Friday, January 16, 2009

ST (16-1-09)

Thanks to Chinky who sent this in - unfortunately this is another case of a single complainant writing in and probably endangering all the cats there. I am also amazed how selective the writer is - she wants birds and butterflies, but not cats because cats apparently in her view, are not part of nature. One wonders what would happen if the birds did something unwelcome - for example, eat from the same upturned litter bin that the writer complained the cats did. Would they then also be complained about because they weren't acting 'naturally'?

This isn't a Disney movie with birds and butterflies flying around you. If you've ever gone hiking, or on a nature trek, you'll notice that nature is full of insects that can and do bite you like mosquitoes. In the US and in many other larger countries, you also need to be careful of deer ticks that carry lyme disease (a friend of mine caught lyme while camping), snakes, bears and other animals that might be far more 'scary' than a few cats. They'll all part of nature too. Nature isn't the sanitised version that the writer seems to want - if she does, it's better that she stay at home and watch it on television.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

The letter is a self testimony of what Mrs ST is like. For ST to print it, it shows .... you figure this one out.
Really sorry that cats got involved just by being there and could get killed.

Anonymous said...

Would calling the Big Splash Management and threatening to boycott if the cats are killed be effective?

Dawn said...

That's not a bad idea at all Anonymous.

Anonymous said...

Big S management must have turned a blind eye for the cats to stay in the first place. It is just this one horrid person.

Dawn said...

Quite possibly - but they may have reasons to explain why the cats stay - ie there was only one complaint, but many others called up to support the cats.

Anonymous said...

This parent is obviously "educated" enough to see that the cats provide great opportunity to teach her children about "nature".
It is a thinly disguised hatred for cats and her kids were probably frightening the cats with their fear.

Anonymous said...

This parent is obviously NOT "educated" enough to see that the cats provide great opportunity to teach her children about "nature".
It is a thinly disguised hatred for cats and her kids were probably frightening the cats with their fear.

Anonymous said...

This parent is obviously NOT "educated" enough to see that the cats provide great opportunity to teach her children about "nature".
It is a thinly disguised hatred for cats and her kids were probably frightening the cats with their fear.