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Animals cannot develop souls as we have for personal continuation, but our companions live on in our souls.
Since we moved back to the country almost 20 years ago, we've had dozens of cats. Started off after the first year when two barn cats gave us seven kittens.
Just read, or mostly-read, 700 comments. Couldn't quit. Inspiring. Long time lurker first comment: wow.
Subjects: Charlie (cat), Election 2012, Life, mercy, sunrise
Our vet had a poster up listing all the things found in pets’ bellies (sometimes alive, sometimes not). I can imagine the rubber could cause problems, but apparently not. In any case, it’s hilarious to envision Nellie hiding the gloves, then bringing them out to play with when you’re gone. Envision Mrs & me LOL’ing as I read this to her, with new kitty in my lap.
As for cats with thumbs, have you seen YouTube: Cravendale – Cats with Thumbs?
Wow. This thread is too busy for me to read all the comments, so I’ll just leave my own. :D
If you look closely, the tat on that dog's butt says "kick me."
Chihuahuas can be loyal, tough little characters.
Unwind a wire coat hanger and use the pigtail end as a corkscrew.
We live in an area where people (loosely defined) decide, "this is far enough out of town to dump our unwanted pet." If they survive the road, most seem to find their way to us.
Here's a beautiful story, linked from Drudge, and is now wide-spread, but in case you didn't see it, a family adopts the canine companion of the fallen Marine son.
Cats consider books a distraction.