Domestic violence - can it ever be cute?
- Thread starter British Red
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Kittens squabble and then cuddle each other, all the time Those are seriously pretty cats there BR
cheers,
M
Mmmm so BB tells me.
I am maintaining manly gruffness with occasional muttered "vermin" comments.
I could post you one?
I am maintaining manly gruffness with occasional muttered "vermin" comments.
I could post you one?
I could post you one?
Is that as in "stuffed into a compression pack with all the air squeezed out, so as to save on postage" Red?
Mmmm so BB tells me.
I am maintaining manly gruffness with occasional muttered "vermin" comments.
I could post you one?
No, no, no, a good mousing /ratting cat will deal with your vermin
BR I'd love a kitten, but HWMBLT and Son2 are really happy that the house is now pet free, and since they've tholed my pets for so many years, I reckon it's time to admit they need a break. Time to be fair to them too.
Thank you kindly though
atb,
M
Those are seriously pretty cats there BR
cheers,
M
Just like me and the wife have for the last 33 years
One of the things you notice when living away from the UK and looking back is that the British really buy into anthropomorphism, it's a real national trait..
Touche - they really are just furry little monsters that fight, feed and sleep. I'm not blind to it - and they have no place in a house for damned sure!
I wasnt for one minute suggesting you let em into the house... Just that I find it interesting how different cultures view something like a 'cute kitten'....
The farm my BIL works on has been dedicated as a Kiwi reserve and all of the feral cats were shot trapped or poisioned as they were a significant threat to the Kiwi. It's hard work to eradicate a feral cat population.
The farm my BIL works on has been dedicated as a Kiwi reserve and all of the feral cats were shot trapped or poisioned as they were a significant threat to the Kiwi. It's hard work to eradicate a feral cat population.
They get shot here too mate - they are a chuffing nuisance. I think we may have tracked down the owner of these one mom...if so he'll take mom and kittens. If not I'll get the animal rescue to take them, spey them and find them a good home.
I'll be honest though, I do like young animals in the Spring....I have a soft spot for this particualr Shire foal this year. A Blue Roan is a an unusual colour for a foal....
Shire Foal by British Red, on Flickr
I like these guys too each Spring....doesn't stop me shooting and eating 'em of course
baby bunny 2 by British Red, on Flickr
I like Spring...renewal, new life.....its.....envigorating
I'll be honest though, I do like young animals in the Spring....I have a soft spot for this particualr Shire foal this year. A Blue Roan is a an unusual colour for a foal....
Shire Foal by British Red, on Flickr
I like these guys too each Spring....doesn't stop me shooting and eating 'em of course
baby bunny 2 by British Red, on Flickr
I like Spring...renewal, new life.....its.....envigorating
I like Spring...renewal, new life.....its.....envigorating
Yep spring is a good season...
However I always think of Phillip Larkin's poem The Trees...
The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said;
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is a kind of grief.
Is it that they are born again
And we grow old? No, they die too,
Their yearly trick of looking new
Is written down in rings of grain.
Yet still the unresting castles thresh
In fullgrown thickness every May.
Last year is dead, they seem to say,
Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.
There's a reason that cats are kept as domestic pets, and around farms and granaries. They really are the original biological warfare on vermin that eat and despoil (mice are incontinent little beggars) food stores.
The domestic moggie is a valued family pet to many, and I have to admit that since mine died before Christmas this Winter I have had mice in the sheds and stuff damaged and over wintering bulbs eaten. First time in all the years we have lived here, but then I always had a cat before now.
In Australia, New Zealand, etc., where they are not native, yes I can see there being a huge problem. Over here however a little forethought and they have a place in the scheme of things.
Beautiful little British Tabbies there, BR Technically Shorthair.
"Tabby British Shorthair - The tabby is the oldest colour of British Shorthair and is indicative of its wild cat origins. Classic Tabby - The tabby markings must be clearly defined and intense in colour. The forehead will show the classic tabby trademark of the ‘M’ which gives the impression of a frown. Unbroken stripes run from the outer corners of the eyes and there are narrow lines on the cheeks.
One of the reasons that the British Shorthair became so popular in the last century was because it needed no grooming. The coat is short and dense and the cat can easily look after it itself. It is a sturdy healthy breed and suffers from no specific health problems.
It is a big soft lump of a cat. These are the ‘gentle giants’ of the cat world. They are loving and affectionate. They are good with children and other animals. They do not continuously demand human attention and are quieter than their foreign counterparts. Nor do they have the curious nature that gets many foreign breeds into trouble and if allowed out in the garden they are unlikely to roam. However they are often more than happy to be indoor cats."
Like the dog and the horse they 'belong' in the mix of domesticated animals, having long earned their place.
Besides, they're easy kept good company around the house and garden
I'm not anthropomorphising them, they aren't humans, or some kind of weird child, they're cats. Just themselves and a quiet pleasure to have around.
cheers,
Toddy
The domestic moggie is a valued family pet to many, and I have to admit that since mine died before Christmas this Winter I have had mice in the sheds and stuff damaged and over wintering bulbs eaten. First time in all the years we have lived here, but then I always had a cat before now.
In Australia, New Zealand, etc., where they are not native, yes I can see there being a huge problem. Over here however a little forethought and they have a place in the scheme of things.
Beautiful little British Tabbies there, BR
Technically Shorthair."Tabby British Shorthair - The tabby is the oldest colour of British Shorthair and is indicative of its wild cat origins. Classic Tabby - The tabby markings must be clearly defined and intense in colour. The forehead will show the classic tabby trademark of the ‘M’ which gives the impression of a frown. Unbroken stripes run from the outer corners of the eyes and there are narrow lines on the cheeks.
One of the reasons that the British Shorthair became so popular in the last century was because it needed no grooming. The coat is short and dense and the cat can easily look after it itself. It is a sturdy healthy breed and suffers from no specific health problems.
It is a big soft lump of a cat. These are the ‘gentle giants’ of the cat world. They are loving and affectionate. They are good with children and other animals. They do not continuously demand human attention and are quieter than their foreign counterparts. Nor do they have the curious nature that gets many foreign breeds into trouble and if allowed out in the garden they are unlikely to roam. However they are often more than happy to be indoor cats."
Like the dog and the horse they 'belong' in the mix of domesticated animals, having long earned their place.
Besides, they're easy kept good company around the house and garden
I'm not anthropomorphising them, they aren't humans, or some kind of weird child, they're cats. Just themselves and a quiet pleasure to have around.
cheers,
Toddy
Yes and they also eat quail, rabbits, lizards, baby chicks, etc. And they're not realy "native" anywhere otside Egypt and the middle east.
All that said I like cats too.
