Treatment of Animals and Social Perceptions

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GilaSemut

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This thread is to allow us to understand why it is important to treat every animal (and all of God's creations) with dignity and respect. If you have a story about how a random person you saw showed kindness (or cruelty ) to an animal, I want to hear of it.
1. Where and what happened?

2. Who did it and why?

3. Did they show embarrassment? How did the people who witnessed this act react?

4. How did it impact you?
 
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I go to college and run in the mornings. I kept seeing a gang of cats hanging out in the parking lot, they seemed to be hungry so I thought I would like to find something for them to munch on. Then the second day of seeing them, I was too late, an old lady drove up in a suv, got out, grabbed some dry food, and placed a tray out into the edge of the woods for them. When I got near, she saw me and quickly changed her actions to seem as if she was on a phonew call - as if she didn't want to have witness to her act of kindness. I'm don't really know why or what causes this awkward reaction. Is this negative feeling the reason why kind people avoid showing kindness in public?
 
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That's an easy one to answer. People don't want to feed a stray because then the stray will keep hanging around. They want to leave the stray alone so it will wander off somewhere else. She didn't want someone getting mad at her for feeding strays.
 
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One of our chickens got bit by a dog at night, when we originally bought her, she was a disadvantage b/c her beak was a little crooked so it took her longer to eat then the others....but getting bitten just made her life harder...
it was in terrible pain and it's leg was hurting bad (thigh of the chicken)....my mom and sis took care of it by nursing it back to health, giving it antibiotics, cleaning it's wounds.....and 4 months later it's still walking around with a little limp but doing 100% better....most people here would just have snapped it's neck and not invested the time/effort to help it but my mom and sis did and it's now laying eggs again. It follows you around if it knows you're part of the house and calls for you if it sees you....it loves getting attention and eats right off your hand. It no longer has natural fear of humans that it knows like our family....It even jumps on the window outside and calls for people to come outside b/c it's lonely and the other chickens won't accept her anymore b/c she's got a limp....(pecking order)...so she calls out for company.....I don't spend much time with it but it trusts me enough to where it looks at me and if I walk by it doesn't run off and if I give it water/treat like special food it gulps it down happily.

A little compassion for an animal is amazing as they remember and will love/stay close to you especially if you helped it a lot. It loves my sister and mom a ton.....I wish I could say that humans do that, but most that I have met forget or are ungrateful for any help....you have to go to the homeless clinics and help them with medicines/treatment to see true gratefulness.....

Most of the world is always in the mindset of "what have you done for me lately?" which is toxic....animals aren't like that once you establish a relationship with them.....they always remember you.....I love animals truthfully more than many people....I meet on the street.....
 
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GilaSemut said:
This thread is to allow us to understand why it is important to treat every animal (and all of God's creations) with dignity and respect. If you have a story about how a random person you saw showed kindness (or cruelty ) to an animal, I want to hear of it.
1. Where and what happened?

2. Who did it and why?

3. Did they show embarrassment? How did the people who witnessed this act react?

4. How did it impact you?
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My church takes care of a feral cat that we've named Frank. In the winter the people that work in the office would let Frank in and set up a place for him with the necessities. He's also been neutered and has his vaccinations every year. There are a few at church who got angry about the whole situation and now Frank can't come inside at all. The money used to take care of him doesn't come from church funds. They built a special warm place for him.

I was disappointed that a couple of people didn't want him inside, but I guess I understand. Surprisingly Frank is the only cat that comes around.

Ive always taken care of animals. I remember nursing some baby birds who's mom we found dead by a tree in our yard. My Mom and I brought them in and took turns feeding them until we could get a hold of a wildlife center. I was the kid the stray or lost animals would follow home. Nice thing is my parents never not once turned them away. They would look for the owner or foster until we could find a home.

I really think their treatment of Gods creauture's taught me a lot about helping animals and people and showing compassion.
 
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My former neighbor was "the cat lady". She ended up with so many strays hanging around that I started having problems at my house with her cats hanging out on my porch and leaving little gifts they vomited out by my door. So, while she was on vacation, the city and I went on a round up. I haven't had a problem since. The cats (assuming they survived the tranquilizer) were taken to an animal clinic. I'm not sure what happened to them from there.
 
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My former neighbor was "the cat lady". She ended up with so many strays hanging around that I started having problems at my house with her cats hanging out on my porch and leaving little gifts they vomited out by my door. So, while she was on vacation, the city and I went on a round up. I haven't had a problem since. The cats (assuming they survived the tranquilizer) were taken to an animal clinic. I'm not sure what happened to them from there.
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Nice! I like that use of stealth to take down your cat problem lol.....did she ever find out it was you?
 
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I am a vegan for over 23 years.
While I do wear leather, I am consciously cutting down on products that rely on animals for their material or production.
I don't think I will ever get to the point where I am using all animal-less products, but I do hope to limit them.
I sometimes help my friend in NYC when she is doing her rounds of feedings for the stray cats.
 
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I don't get around that many people who help animals and have never witnessed somebody being cruel to one.

We had a stray cat come around our back door almost 3 years ago when we had a horrible winter here in Michigan with record snow and cold temps. The cat would lay in our basement window well because our dryer vent was right above it. I could no way take him in because of our two cats, but I took a can of cat food as well as dry food out to him every evening. I would even run the dryer for an hour with nothing in it to give him some heat, and put a box with a blanket in it facing the dryer vent. I was amazed at how he survived that winter, especially since he only came around in the evenings. I don't understand somebody putting that poor creature out. He came around occasionally when the weather warmed up and then we never saw him again. I feel it would have been wrong to not feed him.
 
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Ultimatum77 said:
Nice! I like that use of stealth to take down your cat problem lol.....did she ever find out it was you?
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Nope! lol I know her granddaughter and from what I hear, they never did figure out what happened.
 
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I grew up in a house that at one time or another had 2 dogs, 3 cats, 4 turtles, dozens of fish, 2 gerbils, a rabbit, a pigeons coop, and a baby wolf.
My dad had to give the baby wolf to the local authorities.
But we got to keep all the other critters.
My mom and dad loved animals. They passed that love on to me.
I donate every month to various animal rights groups.
Taking my children to zoo's are some of our favorite activities.
 
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Speaking of animals, I'm going to pick up two kittens tomorrow. We need a cat or two around here, and not just for purring - the moles are tearing up the yard something fierce! Only time we didn't have mole trouble was while Nancia, the cat I used to have, was here.

But talking about mistreating animals, you can tell a few things about a person. Avoiding certain kinds of animals is one thing but if someone goes out of his way to be actively mean to a dog or a cat because "I can't stand them!" that tells you something about that person.
 
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Lynx said:
Speaking of animals, I'm going to pick up two kittens tomorrow. We need a cat or two around here, and not just for purring - the moles are tearing up the yard something fierce! Only time we didn't have mole trouble was while Nancia, the cat I used to have, was here.

But talking about mistreating animals, you can tell a few things about a person. Avoiding certain kinds of animals is one thing but if someone goes out of his way to be actively mean to a dog or a cat because "I can't stand them!" that tells you something about that person.
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Deliberate cruelty toward animals is a sign of a sociopath.

(Enjoy your kittens!)
 
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Yep, we had a neighbor that was a cat lady. Then she moved and rented her house out to some people, under the condition that they took care of her cats. Pfft. Right. We haven't had any cat problems since she left. Except for last year, when a stray kitten showed up. It was all malnourished and rather ugly, but we started feeding it because dad is a cat person a bit himself. It stuck around for a while, and the dog adopted it. But then it got gone, and we haven't seen it since.
 
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Lynx said:
Speaking of animals, I'm going to pick up two kittens tomorrow. We need a cat or two around here, and not just for purring - the moles are tearing up the yard something fierce! Only time we didn't have mole trouble was while Nancia, the cat I used to have, was here.

But talking about mistreating animals, you can tell a few things about a person. Avoiding certain kinds of animals is one thing but if someone goes out of his way to be actively mean to a dog or a cat because "I can't stand them!" that tells you something about that person.
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My cat caught a mole once, then he caught a squirrel or a chipmunk....idk what it was, but it was so cute, then he caught a huge rat but only played with it....I finished the job for him with a shovel lol
 
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GilaSemut said:
I go to college and run in the mornings. I kept seeing a gang of cats hanging out in the parking lot, they seemed to be hungry so I thought I would like to find something for them to munch on. Then the second day of seeing them, I was too late, an old lady drove up in a suv, got out, grabbed some dry food, and placed a tray out into the edge of the woods for them. When I got near, she saw me and quickly changed her actions to seem as if she was on a phonew call - as if she didn't want to have witness to her act of kindness. I'm don't really know why or what causes this awkward reaction. Is this negative feeling the reason why kind people avoid showing kindness in public?
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I've heard that it's illegal for you to feed wild animals like cats and dogs because then it will grow the population and they don't have owners. I don't agree with that, but I did hear it on the news. That's probably why she was concerned with someone seeing her. She could get fined. :(
 
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MollyConnor said:
I've heard that it's illegal for you to feed wild animals like cats and dogs because then it will grow the population and they don't have owners. I don't agree with that, but I did hear it on the news. That's probably why she was concerned with someone seeing her. She could get fined. :(
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Oh goodness gracious! You make a good point! XD I wonder if the lady was fined before? Hmmmm I guess that is sad then, but it's the law. I heard in Alaska there is some places where it's illegal to feed the homeless, I'm not sure if that's true though. When local law interferes with feeding someone in need, or one of our God's creations, I would definitely follow what's right, secretly of course lol who seriously wants to be fined xD

Thank you for sharing this!
 
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Talking about how one treats animals... I grew up with a blue heiler dog named Chip. I would bite her ears and pull on her tail because she made these really neat noises when I did that. Dogs have a way of knowing when a kid just doesn't know any better, and I was part of her family, so she would just lie down and howl until mom came to rescue her.

Only time she ever growled at me was when mom told me to stay on the front porch and I started down the steps. She knew what "stay" meant.
 
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GilaSemut said:
This thread is to allow us to understand why it is important to treat every animal (and all of God's creations) with dignity and respect. If you have a story about how a random person you saw showed kindness (or cruelty ) to an animal, I want to hear of it.
1. Where and what happened?

2. Who did it and why?

3. Did they show embarrassment? How did the people who witnessed this act react?

4. How did it impact you?
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I am an animal lover.

I treat them with kindness, respect and tenderness.

I just wish I could say the same thing about liberals.
 
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