Re: Man traps neighbors cats, takes to shelter

"Agua Girl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Ray Ban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Agua Girl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > I have a cat that doesn't leave her yard and I don't advocate
> > > letting your cat roam if it can get into anyone else's yard..but that's
> > > for the protection of the cat..not someone's flower bed.
> > > BTW..I also have a large herb garden that I put a lot of time into...
> > > I still don't value it above even the feral strays around here.
> >
> > We should put equal "blame" to the cat owners who let their cats roam
> > outside. We can't expect everyone in the world to have the same set of
> > values as ours. You say your cat or any other feral is more valuable
> > than the other man's flower bed. He obviously thinks otherwise --
> > flowers are God's creations too, aren't they?
> >
> > If you love your cat so much, then don't let them roam outside at the
> > mercy of other people who don't value your cat's life as much as you
> > do.
> 
> I don't.   You say I can't expect others to have the same value.  In
> other words...I can't expect humans to show humanity?  I can't
> expect others to value life?  Bull, I can and do. Flowers are not
> self aware. There is a huge difference there.  I can't believe that
> expecting people to care about life is asking too much.  That is a
> sad commentary on society.
> BTW..I do think the owner shares blame but the whole point
> is not who is to blame, but whether the punishment (for the cat) fit
> the deed.

You're right, flowers are not self-aware. But they are alive
nonetheless! Haven't you heard of humans talking to their plants?  I
say they're showing humanity by valuing their plants' lives enough to
care for them that much. Some of them might even care more about their
live plants which they might talk to everyday, than a neighorhood pet
who pose dangers to their plants. Are they wrong for valuing their OWN
living plants more than their neighbors' pets?