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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:44 AM Original message |
Why did some evacuees leave their pets behind to "die"'? I saw this "Christian" family |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. "Christian" monsters are the worst monsters. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Well, I disgaree with their definition of "Christian". |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I'm actually doing the same |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. I wouldn't |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
50. When did Jesus lock his pet in a burning house |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. When you use the second criteria... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #50 |
78. Do you require people to adhere perfectly with your second criteria? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #78 |
140. this is evil behavior. evil, evil, evil. for me, if you don't LIVE your |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
92. Yet it's usually easier to perceive who actually accepts... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
126. So when NeoCons say they are law abiding Americans upholding the Constitution- |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #126 |
156. Christians are self identifying. Don't use the "No true Scotsman" fallacy. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
149. Who said they were "Christian."? How do you know their beliefs? |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. I agree |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. At least they could set them free |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. They should take them with them .No other action should be considered. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
26. Yes please set your cat free |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. "Beyond their thinking? " WTF? Are their "children" beyiond their thinking too? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #41 |
64. Shelters allow children but not pets, usually. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #64 |
115. California IS a bit different from most states.. We DO make allowances for pets |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #115 |
139. Our local hotels and motels |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #139 |
145. That is wonderful! |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #145 |
181. You never know, Knitter. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
117. Pets were allowed at all shelters |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #117 |
144. Really? Here in Michigan, pets aren't allowed at all. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
70. If a pet cat is equivalent to a child to you |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Wow. Because I value "life" equally, I have screwed up values? |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #80 |
85. Holy cow! I said all that?! |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
99. Just out of curiosity - |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. Gees, those would be among the easiest pets to transport. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:20 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. In general, I agree - |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #101 |
103. I have friends with pet rats |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. Actually, I'm not disputing that at all- |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #106 |
109. I think you are picking a fight. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. I'm not really trying to pick a fight |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #114 |
134. Find me a story about people locking their kid in the bathroom to burn alive... |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #134 |
141. OK..... let's try this again..... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #141 |
147. For the record, any animal counts the same. That is the scope of my outrage. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #147 |
161. So.... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #161 |
164. Not a pet.No. Not one who is a family member. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:26 PM Response to Reply #141 |
148. And since you want to start a fight, I value my cats MORE than other peoples kids. And I would |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #148 |
153. Yep... you're right there.... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #153 |
166. Excuse me? Are you saying that I should have more consideration for others than those I consider |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:49 AM Response to Reply #166 |
179. That is easily the most narcissistic attitude |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #179 |
185. "narcissistic"? Hmm. At least I am not so hung up on being "human"and think it makes me "worth " |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #148 |
154. That's really creepy. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:05 PM Response to Reply #154 |
160. I am SO glad to hear you say that! |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #160 |
187. Don't worry, you're not alone. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #187 |
189. Thank you, Kineta. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #154 |
165. Whats really creepy is those who think their lives have so much more value than the pets they adopt. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #148 |
175. Okay, that statement is indefensible |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #175 |
186. Honestly, I would save both kid and cat! But I was trying to make a point. |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #141 |
172. LOL. Type harder, buddeh. n/t |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #141 |
174. Do you get itchy from hugging your strawman so tightly? |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:44 AM Response to Reply #174 |
178. I can't decide if your inability to comprehend this is |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #178 |
195. Well, I think it's the internet critics as well as the internet moralists... |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #178 |
198. You're serious, huh? |
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Suziq (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #141 |
182. I VALUE My Pets . . . . |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #182 |
183. Please explain to me what is "cruel and insensitive"? |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #183 |
184. That is honestly the dumbest thing I've read on DU |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #184 |
188. You think the dumbest thing you've EVER read is an argument valuing humans over animals? |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #188 |
190. Now now, Kineta - |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #190 |
191. ;-) |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #188 |
194. Ticking time-bomb scenarios... |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #184 |
192. Thank you, Slowry.... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #80 |
197. What is your level of outrage about homelessness? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #70 |
107. In your opinion, right? |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Uhhh..... yeah..... |
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Fed_Up_Grammy (923 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #26 |
79. Thanks for your rational response. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. A quick death would have been kinder than letting a domesticated pet face fire alone |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Damn! |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. My cats are my "children" We feel just as much an obligation to them as if |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:54 AM Original message |
Absolutely! I've given them my love and protection, and they |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
111. My dogs would be out the door ahead of me and they would remain with me, period. |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. That's because you're a wonderful, caring, sensitive human being. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Sadly, you're right. Pets are largely status symbols to many people. |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
57. I meant every word. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Actually, I think it has more to do with the christian belief |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Whatever. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #28 |
61. One of the many aspects of dogmatic theology |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #28 |
65. Not all Christians go along with that belief, btw. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #28 |
96. I don;t thing it's not a universally accepted belief |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. There could be many reasons. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Why would Faith in God lead to the conclusion that cats are immune to fire, heat and smoke? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. "There are many reasons, but no excuses." |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
46. That's a great quote! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
59. That is a good quote |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. You forgot... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. At least they tried to do something ceremonial |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
10. I saw one Hispanic caretaker on CNN this morning |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Where was this caretaker left? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
47. At a home in one of the fire areas n/t |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Which fire area? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
33. I hope that employer gets hauled up on charges for that. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
123. Extremely unlikely |
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SyntaxError (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #123 |
136. If he/she was fired for leaving, wouldn't the caretaker have some sort of legal recourse? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #123 |
157. It's called respondeat superior. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #157 |
199. He didn't die, which is why it can't really be used against them. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. You can't necessarily blame these people |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
36. I am sorry that is NOT acceptable.If they would not leave their children behind to a horrible death |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #36 |
56. I sympathize with the emotion, but that does not change the reality |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Then they shouldn't have them to begin with... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
158. What's a Bouvier? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
169. If they evacuated by car |
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never_get_over_it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #169 |
173. Thank you |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
112. They need to be prosecuted? Take a deep breath and get a grip. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #112 |
142. "Internet moralist" or animal lover? |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
43. I can very well blame them. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #43 |
63. Please, share those options |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #63 |
193. Well, all the shelters in Cali took animals. |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #193 |
196. Not that I agree |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
132. Yes I can and do! |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. You're exactly right! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. Some people make me wish I believed in hell. nt |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
15. Probably Payback |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Now, that's a rare opinion !!!! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
51. That makes sense. They keep statues of Christ being tortured to death on a cross... |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. Because God gave them "domain" over animals. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. We know where that leads... |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #17 |
73. They do believe this. |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
133. I deal with this "dominion" crap regularly. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
19. It was only a matter of time to have to read that sort of thing. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. That's horrible. How hard would it be to grab your cat. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. Sometimes cats are good at hiding. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #39 |
53. That's true. I can never find the cat that's supposed to go |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
155. except in the OP it says the people videotaped the pets |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
21. Standard Operating Procedure for zoos is to let the animals loose as a last resort. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
22. What was horrible was in the Cedar Fire 4 years ago, |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
37. I could maybe understand his actions. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. He should have opened the cages and let the birds decide what to do fer chrissake. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. I felt the same way about my tank full of Chinese Snake Head Fish. n/t |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #54 |
66. crossing IanDB1 off my list of potential pet-sitters |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. Seriously, though... |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #75 |
88. I still think he was wrong. What kind of "bird lover" would not plan for evacuation of his birds? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. You're right. He should have had a plan. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #52 |
58. I think it was a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. And what if it was the last remaining specimen of a particular species? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. The last remaining individual of a species may as well be dead unless it's pregnant. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #58 |
82. There are probably state and/or federal laws against releasing non-native species. |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
30. The authorities here were all over TV telling people to leave their animals inside houses & barns |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. If that's what emergency officials were saying and promising, then that's different. |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
68. I don't think so, no. The winds were blowing at 80 mph until late Tuesday so the emphasis |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
94. I heard on CNN officials telling people they SHOULD NOT |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
138. I don't follow stupid orders |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:29 PM Response to Reply #138 |
171. Thank you. |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
35. I will be hiding this thread after this post |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
118. ... |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
146. You are one of the people who I will NOT be putting on ignore |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
40. If nothing else, they could keep their pet in their car |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Those are good people. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
71. That's what I would have done. I wouldn't have left them behind. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
124. Nope, the animals would have been just as dead. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #124 |
143. But in the case of the people who stayed in the parking lot of the QualComm Stadium |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
44. I take it this wasn't a "you have three minutes to get on this bus and into a shelter" situation? |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
45. Me either. I can't even talk about it. It makes me sick. n/t |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
60. They had time to video the house but no time to box up the cat. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #60 |
83. That's a good point. If they had time to make a farewell video... |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
69. I am going to recommend this..and I hope others will too. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
72. People were TOLD to leave their pets at home, that |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Were those people going to a shelter? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #76 |
84. I assume it was a question of "convienence.".This is unspeakable. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #76 |
89. Unlike during Katrina, people from the L.A. Area could go ANYWHERE. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #89 |
97. Let's assume that it's not an old Betamax |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #76 |
119. If you could find a hotel in this town |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #119 |
129. I live in Orlando. I found a hotel in Atlanta |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #72 |
86. TS. Other people stayed in their cars with their pets. Where there is a will there is a way! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #86 |
91. Idling their cars in the parking lots and putting more carbon in the air? n/t |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #91 |
95. Uh no. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #86 |
102. Keeping a pet in a car with the windows closed |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #102 |
150. You weouild crack the widows and take them out at times. Its healthier than |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
74. That's why we all need to plan for the pets, too. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #74 |
87. It's dead simple to have an emergency plan for the pets |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #87 |
93. I keep their records in my glove compartment. But on top of the pet carriers is a better idea. n/t |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
81. "We'll get another one later when the insurance check comes in..." |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
104. Where the hell did you see this? |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
105. I heard on NPR yesterday |
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pingzing58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
110. But Jesus said "I do not know you." Mt 25:12 |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
113. One can only hope that they will always remember that they participated |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
116. This story reminds us all that petowners should plan for what to do in emergency |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
120. I suppose these people will be voting for Romney. N/T. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
121. How do you know they were "Christian.? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #121 |
167. Because they fit the negative stereotypes here |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #167 |
170. That's what I thought. Thanks. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 11:15 PM Response to Reply #121 |
168. They said they were.I said I didn't accept their "definition" but that is what they claimed. |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
122. Could not agree more. That is just about the most "unchristian" thing I have heard of in a long time |
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NekoChris (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
125. I agree with you |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
127. They had time to make a video of the house *and* the pets, but no time to grab them and run? |
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Rosie1223 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
128. Why did they have to *lock* the bathroom door? |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
130. Sick. |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
131. If they had an automobile, the pets could have gone with them. |
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SyntaxError (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
135. Not to be an asshat here, but... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #135 |
151. If they practice a religion that espouses "love" for all creatures as a part of its creed, yes. |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #135 |
159. Yeah. |
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axollot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
137. some facilities..... |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
152. i don't know, makes no sense to me |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
162. Family fucking values. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
163. Why do so many leave poor people behind to die? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
176. Same reason they let their kids ride motor bikes / quads without a helmet. |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
177. Sheesh, I thought kitty threads were supposed to be fun |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
180. I agree... |
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