[FEL-L] Thanks Gary

[Brian Werner]

Gary,

I can agree with this for the most part. I'd think of whoring and 
prostitution as two different items. And no I am not trying to get into 
that just sharing thoughts. When I implied whoring a cat I meant sending 
it out for others to work with under the self claimed guise of doing it 
oneself. There is a huge difference in working a big cat and sending 
them out for others to work and claim to be working them.

As for the size, that is the entire point. Declaws on little cats is in 
no shape near the same as the big cats. I believe that I clearly 
expressed that in the original post by saying that it "might" be 
acceptable for little cats but not for the big cats because of the 
pounds of pressure differences in comparisons.

Brian


> Jungletouch wrote:
>
> HI Brian,
>
>    Thanks for the info. Sorry I got you mixed up with Larry Bucks. 
> Also thanks for taking the time to break down and email the declaw 
> reference on big cat attacks. I know you did not call Jan a whore. My 
> statement was "A whore of mutilated big cats? I DONT THINK SO". 
>  
> That blanket statement can apply to anyone in the world that sells 
> animals for profit. I raise and sell savannah cats. Does that make me 
> a whore of Savannahs. I dont think so. I have raised and sold 
> Geoffroys and Servals and Jungle cats also. Does that make me a small 
> cat whore. Again, I dont think so.  
>  
> I think the the term whore when applied to selling an animal is harsh. 
> Here is a good example of a cat whore. There is a lady that had some 
> illegal servals. So she got them registered as high % savannahs. 96 % 
> I think. She has 2 or 3 generations of servals registered as 
> savannahs. She sold some of the PURE servals as savannah hybrids to 
> some unsuspecting people.
>  
> The term big cat whore can also apply to people that exhibit them. 
> Either on site or taking them out. They are doing it for profit. Does 
> that make them a cat whore. I dont think so.
>  
> The only exception I see is when the person is unethical. We all have 
> our opinions on things and not everyone is going to agree with them. 
> Declawing is a very touchy subject. Personally I dont declaw my cats. 
> There are a couple I should have and I have had some declawed when I 
> first got into wild cats and hybrids. Of course my cats were small 
> cats and that makes a huge difference. My cats dont have 300 to 500 
> pounds of pressure being put on thier feet all the time.
>  
> I hope we can all agree to disagree and start playing nice. It doesnt 
> make for a fun and informative list when all are agueing.
>
> Gary
>