...I googled "chula" and see it means cute or sexy ;D yeah, I would assume with the name "chula" would be a female.. chulo would be a male. lol.. it's typical, to call a baby, young person or a cute animal... que chula or que chulo.. meaning.. how cute or adorable. Actually, I say that a lot.. to all my animals.. que chula!!! lol here is my Ruby when I first got her. She's 9 months now and 67 lbs. when she was real little many people thought she was a boxer (because the markings) She is a pitbull- and there are some cats around here I saw hanging out by the creek, and Ruby just watched them. didn't run after them. she's very mellow tho
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 19, 2012 18:02:48 GMT -5
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Post by alexander85 on Sept 20, 2012 23:35:46 GMT -5
Spent most of last night rescuing this orange tabby kitten who fell down a 12 foot hole in a fencing column whose capstone was pushed aside by a sprawling mesquite tree. The police wouldn't help us, the fireman wouldn't help us and all of the "help" numbers either didn't work or didn't answer their 24 hour service. Not sure how long he was down there but thanks to his great lungs we were able to hear a kitten in distress. Ripped a towel into strips and knotted it (like you see in the movies) and lowered it down the hole hoping he would grab onto it or try to climb out on it. He is barely 4 weeks old. He kept latching on but fell off the first 4 times we tried to pull him up. Try number 5 was the charm. Not sure how long he was down there but he was hungry. Above is his photo about ten minutes after his rescue. I put him in with Sage, his brother. His name is FIVE. One more sibling to catch. I am loving that first picture of Petie and his look-a-like, the resemblance is amazing!
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 21, 2012 20:59:51 GMT -5
Sadly for me, happily for them I guess they and all their 17 little kitten friends (and my babies) are going up for adoption starting tomorrow. I am bringing 7 of them to Petsmart Tempe in the morning hopefully to find their furever home. I cannot believe they are all going on 6-7 months now.
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Post by the Scribe on Dec 28, 2012 13:14:20 GMT -5
This disgusts me. I see people here in Arizona do shit like this all the time. Recently I was ready to stop to get out of my vehicle during a red light to grab a young bird learning to fly that was hopping on the median when a vehicle drove up just to crush it as the guy in the truck to my right who witnessed it yelled "yeah! right on." Friends have seen people speeding down neighborhood roads drive onto sidewalks just to hit cats that are sitting there. ugh few things make me more angry than these psycho-sociopaths using cars and guns as weapons to hurt innocent animals in order to gratify their sick urges. If it were me I would put spikes in the fake turtle, cat, snake, etc. just to give these cowards flat tires.When Turtles Cross Roads, Bad Things Happen Associated Press Videos 1:42
A young researcher in South Carolina is trying to preserve box turtles by putting fake rubber ones on …
....CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University student Nathan Weaver set out to determine how to help turtles cross the road. He ended up getting a glimpse into the dark souls of some humans.
Weaver put a realistic rubber turtle in the middle of a lane on a busy road near campus. Then he got out of the way and watched over the next hour as seven drivers swerved and deliberately ran over the animal. Several more apparently tried to hit it but missed.
"I've heard of people and from friends who knew people that ran over turtles. But to see it out here like this was a bit shocking," said Weaver, a 22-year-old senior in Clemson's School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences.
To seasoned researchers, the practice wasn't surprising.
The number of box turtles is in slow decline, and one big reason is that many wind up as roadkill while crossing the asphalt, a slow-and-steady trip that can take several minutes.
Sometimes humans feel a need to prove they are the dominant species on this planet by taking a two-ton metal vehicle and squishing a defenseless creature under the tires, said Hal Herzog, a Western Carolina University psychology professor.
"They aren't thinking, really. It is not something people think about. It just seems fun at the time," Herzog said. "It is the dark side of human nature."
Herzog asked a class of about 110 students getting ready to take a final whether they had intentionally run over a turtle, or been in a car with someone who did. Thirty-four students raised their hands, about two-thirds of them male, said Herzog, author of a book about humans' relationships with animals, called "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat."
Weaver, who became interested in animals and conservation through the Boy Scouts and TV's "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, wants to figure out the best way to get turtles safely across the road and keep the population from dwindling further.
Among the possible solutions: turtle underpasses or an education campaign aimed at teenagers on why drivers shouldn't mow turtles down.
The first time Weaver went out to collect data on turtles, he chose a spot down the road from a big apartment complex that caters to students. He counted 267 vehicles that passed by, seven of them intentionally hitting his rubber reptile.
He went back out about a week later, choosing a road in a more residential area. He followed the same procedure, putting the fake turtle in the middle of the lane, facing the far side of the road, as if it was early in its journey across. The second of the 50 cars to pass by that day swerved over the center line, its right tires pulverizing the plastic shell.
"Wow! That didn't take long," Weaver said.
Other cars during the hour missed the turtle. But right after his observation period was up, before Weaver could retrieve the model, another car moved to the right to hit the animal as he stood less than 20 feet away.
"One hit in 50 cars is pretty significant when you consider it might take a turtle 10 minutes to cross the road," Weaver said.
Running over turtles even has a place in Southern lore.
In South Carolina author Pat Conroy's semi-autobiographical novel "The Great Santini," a fighter-pilot father squishes turtles during a late-night drive when he thinks his wife and kids are asleep. His wife confronts him, saying: "It takes a mighty brave man to run over turtles."
The father denies it at first, then claims he hits them because they are a road hazard. "It's my only sport when I'm traveling," he says. "My only hobby."
That hobby has been costly to turtles.
It takes a turtle seven or eight years to become mature enough to reproduce, and in that time, it might make several trips across the road to get from one pond to another, looking for food or a place to lay eggs. A female turtle that lives 50 years might lay over 100 eggs, but just two or three are likely to survive to reproduce, said Weaver's professor, Rob Baldwin.
Snakes also get run over deliberately. Baldwin wishes that weren't the case, but he understands, considering the widespread fear and loathing of snakes. But why anyone would want to run over turtles is a mystery to the professor.
"They seem so helpless and cute," he said. "I want to stop and help them. My kids want to stop and help them. My wife will stop and help turtles no matter how much traffic there is on the road. I can't understand the idea why you would swerve to hit something so helpless as a turtle."
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Post by Dianna on Dec 28, 2012 14:56:31 GMT -5
Okay, I read the first part and decided not to read it.. if it is animal cruelty I will be depressed and disturbed all day.. I got to the portion about the bird.. ugh.. which reminds.. (now I am reliving my experience) coming up here we stayed overnight at this motel in no ca.. there was this injured bird in the bushes.. his foot was almost detatched.. awe. so I went to the front desk and nobody would help.. then I called a animal hotline and they referred me to vet where he specialixed in wild birds.. the animal control came to get the bird and assured me dr will do his best to save birds. because that is his thing.. birds.. so I felt better. Then later I found out later the accident must have occured by the gardener with those weed wackers or whatever.. I just hope to God, the guy was unaware or it wasn't done on purpose. Karma.. anyway sorry I couldn't read the story rob.. I get veryupset but I am sure you did a great thing in helping the animal
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 7, 2013 20:02:38 GMT -5
..Mom awoken by cat finds python wrapped around 2-year-old daughter
By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News
Senior Media Reporter
Zara and Tess Guthrie (left); Tex Tillis with the python (Guthrie/Australian TV/Brisbane Times) An Australian woman was waked up by her hissing cat early Sunday to find a python wrapped around the arm of her 2-year-old daughter.
Tess Guthrie, a 22-year-old from Lismore, New South Wales, said the 6-foot python was wrapped three times around her daughter's arm.
"I thought I was having a nightmare," Guthrie told a local television news station. "It was only because the cat was hissing that I woke up and saw the snake with its body wrapped around my daughter Zara’s arm."
The toddler was sleeping in the bed with Guthrie, who pried the snake off her. But before she could, the nonvenomous python bit the toddler three times on her left hand.
"In my head I was just going through this unbelievable terror, and my thought was that it was going to actually kill her at first, because it was wrapped so tight," Guthrie told the Brisbane Times. "Her little arm was bleeding really bad from the bites, and all I could feel was blood and Zara was screaming by that stage, and I was in hysterics because it was such a shocking thing to wake up to. It was just terrifying."
Zara was taken to a local hospital where she was treated and released. The coastal python (or "carper snake") was captured by a local wildlife official and eventually released back into the wild.
"The snake [had] not in any way, shape or form intended to eat the baby," Tex Tillis, who runs Tex's Snake Removals, told the Daily Telegraph. "It was trying to have a group hug." "Pythons, underneath their bottom jaw, have a row of sensors which enable them to see the world in terms of infrared pictures," Tillis explained. "So in the dark they're going to see a baby as this warm spot."
Of course, snake invasions are nothing new down under.
Last month, a 3-year-old Australian boy escaped injury after a collection of eggs he had found in his Queensland yard and stashed in his bedroom closet "hatched into a slithering tangle of deadly snakes."
Also in December, a childcare center in Darwin was forced to be shut down before Christmas because of a snake infestation. According to ABC Australia, snake catchers who were called in when a baby python was spotted found a nest with 23 baby pythons and 41 hatched eggs inside a wall.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 31, 2013 11:12:09 GMT -5
While I think this is extremely exaggerated (thanks to that fascist group PETA) people should spay/neuter their pets. If a wholesale slaughter of cats come as a result of this get ready people as the"bird flu" is ON ITS WAY.
www.wptv.com/dpp/news/health/flu-outbreak-2013-deadly-h5n1-avian-flu-bird-flu-research-resumes-but-not-in-us
The bird flu has an extremely HIGH death rate among those that contract it. Global warming is adding to this and other deadly diseases. A co-worker lost her daughter to it last year. It was cats that helped end the black plague in Europe but evidently many have forgotten that.
We will get what we deserve if this extermination of cats catches on. Let's hope that those spreading that idea are the first to go.BBC presenter Chris Packham says 'there are too many cats in the UK'.
The Springwatch presenter estimated cats account for 60million songbird deaths and 210million animal and bird deaths in Britain a year, which is 'exacting a demanding pressure on Britain's wildlife'.
..Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has called for a change in attitude towards the nation's domestic cats after research claimed felines are one of the biggest threats to US wildlife.
The Nature Communications study claimed cats in America kill up to 3.7billion birds and 20.7billion mammals annually, making them more dangerous to wildlife than poison, pesticides and traffic accidents.
As the debate between cat owners and environmentalists intensified today, TV presenter Chris Packham told Yahoo! News he believes there are 'too many cats in the UK'.
He also blamed 'irresponsible' pet owners who have cats 'as a habit' without having them neutered.
The conservationist said cats should be kept indoors and given collars to reduce their impact on the number of birds and small mammals in this country.
He estimated cats currently account for 60million songbird deaths and 210million animal and bird deaths in Britain a year, which is 'exacting a demanding pressure on Britain's wildlife'.
To combat the effect our feline friends are having on UK wildlife, Packham told Yahoo! there are three ways of reducing attacks on birds and small animals.
Keeping cats in at night, giving them specific collars and bells, and making more efforts to keep their numbers down should all be prioritised, according to the BBC presenter.
Packham insists he 'isn't a cat-hater' and sees them as 'beautiful animals and wonderfully evolved predators', but says the problem 'is with the keepers'.
Chris Packham described cats as 'beautiful, wonderfully evolved predators' (PA)He told Yahoo! News: "Most people would agree that if you're taking 60million songbirds out a year from one source, that's 60million deaths you don't need.
"When it comes to cats it's relatively easy to reduce that total.
"I don't dislike cats, despite the reputation I have - it's not the animal's fault.
"Cats can end up in the hands of people who keep them out of habit, and don't always look after them.
"If there are fewer cats there is less of an impact on wildlife.
"We've known for a long time that this is an issue, and the American study is saying something we've all been expecting."
Although Packham states that there are 'too many cats in the UK', their numbers actually appear to be in a slow decline as domestic pets.
A study in 2010 estimated there were over 10million owned cats in the UK. That number has since shrunk to 8million, with dogs overtaking them as the nation's favourite pet.
One in five UK households still have 'at least one cat' however, according to research last year.
Packham says that part of the problem is that cat owners do not neuter their pets - whether due to cost (between £40 and £60 per cat), or pet owners 'not being responsible'.
He says that keeping cats in at night would reduce predation rates on birds and animals by 50%, while giving cats collars would take the number down by 45%.
The effect of these 'relatively easy' measures could save tens of millions of birds and small mammals each year, Packham says.
There are an estimated 8million owned cats in the UK (PA)He added: "Cats can end up in the hands of people who keep them out of habit, and don't always look after them.
"If there are fewer cats there is less of an impact on wildlife.
"Everyone who says cats are doing what comes naturally should think about the fact that cats are at the top of the food chain in every neighbourhood.
"If there was one in every neighbourhood this wouldn't be a problem, but there is one in every house, and there is a huge imbalance because of this.
"If there were 50 lions in a neighbourhood they would end up eating all the people and there would be noone left in the neighbourhood. I think that's a fair comparison."
The Cat Protection League say there are 'no reliable research about the effects of their hunting habits on declining numbers of birds and small mammals', although they recognise that cats are 'naturally predatory animals.'
They largely agree with Packham's suggested thoughts on collars, keeping cats indoors and neutering, and like the BBC presenter, suggest pet owners should value their garden more.
They believe bird feed should be left on bird tables in gardens, rather than on the ground, and added that the trapping, neutering and releasing of feral cats might also keep their numbers in check...
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 31, 2013 12:47:41 GMT -5
Let's not kill all the cats just yet.
Michael Greger, MD, author "Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching" joins Thom Hartmann. Fortunately - most of those suffering from the flu this year will fully recover from it. However - what if that wasn't the case. What if millions of Americans - and billions of people worldwide - contracted a strain of the flu - and all died? Over the better part of the past two decades - a killer straing of avian influenza has been ravaging Asia, Europe the Middle East and even Africa. While the deadly strain has mostly affected only birds up to this point - there are increasing concerns that it could become the world's next great pandemic. So - if you think that the bird flu is only a concern for poultry and wildlife - then everything you know is wrong.
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Post by Dianna on Feb 6, 2013 0:20:24 GMT -5
I think some time ago we had a discussion about pitbulls and cats.. that pitbulls aren't too keen on strange cats. well, my vet told me this today when i went to go pick up ruby from surgery.. they have a bunch of cats in the office and 2 of them got into the cage with her.. awe.. she is so sweet.. and you know this is her personality with all living things.. she lets the other dogs eat first.. just so sweet.. I wasn't sure how she'd act around cats.. since her father is part bull mastiff I'm not sure if that contributes to her docile personality.. but just so you know.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 6, 2013 10:38:26 GMT -5
Is she a pit bull mastiff? Must be huge!
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Post by Dianna on Feb 6, 2013 12:44:16 GMT -5
95 lbs. which is a pretty good size. I've had several dog breeds from, dobermans, rottweiler, shepards, chow mix, poodle, golden retriever.. and she has the sweetest disposition yet she is very protective of her home. Couldn't ask for a better dog. But she has gotten me in to so much trouble!!! Last week I took her to get her nails clips. had her and abbey on aleash, she saw another dog and wanted to go say hi.. I fell and scraped my knees.. I'm not a very big person but strong for my size.. I lost control.. I found she was even stronger than Lucy my rottweiler was..
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 21, 2013 18:47:07 GMT -5
I re-discovered this funny video:
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 2, 2013 0:16:59 GMT -5
Military working cat program underway at 'The Old Guard'
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (April 1, 2013) -- The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), is doing its part to cut down on military spending with the implementation of a new cutting-edge program which will use military working cats to work alongside military police.
Currently, U.S. Army Military Police, or MPs, most often use German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois dogs for narcotics detection, tracking criminals and for taking down criminals, thus reducing the risk of injury to MPs.
"I think it's a great idea," said Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Radmall, platoon sergeant, 947th Military Police [MP] Detachment, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). "There are so many homeless cats in the Virginia area. Not only will the Army have a more cost-effective working animal, but we will be doing our part in getting them off of the streets and finding them employment."
Officials hope to capitalize on cats' olfactory and hearing prowess. While most people think of dogs as having sharp senses, cats actually have more acute senses.
For example, dogs can hear five times more acutely than humans, and cats about twice as acutely as dogs. Also, a domestic cat's sense of smell is about fourteen times as strong as a human's.
Soldiers around the regiment have been doing their part to support the program by capturing stray cats in their neighborhoods and bringing them into the detachment located on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. More than 100 cats have been collected since the program started earlier this month.
The cats will have to go through a screening process to determine their "trainability." They will be assessed with regard to how quickly they learn tasks, what motivates them (play versus food), and their sociability. Cats that cannot be motivated to take direction, or that do not get along with humans or other animals, will be ejected from the program.
Cats that fail out of the program will be distributed to no-kill facilities and adoption centers throughout Northern Virginia.
While the program is new, and graduation rate data are not yet available, the MPs setting up the program have high hopes for the success.
"It's better to use these cats because they are a lot quieter, sneakier and quicker than most of our dogs," said Radmall. "They will also be able to get into some of the smaller crawl spaces to sniff out bombs if necessary."
Radmall added this skill will especially help MPs who are deployed. However, he admitted the program has gotten off to a rocky start. Some of the strays collected for the program have "limited human interaction and social skills."
"It has been a rough process," said Radmall. "A lot of our Soldiers were seen at the regimental aid station because they were scratched up pretty badly by the cats."
On the contrary, Radmall said this will be another great advantage of employing the military working cats.
"Cats' claws are razor sharp, so it makes for a good defense mechanism not only for the cat but for their handler as well," said Radmall. "A young, healthy cat can jump over eight feet in a single bound so if an enemy approaches a cat, the cat will be able to jump on him and either disable him, or claw him to death if he fails to stop resisting capture."
Other issues have arose, of course, with integrating the two species. As the program is still in its infancy, funding is not yet available for separate kennels for the cats.
"It's like sibling rivalry," said Radmall. "We've had to break up quite a few fights between the felines and the K9s. You can definitely tell the dogs aren't pleased with the possibility of the cats moving in on their territory."
Radmall continued to say they will keep the dogs currently in the program, but will only accept cats from this point forward.
Radmall is confident that the kinks in the program will be worked out over time despite the issues they have had so far.
"We've already had one cat successfully graduate through the program, and we're looking forward to having many more to follow in his footsteps," said Radmall. "While the other cats in the program might not understand the gravity of his achievement, Gino serves as a role model for them. He exemplifies the Army Values."
No cats were harmed in the writing of this story.
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Post by the Scribe on May 2, 2013 13:05:14 GMT -5
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 21, 2013 16:00:16 GMT -5
How Old Is My Cat?
What about cats? We all love easy answers, so after the idea of "dog years" became popular, we started seeing the same methodology applied to cats: Take the lifespan of a cat, compare it to a person, then get your formula, which is why you may frequently hear that 1 cat year equals 4 human years.
You’re ahead of me already, I bet: A 1-year-old cat is far more mature than a 4-year-old child, and a 2-year-old cat is fully mature, which can never be said of a human 8-year-old.
Because cats have less size diversity than dogs do, however, in this case we actually can make the formula work, if we start calculating at a cat's second birthday. The first year takes a cat to late adolescence, and the second into young adulthood. You can then start counting in fours: Figure a 2-year-old cat at 24 "human years." and add four years for every one thereafter, making a 4-year-old cat the equivalent of a 32-year-old person. That makes a 9-year-old cat about 52 in human terms, and 16-year-old cat about 80.
But, as we love to say about ourselves, age is only a number. With cats and dogs (and people!), proactive, preventive wellness care with proper diet and exercise is the best way not only to achieve a longer life but also to have it be a happy, healthy one.
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Post by Dianna on Jul 13, 2015 11:02:39 GMT -5
This weekend we found 6 orphaned kittens by our house. Actually, they belong to our neighbors who have let their cat population get out of hand. It began with 1 cat (their daughters who moved away)..anyway I offered to help trap and spay/neuter. 1 of their offspring, a beautiful black cat, she got pregnant so I would feed her, I wasn't sure if they were feeding her every day. so I assumed the role.. a couple days ago I called out to her and she didn't come. she'd usually hang out on our porch before feeding time.. I got worried. then yesterday am I heard baby kitten crying.. the mother had dug a tunnel in the creek where the grass is tall.. they are still too young to eat on their own, eyes are open.. I'm just very very irritated at my neighbors. my hubby went to go talk to them he has a way of being firm yet calm so to keep the peace I stayed out of it. lol.. they offered to take them back and pay for the formula. . we said no, because they won't take care of them and the endless cycle needs to stop.. and they are so fragile..poor things.
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Post by Dianna on Jul 15, 2015 0:00:29 GMT -5
Happy little guy. He should be ready to eat on his own soon.
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