Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 3 Apr 2026 06:45:55 GMT Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <10pvhqb$1j2vg$1@dont-email.me> <1rsjtwr.9h8wo7a6jjujN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10q2o7j$nr7l$1@news1.tnib.de> <1rsostx.1fumdje1pdrftiN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10q9dle$u3sq$1@dont-email.me> <18a11e5c3372a392$492$2653793$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10qatq5$1arse$6@dont-email.me> <10qauv2$1gh74$1@dont-email.me> <10qdpi9$2cbhu$24@dont-email.me> <10qf43b$2u3hg$1@dont-email.me> <10qhr9e$3qcvs$3@dont-email.me> <10qj9eb$63en$31@dont-email.me> <1rsx1un.zz3jxs1cbk5icN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10qmlb8$1e3k7$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net aWzlePZwZgLy/Z9YbDn30wq1SJ9coyRq6pgB2wOQhela98gQjs Cancel-Lock: sha1:bmL+j7cLfaRTqqq96qEBsmPNFYA= sha256:g5LO0GUjEMV6zo44M9dnNdYQ9+IIXxelKGSXmfK2Lac= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85231 alt.usage.english:1142254 On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 13:59:19 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > In San Francisco any legal pet has a guardian not an owner > or staff but if you do not live up to your guardianship responsibilities > then you may wish you lived elsewhere. Animal abuse is an issue > in California and even chickens and other meat animals have some rights > to decent arrangements while alive. Another reason I don't live in California. I can't call these feral cats since I get along quite well with them but I haven't specifically brought home a cat or kitten in 50 years. I put out food and water and they show up, or don't. There is a program here where feral cats are neutered, given their shots, and released back where they came from. To prevent recycling the tip of their eat is cut off or notched. These have all been through the program though I didn't take them. I live in a rural area and I think people take their pets out here, kick them out of the car, and wish them good luck. A few years back a Manx showed up. Manx cats have problems almost by definition and he was no exception. He seemed happy but would go on meowing jags so a neighbor took him to the vet, which I knew would be a one-way trip. One very old arthritic cat showed up two years ago. When snow came she decided being mostly an indoor cat wasn't bad. Other than snoring she was no trouble but her string ran out last week. The rest of the herd may come in briefly to snoop around but have no desire to be indoors. Yes, outdoor cats have a shorter life expectancy, yadayada, but it's their choice. I don't want anyone telling me how to live and I don't force them to live like some people think they should.