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friedmacguffins
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14 Apr 2017, 9:40 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I remember years ago back in 1993, I was watching a show about a dog that was strongly attached to a large stick that was almost too big for him to carry. The stick was taken away from him and he was put on some medication. Three weeks later he was given back the stick and he showed no interest in it. I don't remember what the name of the show was. If I was able to remember the name of the show, I'd post a video or some other proof.

SaveFerris wrote:
I remember watching something similar and was gobsmacked they gave animals Prozac

I'm a carnivore and consider this inhumane. ffs



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17 Apr 2017, 3:45 pm

I find I understand cats better than most people and that If you really figure the reasons behind the "weird" stuff cats do, it's not really that weird at all, although it doesn't make them any less fascinating.

For example, ever notice when a cat walks into a room full of people they always seem to go up to that one person who just plain hates cats? It's not because the cat is "evil" or whatever. It's because the cat-hating human is usually quieter, not moving much, or making eye contact with the cat. This makes the cat feel less intimidated or threatened than by the other humans who are all looking at it, gesturing a lot and "meowing" in very loud voices. :cat: