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03-05-2010, 10:46 PM
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Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
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I always felt so sorry for dogs and cats in pet stores in the mall so whenever I had a chance I would ask to see one or more in the private socialization room and play with them. I knew it was good for them and it was good for me too. Clerks caught on and didn't seem to mind I was exercising the animals and giving them some affection.
Also every chance I got I would tell customers to never buy a dog from a pet store cause it just perpetuates puppy mills. I handed out cards for pet rescues and asked them to be discreet in front of store clerks but I found out the clerks knew what I was doing and encouraged me to keep it up. They knew the conditions of these puppy mills and only worked in these pet shops hoping they could make a difference.
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03-06-2010, 11:16 AM
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Location: Ocean Shores, WA
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When we lived near a PetSmart, I used to shop there for litter and food.
I would always go and visit the cats and pet them.
I had to stop doing it because it made me so sad when I had to leave them there.
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03-06-2010, 12:10 PM
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Location: Tweakerville (aka Sh**ty Heights), San Diego, CA
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My next door neighbor bought a kitten from a pet shop for $250. When I asked her if that included a vet exam, spaying and shots, she said no. Luckily, the kitten turned out to be healthy, and her other kitten was brought back from Mexico in a cage with 50 others. She is also healthy.
I finally convinced her to let me take them in to have them spayed.
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03-29-2010, 12:11 PM
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You are a perverse, sick man. You should not be creepin' on little kitties. That's disgusting. You are a petifile in the making. This is not normal; you need mental help. This addiction disgusts me, get some alcohol instead.
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03-29-2010, 12:12 PM
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by josiedogpenelope
You are a perverse, sick man. You should not be creepin' on little kitties. That's disgusting. You are a petifile in the making. This is not normal; you need mental help. This addiction disgusts me, get some alcohol instead.
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03-29-2010, 01:27 PM
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Location: Wichita, KS
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And drinking is the answer? Wow! That opens up a whole host of other issues. I'd rather pet a cat then get drunk any day of the week! Anybody fancy going and petting a cat with me later today?
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03-29-2010, 02:18 PM
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Location: Metromess
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If drinking is the answer, what was the question? Maybe it should be rephrased.
I like to drink on occasion (especially gin & tonic), but what that has to do with petting cats beats me. Chaseystarz, if Wichita weren't so far from Ft Worth, I'd love to.
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03-29-2010, 02:23 PM
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Location: Wichita, KS
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Hey, we're only an eight hour drive away from each other! I'll come on down. How's that?
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03-29-2010, 10:54 PM
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Location: Metromess
11,798 posts, read 24,214,047 times
Reputation: 5196
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Eight hour drive? That's a lot, although it wouldn't be bad on my motorcycle. Sure, come on down (as Bob Barker used to say)!
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03-30-2010, 12:20 AM
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Location: on the way to somewhere wonderful
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Reputation: 189
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Why don't we all just set a time & have "pet hour" at your nearest pet smart or shelter?
Yeah, I always have to stop and say hi to the kitties @ Pet Smart, too. I time it just right (we live 20 miles out of town) so that EVERY week I need something! One week litter, next week dry food, then moist food or treats & of course, the "special" food for the feral guy we keep feeding on the porch! So far D/H has not caught on that it's just my sick twisted NEED to see to the needs of the ones "behind the wall" - I cannot have any more, but I pray for good homes for them. Most of them are BIG kitties, too! Embrace your fixation, folks - it's purely healthy all round!
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