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Post by canuckcutie on Jan 16, 2019 5:35:19 GMT -4
My sister has been pregnant twice and has two cats and she and her husband managed without resorting to offering either cat up for adoption on Twitter......
As for the dog, if my spouse adopted a dog and it was living in my home I’d like to think I was as responsible for its care as my spouse. Both incidents highlight the unfortunate attitude that some people have that pets are disposable.
Everything about Chris has always screamed to me that he’d be a Trump suppporter. Katherine’s social media seems to indicate she may lean democrat. I suppose she has good practice growing up in a home where spouses supported opposing political parties.
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Post by Ginger on Jan 16, 2019 10:44:19 GMT -4
Fox News must be convinced Chris is one of their own because they are super jazzed about this wedding and providing updates.
He fits the profile of a political conservative, but I haven't heard him say a word about politics ever. He may or may not have a MAGA hat in his closet, but I find it strange that some people seem certain he's going to run for political office one day when so far he's been publicly a-political.
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Post by chonies on Jan 16, 2019 12:08:00 GMT -4
Fox News must be convinced Chris is one of their own because they are super jazzed about this wedding and providing updates. I may be overly fixated on this, but whatever dogwhistle Fox News is hearing, I'm sure it's partly tuned to, "and he's converted a Kennedy." Which, of course, may or may not be true. Also, this might be me, but I find it kind of somehow off that Maria and her adult children all go to church together. Is that normal? I'm just an extremely lapsed Catholic, but it makes me think that Hillsong is definitely a cult. |
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Post by dragonflie on Jan 16, 2019 12:59:44 GMT -4
The dog belonged to Anna, who adopted him and had him for 5 years... but she didn't "abandon" the dog. I do not believe Pratt was serious when he tweeted, "Hey, anybody want a cat?" but even if he were, it's not like asking around on the internet about re-homing is some new or horrible thing. As another poster already stated, it was Anna's dog but Chris would surely have had a say in the decision to "rehome". In my original post I did not state it was Chris's dog- but their dog. You live in the house with a dog (as a family)- and I generally believe it is yours. Also- I say abandoned because after the dog was found starving and homeless neither the family Anna chose to rehome it to, nor Anna herself claimed him. The dog stayed at the shelter. I don't respect that, and do term that as abandonment. As for the cat; my issue was primarily with Chris' reaction to his fans after he was blasted about the tweet. To call them all weirdos who clearly have a hard on for cats who don't have/want kids thus can't understand... that was pretty vile. (I don't respect the whole rehoming a cat after 15 years either- but that is me. I have lived with an incontinent cat and dog- so yes, it is possible- hard, heartbreaking, frustrating, yes... but possible). If he chose to rehome the cat with love and sadness that might be different - his reaction, and his families pattern regarding animals, causes me to put him firmly in the category of asshole. ETA: There are cases where rehoming may be necessary. There is a humane, ethical way to do so... and then there is the way Chris and Anna did... irresponsible, callous, and assholey. They are both gross to me. |
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Post by carrier76 on Jan 16, 2019 14:22:15 GMT -4
We had two cats when I got pregnant with my son, and when I had him we still had two cats. They were both MAD at us for bringing a baby home, and they peed and pooped in the beds in the house afterwards. It only happened once, and we managed to get through it without throwing our cats away.
Topic? His weird Jesus-y rants at the MTV Awards really got under my skin.
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Post by lpatrice on Jan 16, 2019 15:12:54 GMT -4
I really do not get the uproar over finding a new home for a pet, for whatever reason you choose. I mean seriously, would people prefer it if he had killed the cat, let it outside to let nature takes it course, starve it death.
People sometimes get pets and sometimes their circumstances change and they can no longer care for said pet or simple truth they just do not want said pet for whatever reason. It’s not a crime to find a new home for them.
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Post by tanyak on Jan 16, 2019 15:46:22 GMT -4
I really do not get the uproar over finding a new home for a pet, for whatever reason you choose. I mean seriously, would people prefer it if he had killed the cat, let it outside to let nature takes it course, starve it death. People sometimes get pets and sometimes their circumstances change and they can no longer care for said pet or simple truth they just do not want said pet for whatever reason. It’s not a crime to find a new home for them. Yeah, I agree. Occasionally people will post on the local FB page that they need to rehome a pet. And you can always count on three or four people flying out of nowhere to slam them without knowing the first thing about why they are looking to do it. I got my cat when she was six weeks old. She's now 16. I love her dearly, but it's certainly challenging. She's been on expensive prescription food since she was 7 for UTI issues. Five years ago, she was diagnosed with diabetes, which means a constant supply of insulin and syringes. When we go out of town for anything, we have to pay upwards of $50 a day to have a pet sitter come twice daily to administer her meds. Oh, and she takes a steroid three times a week. We, fortunately, can fit it all in, but it can certainly be taxing when the budget is tight. I'm certainly not going to knock someone who just can't do it. And honestly, I also get shallow reasons. Because of her UTI, every so often, she'll have a flair and pee everywhere. The love seat in our living room is trashed because she's peed on it so many times. I clean it the best that I can and Febreeze the hell out of it. But it's ugly and stained and I keep blankets on it. We're afraid to buy new furniture because what if she has another flair-up? I don't know. I always assume that the vast majority of people who try to rehome have valid reason that make sense to them so I try to give them the benefit of the doubt. |
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Post by Millis on Jan 16, 2019 16:43:40 GMT -4
There's re-homing, and then there's offering up your cat to your 50,000 instagram followers that you know nothing about. Some may argue he was joking, I didn't take it that way. There are plenty of non celebrity people out there that manage to re home their pets humanely.
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Post by Ginger on Jan 16, 2019 16:58:52 GMT -4
I used to be very judgey about other people's decisions to re-home or euthanize pets prematurely (or what I personally deemed prematurely) but I'm less so now because I realize judgment calls can be tricky. I know someone who was reluctant to re-home her dog, who simply could not handle being alone at home while she worked. He spent his time eating potentially lethal household objects and clothing. He was re-homed somewhere he would have constant company and his anxiety went away and he was very happy. Maybe it's an ego thing that people think their beloved pets would be miserable somewhere else, but they adjust in no time. I think both of Chris & Anna's pet incidents were not great. From the sounds of it, I definitely would not have made those decisions. And a third strike for either of them and they are out. But I don't feel like based on this incidents I can say they are cruel to animals or regard them as disposable. YMMV. There's re-homing, and then there's offering up your cat to your 50,000 instagram followers that you know nothing about. Some may argue he was joking, I didn't take it that way. There are plenty of non celebrity people out there that manage to re home their pets humanely. How is it really that different from putting an ad up at your local vet or shelter? Just because you find a new home on twitter doesn't mean you don't do any vetting of the potential new owner. It's not like you can just toss a cat in the mail to whoever says they want it. |
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Post by Beyle on Jan 16, 2019 17:01:28 GMT -4
I've never been in a position to rehome any of my pets. That's a personal decision for others to make. If you have to do it, you have to do it. Just be humane about it.
The way Chris went about it was dickish.
My biggest problem with him is that he gives me huge asshole vibes and hides behind Christianity, whatever. I've known guys like Chris. They convince plenty of people that they're good guys.
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