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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:21 PM Original message |
Protesters: Pet store shouldn't sell pets |
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Red Zelda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. WTF??? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fucking assholes. Who the fuck do they think they are? |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Holy fuck -- I can't believe some of these posts I am reading. |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. ! |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
56. What if you want a certain type of dog/pedigree? You settle for what... |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. You should try and find a reputable breeder |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #56 |
72. Try a breed rescue |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #72 |
93. Thank you for that post. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #72 |
237. Pets from stores not the healthiest Dogs in the world |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #237 |
246. Walmart has a return policy and they still sell cheap Chinese shit. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 01:16 PM Response to Reply #246 |
251. All true |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #251 |
266. That's like absolving WalMart for conditions and quality in the factories they buy from. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #266 |
270. Not so |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #270 |
271. But pet stores often decieve about the health and breeding ("quality") of the dogs they sell. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #72 |
254. Indeed, I volunteer for a breed rescue organization... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:38 PM Response to Reply #56 |
80. All puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #56 |
85. So long as your want goes fulfilled |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #56 |
116. Go to a REAL BREEDER! Not a pet shop! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
185. I bought my yorkie puppy from a person who only breeds his yorkie once a year |
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Ahpook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:27 PM Response to Reply #56 |
195. What if a certain animal wants you? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:57 PM Response to Reply #195 |
261. My best friend in the world... |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #56 |
226. Purebred rescues exist for every breed |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:56 AM Response to Reply #56 |
243. OK,..first Pedigree is the wrong word..every pet has a pedigree you mean registered AKC pup. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
229. Some pet stores bring those homeless pets in for adoption |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #229 |
272. My First Cat Got Preggers Before I Had a Chance to Get Her Spayed |
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Karenca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
232. --- |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
241. Not to mention those dogs come from puppy mills. |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Yikes... I don't like pet stores selling live animals... |
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Huskerchub (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
62. what am I missing? |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
73. You aren't missing anything. |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #73 |
98. Would you take that opinion and protest with it |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. Well, as a part of the great mass of consumers.. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #105 |
121. I did NOT say they are assholes for not liking pet stores selling dogs. I said they are |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #121 |
137. Crystal. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:07 PM Response to Reply #137 |
142. You're welcome. That whole puppy-mill business is disgusting, but it's not the fault |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #142 |
151. I respectfully disagree. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:36 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. You're right except for one thing: The "willing agents" are the people who buy |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. No arguments on my part... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #157 |
159. But they COULD focus on educating the public without hurting one guy's |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #159 |
260. Hmmm.... |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #142 |
228. Thank you |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:56 AM Response to Reply #73 |
242. A pet store |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:01 PM Response to Reply #242 |
263. I have to say... |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
87. do a little reading here |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #62 |
152. Pet stores also sell fish and other small animals |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Have you ever seen a puppy mill? |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Maybe you should learn about puppy mills, where the stores buy the animals |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
230. Not all pets at petstores come from puppy mills..... |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:46 AM Response to Reply #230 |
238. I know... we're not talking about adoptions, but purchased animals |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
71. I've protested pet stores and a couple of wars.... |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:39 PM Response to Reply #71 |
110. thanks for the link |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
148. Same to you |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
227. A pet store selling PETS? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:52 AM Response to Reply #227 |
240. Many pet stores don't sell pets. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
247. the selfish bastards who consider pets as toys will buy anyway |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds like these people are in a permanent vegetarian state.(nt) |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Read post #8. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
77. Why the heck would I want a defeated Repubican? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. "Vegetarian state" |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. It's a play on words.(nt) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:38 PM Response to Reply #60 |
81. Chosen specifically, but meaning what? |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
154. Not a big fan of vegetarians, are we? nt |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
160. Animals sold in pet store |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Selling Causes PUPPY MILLS!!!! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. then work to change the laws... |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Ummmmmm...... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. same thing. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. SweatShops, Underaged Workers, and All That...... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. as long as the merchants aren't doing anything illegal- yes. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. That's a good question. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Freedom of speech sucked anyway. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. protesting bush isn't harassing a small businessman... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
79. There's no difference. |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:13 AM Response to Reply #46 |
268. "Supporting his family" is no excuse for unethical & immoral behavior. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Or outside the Whitehouse? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. You know who was a nuisance? Martin Luther King. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. exactly... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #61 |
95. Right. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. apples & oranges. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. Or Haliburton? |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. protesting is harassment? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
64. i never said that they don't have right- |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #64 |
225. I feel they have the right and I am thankful that they still do |
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Huskerchub (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. ummmm yes, |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
67. what's wrong with doing both? |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
75. Some of us do, but the AKC and it's corporate sponsors |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
165. Who determines what |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
248. You don't like Bush policies? Then change the law. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. So, what do YOU do for a living? If I don't like what you do, should I have the right |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well, yeah... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
124. OK, let's say you have a shoe store, and I don't like the fact that one of your |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. It is called A PROTEST! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
125. No, you do not. If you woned a store, and I didn't like one of the products you |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #125 |
158. IT DOESN'T MATTER!!!!!!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:44 PM Response to Reply #158 |
162. You didn't answer my question. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #162 |
176. I WOULD NOT FEEL VERY GOOD! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #176 |
179. Don't know much about business in the real world, do you? |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #179 |
183. ASKED and ANSWERED!!!! |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #125 |
235. I would begin to think about what I was trying to sell, and how it wasn't working any more. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I DON'T WANT TO PREVENT THEM FROM MAKING MONEY!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
66. There are plenty of those. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
161. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
123. So, you protest at every store that sells Nike shoes? |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #123 |
163. "EVERY Store That Sells Nike Shoes"???!!! WTF???!!! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. What would you say if they were protesting Halliburton? Bush? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
128. That's pure bullshit, and you know it. Halliburton and Bush are NOT some guy |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #128 |
135. The puppy mills are generally in the middle of nowhere. Often the nature of the business is hidden. |
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ballabosh (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #128 |
245. Why don't they protest the puppy mills?` |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. So you are fine with BushCo, Haliburton profiteering, Pat Robertson, et al? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
129. That may be the dumbest statement I've heard in a month. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #129 |
164. WRONG!!! HERE IS THE DUMBEST STATMENT OF THE PAST MONTH!!!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #164 |
171. IT ALWAYS HELPS WHEN YOU TYPE IN ALL CAPS!!! AND USE LOTS OF THESE: !!! |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:02 PM Response to Reply #171 |
174. ... |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #171 |
178. OK!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #178 |
252. Novalib, seriously... |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:48 AM Response to Reply #129 |
217. why? They are just doin what they do to make money, and who gives a fuck if you don't like it, right |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. No it doesn't. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. If they get their dogs through Hunte corporation |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. So, INSTEAD OF...... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Yes it does. |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. The kitten thing is awesome |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
86. Any breeder who lets his puppies go to a home sight unseen is disreputable |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #86 |
94. AND, there is no reputable breeder that doesn't do rescue. |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
200. Pure breds are dogs registered by the AKC |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
102. Should food stores be banned from selling food too? |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #102 |
201. OK |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Anyone who really knows where most of these dogs come from |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. So don't BUY a dog from a pet store! None of that is any excuse for those assholes |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I think they are trying to inform people (ahem, get informed) about the industry. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. PLEASE DO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS --- |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
50. If pet stores don't sell dogs, there will be no reason for puppymills! |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
58. People can still patronize the pet store... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
100. I protested a legal, if unethical, business not too long ago. |
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AlienAvatar (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
107. cheers to the ones with gumption to protest |
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AlienAvatar (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
108. someone you know |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #108 |
136. No, I do not know anyone who owns a pet store. Happy now? |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #136 |
144. Suuuuuuurrrreeeeee you don't. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:23 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. Dang, you caught me. Booger. One less agenda I'll be able to keep hidden. And hey, |
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AlienAvatar (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
216. Redstone, YOU don't get it. |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
52. I buy at PetSmart because I have no choice |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
255. Luckily we have a couple of privately owned pet stores... |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. these folks need to concentrate on getting the local pet population |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. "these folks" need to adopt a local pet instead of supporting this industry. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Most of them probably do. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
20. I didn't know you could buy pets at a pet store anymore |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
122. The bird stores are the worst |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:45 AM Response to Reply #122 |
221. We took in a bird at one point |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. Awesome! Keep up the good work, protesters!!!! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
54. thank you, exactly |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. My sister would buy a $1200+ puppy every year "because the |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Send your sister's picture to every pet store in her area |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. She's evil and we no longer speak to each other. I'm amazed her |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. The "Dog of the Week" club is what I call it. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Yeah, I never understood the appeal of pedigree dogs myself. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:23 AM Response to Reply #51 |
220. I have a pure bred Springer Spaniel |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:27 PM Original message |
Can we arrest Paris Hilton then? |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #45 |
149. Can we arrest Paris Hilton then? |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
256. Yes, I've heard of people doing that... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. Don't even get me started on how they treat birds |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. But then |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. Yep, it was a bad situation no matter what |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #57 |
224. He is gorgeous! (nt) |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. I have a friend who is insane about her pet cockatiel. My friend |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
68. I agree completely. Parrots are shockingly intelligent and sensitive, and most pet stores... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Since you're in CA you should definitely consider mickaboo |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. I'm aware of them; they do great work. I'm in So Cal. |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
103. I remember the ones Woolworth used to sell |
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RadiDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
214. But not ALL bird stores |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:21 AM Response to Reply #214 |
215. Feathered Follies in NoCal is also good |
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RadiDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 01:13 AM Response to Reply #215 |
218. I agree - My Hahn's Macaw is smarter than me ;-) |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 01:51 AM Response to Reply #218 |
219. Oh I love Hahn's Macaws! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
55. They shouldn't. At all. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
59. I don't like animals in pet stores |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
84. Awww :) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
89. Those cats/kittens |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:50 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. That's what I figured |
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MacGregor (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. PetSmart does not sell pets. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #99 |
104. Sure they do. |
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MacGregor (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #104 |
189. Yeah, I misspoke. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #99 |
115. Thanks for the info |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. The following link explains the protestors' possible motivation. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
74. They definitely should do adoption clinics. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
76. As long as the law regards animals as property the group is SOL. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:41 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. Untrue as to being SOL. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. Well assuming there is some type of law prohibiting obstruction of |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Well, the new right wing nutjob AETA might help the owner... |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
91. Do these protestors want the dogs in a loving home or not? |
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AlienAvatar (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #91 |
111. dogs are a product |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
96. For those who think we should just change the laws... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Awwww |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
101. It seems the term 'puppy mills' is new to many people here |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
106. Deleted sub-thread |
Polly Hennessey (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
109. Pet Stores |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. my dog is dead - another victim of greed |
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Polly Hennessey (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:45 PM Response to Reply #112 |
126. CountAllVotes |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #112 |
150. adopt from shelters or rescue groups |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #150 |
175. I adopted another cat |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #175 |
197. your cats |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #197 |
208. I've been to the vet twice |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #208 |
213. Merry Xmas to you! |
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Hidden Stillness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
113. The Protesters are Right; Pet Stores are Hell for Animals |
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AlienAvatar (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:09 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. Pet stores should sell supplies, not lives |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #113 |
117. I was in a pet store the other day; the dogs were from kennels, not puppy mills |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. That's kinda unlikely. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #119 |
134. You're letting your emotions get the best of you. There ARE stores like that. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #134 |
140. I'm just saying it's unlikely in the extreme. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:36 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. My favorite pet store only has rescue animals |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:14 PM Response to Reply #113 |
205. Just a taste. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
118. Thank god. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:52 PM Response to Reply #118 |
130. be sure to hit alert on that sort of thing. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:53 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. Why do you think it got deleted? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. Because I hit alert. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. You too, huh? |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #130 |
166. I did and j's nasty commments to me were deleted. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
127. I don't know how far is too far |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #127 |
139. There ARE pet stores like that. It's not hard to do a bit of research and find one. |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #139 |
187. The PetsMart near me only sells fish and small animals |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #187 |
199. If your local one is like that, I'd bet that many of them are. I'm glad you posted this, |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #139 |
257. I've been in them. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #257 |
259. Well, the real money in the "Pet Industry" is supplies..... |
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Strawman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
138. Alot of pet store puppies come from inhumane puppy mills |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #138 |
156. Not true, at least where I live. The shelters have NO puppies, because people have |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:02 PM Response to Reply #156 |
173. Are you going to eat it? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #173 |
191. I, um, well, I have to tell the truth and say that I've eaten "mystery meat" in places |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:54 PM Response to Reply #138 |
168. Exactly. Detroit shelters are over run. It's depressing and sad |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
141. Yep. The usual suspects are waving their flags in this thread. |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
143. Cyber pets, fake Christmas trees and video sex |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
145. A note to the self-righteous in this thread: It's all well and good for you to insist |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #145 |
167. OH, PLEASE!!!!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:01 PM Response to Reply #167 |
172. But, of course, we don't need to offer any actual solutions. Just PROTEST!!! |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #172 |
180. YOU DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION!!!!!!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #180 |
184. I'LL ANSWER WITH ANOTHER QUESTION!!! AND IN ALL CAPS!!! WITH LOTS OF |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #184 |
190. I GUESS NOT!!!!!!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #190 |
193. So, go ahead and put them out of business. Best of luck to you. And good night. |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #193 |
194. Or GET THEM TO ENGAGE IN ETHICAL PRACTICES!!!! |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:57 PM Response to Reply #193 |
262. Anyone can give the store business... |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:55 PM Response to Reply #145 |
169. Let 'em eat tropical fish!! |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #145 |
170. I know one of the people in this thread is doing something about it |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #170 |
177. MrsG, you're making assumptions about this guy that have no basis. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #177 |
182. No, Redstone, I don't get emotional over threads on DU like this. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #182 |
186. You're right, I do NOT know that he wouldn't make more money if he stopped |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #186 |
188. No, it's a start. I'd be there if I could. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:18 PM Response to Reply #188 |
192. OK. We'll disagree with tactic on this one, and agree with the strategy: That puppy |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:12 PM Response to Reply #192 |
265. I agree with you Redstone |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
146. What about tropical fish? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #146 |
153. Yes, you are. How DARE you imprison our piscine cousins in a |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
181. pets |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #181 |
196. buying a pet online = puppy mill |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #196 |
198. Oh, jeez, I'd hope that people would know that, but I guess they don't. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #198 |
202. yep, this is BIG ok |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #202 |
203. I knew about puppy mills, but not the Internet part. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #203 |
204. it is one of the few ways they are managing to keep going |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #204 |
206. I don't know. I just don't. One of many evils in the world, and how can we |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #206 |
209. Should that paralyze us into inaction then? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #209 |
210. Right now, kiddo, I don't know. I just don't. I'm too tired, and the pain is too large. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #206 |
212. We are doing just that |
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lunerod (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #204 |
207. what about the ASPCA? |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:58 PM Response to Reply #202 |
267. confused |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:57 AM Response to Reply #196 |
222. petfinder |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #222 |
249. All I can say is that don't do it |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #249 |
258. shelter |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #258 |
264. I could have sent my dog back too |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #264 |
269. Thanks |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
211. I went into our local pet store last week just to see what they had that |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #211 |
223. They probably are adoptions |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #223 |
233. My fiance got her cat from Petco |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
231. The story doesn't mention where the pets came from.... |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
234. ROFL! |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
236. Probably a remarkably stupid question |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #236 |
239. here you go: |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #236 |
244. I think it's different for cats because there's such an overabundance |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
250. meep |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
253. Pet stores are bad. Story below... |
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