OT:animal and responsibility

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I don't know how you are managing to link a statement I made on responsible

animal ownership and the subsequent problematic care with animal

population and euthanasia in general. People die as well but it would be a

negligent, careless mother that gave her very young child acetaminophen or

many other items before investigating the safety of the item for ingestion

in a person of that metabolism. Geriatrics, pets and other dependants IMO

fall into the same category where is someone chooses to take on the

responsibility of pet ownership, then an amount of grey matter needs to go

along with it and not everyone is chalked up to being a pet owner just

because they can. Hoarders as well think they are saving many animals when

they rescue in the manner they do but as the local news will bear witness

these situations usually are not the best for the animals. I applaud those

that would like to help give care to animals as they need all the help they

can get BUT as you stated these animals had horrible 3-4 days of agony in

their dying!!!!! why?? because you couldn't take the time you are doing

now after the fact to find out if tea tree oil was potentially toxic !!!

I'm sure you don't like being called careless as other generally don;'t

like their lackings pointed out to them but it is what it is. I know you

didn't mean it ....but it was careless and the result for those poor kittens

is pain, suffering and death.

 

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" okedoke89 " <okejee

 

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 1:19 PM

Re: Tea Tree oil & cats

>

> What angers me greatly is to suggest I am either careless or callous.

> Maybe you can suggest an 'authority' for those interested to turn to.

> Then work to get the word out. My local vets don't know anything about

> using so called 'natural' products.