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You can't win an argument just by being right!
So share. I;m not stopping you. Put some harmony into your day, V.



I never said you were stopping me, but when I click on a thread that is (clearly) titled Pets, I expect to see posts about MoFos' pets - not some wildlife rescue in Nairobi or some random dog that doesn't belong to you. You seem to have a habit of hijacking every thread you enter and it's getting irritating.



You can't win an argument just by being right!
And that's exactly what you;re doing. So where are recent photos of your pets??? Stop barking and start posting something relevant. You seem to have a habit of doing this and it's getting irritating. You might fancy yourself as el presidente but I wont be ordered around by you. It's just not happening.



You can't win an argument just by being right!
Ever hear the term pots and kettles? You're the one who went off on a tirade about breeders, inbreeding and whatever other carryon you felt while wearing your jack boots.

You're harshing my buzz on happy harmony day. Have a kitteh. Tata.




You're the one who went off on a tirade about breeders, inbreeding and whatever other carryon you felt while wearing your jack boots.
Which was in response to you accusing me of "hanging out with shady people" after I responded to BoxOfficePoison's post. So yeah, right back at you with the pot and kettle thing.



You can't win an argument just by being right!
You need to destress



You post way too much like the guy in your avatar looks.



Gonna have to ask this stops here.

For future reference, I think this thread works best with some leeway...but not a ton. Technically, the topic is forum members' pets, rather than animals in general. On the other hand, I'd rather not delete that stuff, since there's a lot of topic overlap. So this feels like a good faith self-policing thing. I think we can live with some related general animal stuff, if it's just an occasional, related digression. I hope everyone's amenable to that.



You can't win an argument just by being right!
Gonna have to ask this stops here.

For future reference, I think this thread works best with some leeway...but not a ton. Technically, the topic is forum members' pets, rather than animals in general. On the other hand, I'd rather not delete that stuff, since there's a lot of topic overlap. So this feels like a good faith self-policing thing. I think we can live with some related general animal stuff, if it's just an occasional, related digression. I hope everyone's amenable to that.
Cool. I'll start a general animal thread with wildlife rescue

edit for content.



In observance of National (USA) Animal Abuse Awareness Month (from her clinic's website):




APRIL Pet of the Month- Lily
Before we tell Lily's story, we first want to advise anyone who may be reading this that April is Animal Abuse Awareness Month and one of the photos below is graphic and may be disturbing. None the less, we feel Lily's story is one that needs to be told to make everyone aware of some of the atrocities that are done to innocent animals, and also to share how courageous Lily is. Regardless of how horribly she was repeatedly tortured, not once did it break her spirit.
Lily first came to see us in January 2015 weighing only 1.4 pounds with a broken tail. She was only ten weeks old. It was obvious her owner was very concerned about her and had no idea how this may have happened. It was thought she perhaps had gotten her tail caught in a door. Regardless of how it happened, her tail needed to be amputated. Her surgery went well.
Two weeks later she returned, this time with her face swollen and she was lethargic. Uncharacteristically for her, she wouldn't eat. Her owner said she had got stuck in a closet and we assumed she may have gotten into something that caused a reaction. We treated her as such and sent her home. Three days later, she presented with worsening facial swelling and additionally, her tail was injured again. Something didn't seem right about all of these unexplained injuries. She was sedated to begin treatment on her tail and we found scabs on her face, head, and torso. We were now puzzled as to what was going on with this kitten. Dr Folland examined her, and I can still hear his words pounding in my head-"This kitten has been scalded"! Who would have done such a thing? There seemed to be no question her owner loved her dearly, it couldn't be her.
It was about this time I received THE CALL! An elderly gentleman from Arizona just happened to call our hospital. He was on the hunt for the hospital that had been treating Lily. He was Lily's owner's father. He explained he had received a desperate call from his teenage grandson. Earlier that day the grandson heard Lily crying and went downstairs to see what was wrong. He witnessed his mother's fiance' holding Lily by the scruff of the neck, thumping her face with his finger, and she was soaking wet.
Dr Love, her attending doctor decided immediate action needed to be taken. Lily's owner was asked to come to the clinic to discussed Lily's condition. When confronted with our suspicions, she wondered if her fiance' was responsible for the injuries, because his mother's kitten, Lily's litter mate had similar injuries. We informed her we would need to report the incident to the authorities and asked her to relinquish Lily's ownership to our hospital. She reluctantly agreed her home was not a safe place for Lily or any other animal.
During the following months, Lily had numerous surgeries and painful treatments. Through all of this, she still purred and not once did she try to retaliate or bite anyone. Once she was nearly healed, we began a hunt to find her the perfect home. Almost three months from her initial injuries, Miss Lily went to her ideal and forever home. She now lives with her human mom and two feline siblings and is deeply loved. She races happily through her new and safe home. She has large areas on her back where the fur no longer grows and she has to wear a green "Onesie" to keep her from scratching where she has nerve damage from the burns. However, when she comes to visit us, she is still full of affection and has that bright sparkle shinning in her eyes!
Animal abuse is a real and all to common problem. Often the perpetrator also abuses children and others in the home. We all need to be aware of this and do all we can to prevent it. This is why for the month of April, there is no better candidate than Lily to be Parrish Creek's Pet of the Month.
This is Lily during her first treatment for burns. She is heavily sedated in this picture.

This is Lily today with her favorite human.
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"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you."
"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die."



You can't win an argument just by being right!
@dannii

Look not where I was
For I am not there
My spirt is free
I am everywhere
In the air that you breath
In the sounds that you hear
Don't cry for me Mum
My spirit is near
I'll watch for you
From the other side
I'll be the one running
New friends by my side
Smile at my memery
Remeber in your heart
This isn't the end
It's a brand new start
by:Carol Kufner
A PARTING PRAYER
Dear lord, please open your gates
and call St.Francis
to escort this beloved companion
across the rainbow Bridge.
Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and always done her best to please me
Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.
Let her remember me as well
and let her know that I'll always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who bring me home.
Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her compainionship
and for the time we've had together.
And thank you,Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.
Amen. by;Brandy Duckworth,1998



@dannii

Look not where I was
For I am not there
My spirt is free
I am everywhere
In the air that you breath
In the sounds that you hear
Don't cry for me Mum
My spirit is near
I'll watch for you
From the other side
I'll be the one running
New friends by my side
Smile at my memery
Remeber in your heart
This isn't the end
It's a brand new start
by:Carol Kufner
A PARTING PRAYER
Dear lord, please open your gates
and call St.Francis
to escort this beloved companion
across the rainbow Bridge.
Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and always done her best to please me
Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.
Let her remember me as well
and let her know that I'll always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who bring me home.
Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her compainionship
and for the time we've had together.
And thank you,Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.
Amen. by;Brandy Duckworth,1998
Ahhhh that is so sweet, it reminds me of a book i've read about where our pets go when they die, Rainbow Ridge, every now and then a pet is seen running towards an open door to be re-united with a newly deceased owner, i'd like to think she's with my husband now.



You can't win an argument just by being right!

@dannii. She'll be looking after hubby, hon.



I have a pet tiger... but no one believes he is alive but me... everyone else thinks he's just a stuffed animal... they'll learn, he's a vicious beast... but also kinda soft and fuzzy... and oh yeah, he likes tuna sandwiches
In 2003 there was a guy in Harlem who kept a tiger in his apartment.

http://http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/No.../04/nyc.tiger/



In observance of National (USA) Animal Abuse Awareness Month (from her clinic's website):




APRIL Pet of the Month- Lily
Before we tell Lily's story, we first want to advise anyone who may be reading this that April is Animal Abuse Awareness Month and one of the photos below is graphic and may be disturbing. None the less, we feel Lily's story is one that needs to be told to make everyone aware of some of the atrocities that are done to innocent animals, and also to share how courageous Lily is. Regardless of how horribly she was repeatedly tortured, not once did it break her spirit.
Lily first came to see us in January 2015 weighing only 1.4 pounds with a broken tail. She was only ten weeks old. It was obvious her owner was very concerned about her and had no idea how this may have happened. It was thought she perhaps had gotten her tail caught in a door. Regardless of how it happened, her tail needed to be amputated. Her surgery went well.
Two weeks later she returned, this time with her face swollen and she was lethargic. Uncharacteristically for her, she wouldn't eat. Her owner said she had got stuck in a closet and we assumed she may have gotten into something that caused a reaction. We treated her as such and sent her home. Three days later, she presented with worsening facial swelling and additionally, her tail was injured again. Something didn't seem right about all of these unexplained injuries. She was sedated to begin treatment on her tail and we found scabs on her face, head, and torso. We were now puzzled as to what was going on with this kitten. Dr Folland examined her, and I can still hear his words pounding in my head-"This kitten has been scalded"! Who would have done such a thing? There seemed to be no question her owner loved her dearly, it couldn't be her.
It was about this time I received THE CALL! An elderly gentleman from Arizona just happened to call our hospital. He was on the hunt for the hospital that had been treating Lily. He was Lily's owner's father. He explained he had received a desperate call from his teenage grandson. Earlier that day the grandson heard Lily crying and went downstairs to see what was wrong. He witnessed his mother's fiance' holding Lily by the scruff of the neck, thumping her face with his finger, and she was soaking wet.
Dr Love, her attending doctor decided immediate action needed to be taken. Lily's owner was asked to come to the clinic to discussed Lily's condition. When confronted with our suspicions, she wondered if her fiance' was responsible for the injuries, because his mother's kitten, Lily's litter mate had similar injuries. We informed her we would need to report the incident to the authorities and asked her to relinquish Lily's ownership to our hospital. She reluctantly agreed her home was not a safe place for Lily or any other animal.
During the following months, Lily had numerous surgeries and painful treatments. Through all of this, she still purred and not once did she try to retaliate or bite anyone. Once she was nearly healed, we began a hunt to find her the perfect home. Almost three months from her initial injuries, Miss Lily went to her ideal and forever home. She now lives with her human mom and two feline siblings and is deeply loved. She races happily through her new and safe home. She has large areas on her back where the fur no longer grows and she has to wear a green "Onesie" to keep her from scratching where she has nerve damage from the burns. However, when she comes to visit us, she is still full of affection and has that bright sparkle shinning in her eyes!
Animal abuse is a real and all to common problem. Often the perpetrator also abuses children and others in the home. We all need to be aware of this and do all we can to prevent it. This is why for the month of April, there is no better candidate than Lily to be Parrish Creek's Pet of the Month.
This is Lily during her first treatment for burns. She is heavily sedated in this picture.

This is Lily today with her favorite human.
Holy Jesus, I wish there had been a warning before this was posted. Now I am going to have this photo in my head forever.



You can't win an argument just by being right!
That's terrible. I just can't believe some people, unless you're talking about a stuffed tiger - linky is broken, but I wont watch if it's a real one.