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Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:00 pm
by inx515xhell
i agree, should have gone to the arl or humane society. that's quite a crazy amount to spend on a cat when you can get one that really needs a home from a shelter.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:38 pm
by Nickyouredead
Well, we tried two different ARL locations with the mind set we wanted a kitten. When we didnt find one we decided to buy a kitten.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:50 pm
by xkristyx
I agree. You coulda got a free kitten from the paper and donated the rest of the money to a shelter at least. Not trying to be a jerk but it really irks me when people spend hundreds of dollars on pets from breeders. Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive to this because when I think of Pumpkin being euthanized and not being my BFF4ever I get a little teary. Best cat ever.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:57 pm
by xkristyx
Whenever I go to weather.com these cuties are at the top of my page and I'm ruined every time
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Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:21 pm
by JillJillJill
inx515xhell wrote:i agree, should have gone to the arl or humane society. that's quite a crazy amount to spend on a cat when you can get one that really needs a home from a shelter.
xkristyx wrote:I agree. You coulda got a free kitten from the paper and donated the rest of the money to a shelter at least. Not trying to be a jerk but it really irks me when people spend hundreds of dollars on pets from breeders. Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive to this because when I think of Pumpkin being euthanized and not being my BFF4ever I get a little teary. Best cat ever.
We tried two different ARL locations and their website and couldn't find a kitten. We looked in the des moines register online classifieds and there were no available kittens at that time.
I searched for kittens available in iowa and the first thing I came across was the bengal I now own.

This isn't a typical thing for me to do, I don't spend money like that, and never have on an animal before. I personally have four cats at my house that were all strays, and there were probably five before that that were the same way. I obviously don't encourage the euthanization of kittens.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:15 am
by Thom
xkristyx wrote:I agree. You coulda got a free kitten from the paper and donated the rest of the money to a shelter at least. Not trying to be a jerk but it really irks me when people spend hundreds of dollars on pets from breeders. Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive to this because when I think of Pumpkin being euthanized and not being my BFF4ever I get a little teary. Best cat ever.


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Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:48 am
by xkristyx
I get it mr. passive aggressive, I huwt yow feewings. bew hew.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:56 am
by joseph
fuck the arl.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:57 am
by robdigi
joseph wrote:fuck the arl.

well articulated.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:22 am
by joseph
robdigi wrote:
joseph wrote:fuck the arl.

well articulated.
t.hanks

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:44 pm
by Thom
xkristyx wrote:I get it mr. passive aggressive, I huwt yow feewings. bew hew.
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Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:57 pm
by Smoking Guns
so you're pro-euthanasia now?

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:55 pm
by El Rhino
joseph wrote:fuck the arl.
I guess that's the first time I've heard someone say "fuck the ARL". Why?

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:02 pm
by Milliterate
I wish I had 400 dollars. I'd buy 20 kittens and give them to all the poor, lonely children who can't afford one.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:16 pm
by Nickyouredead
Derek, are you going to Converge?

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:26 pm
by joseph
El Rhino wrote:
joseph wrote:fuck the arl.
I guess that's the first time I've heard someone say "fuck the ARL". Why?
short answer...
its not very passive of me. i like animals alot. but i think theres something wrong with a nonprofit org that charges money for ....an abused/abandoned creature that you can find for free. yes you still have to pay for all the shots and crap but ... ive never had an experience there that wasnt negative.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:26 pm
by Furious D
joseph wrote:
robdigi wrote:
joseph wrote:fuck the arl.

well articulated.
t.hanks
Is this referring to Tom Hanks?

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:30 pm
by Hank Fist
Furious D wrote: t.hanks
Is this referring to Tom Hanks?[/quote]
i thought maybe something to do with me?

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:42 pm
by robdigi
joseph wrote: yes you still have to pay for all the shots and crap but ... ive never had an experience there that wasnt negative.

negative how?

having a cat spayed/neutered and vaccinated isn't free, and it costs a lot to operate an animal shelter. it's only ~$100 to adopt a cat. if you think that is too much, perhaps you aren't committed or responsible enough to take care of an animal anyway.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:30 pm
by Joe
Not to shit on your parade, but here's my experience with a bengal cat:

My brother had a surveying job. One time he was surveying out in the country during the winter, and he found a kitten in a ditch. It was freezing to death, so he took it home and nursed it back to health and shit. He and his wife decided to keep it. It was a cool kitten, really nice, it would play with you and everything.

Then...

It hit puberty or something and turned into the biggest asshole I've ever dealt with. You can't get near it anymore without it hissing and trying to scratch you ALL THE FUCKING TIME. It's not nice and it's the worst cat I've ever seen.

It's a bengal. Half bengal or something.

Just a warning.

-Joe.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:35 pm
by inx515xhell
cool name, make its last name catbomb.
pumpkin is suppppppppppppper cute.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:38 pm
by xkristyx
Pumpkin has a spiked collar now and he looks pretty bad ass.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:43 pm
by inx515xhell
:D

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:54 pm
by @nonymous
joseph wrote:but i think theres something wrong with a nonprofit org that charges money for ....an abused/abandoned creature that you can find for free.
non-profit doesn't mean they don't charge money. . .

like rob stated, it costs a significant amount of money to make sure an animal has all of its shots and is healthy. aside from that, the ARL goes to great length to make sure the animal is going into a responsible home. if you have other animals, how much living space there is, how many hours you work; all of these things are part of the process. even once you purchase the animal, they can still do routine checks for a period of time to make sure it's safe and healthy.

if you can't pay $100, you shouldn't have an animal.

not to say the place doesn't have questionable procedures, i just don't understand your point.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:56 pm
by moltar
Cats are cold blooded killers. They will eat you when you die. That's why I watch my back and keep my cat hopped up on meow mix. Sometimes I sit her down and we both listen to Gwar's Licksore just so she knows I'm onto her. Trimming their claws is only a temporary means to an upper hand, bonsai kitten ensures victory.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:03 pm
by inx515xhell
@nonymous wrote: if you can't pay $100, you shouldn't have an animal.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:59 am
by El Rhino
Yeah, what everyone else said about the ARL. It costs a lot of money to run a place like that. Some of it comes from adoption fees, most of it comes from generous donations from folks like myself and many others. What you pay in adoption fees is generally far below the cost of what they put into the critter.

To say that they're charging for something you can get for free, I don't know about all of that. I guess I'd rather pay $100-some dollars and pick out a dog that meets my criteria rather than take my chances cruisin' around the barrio or something all day looking for a stray dog, hoping it doesn't have rabies or some fucked up diseases and has a temperment conducive to being a pet.

As long as we have assholes out there who get a pet because it's cute and then decide it's not cute once it chews something up, shits on the floor and/or actually takes a bit of responsibility and money to care for we will have the need for places like the ARL and the need for euthanasia. Also, as long as we have dickheads who think they'll earn some cash on the side by breeding mutt puppies and trying to sell them for $25 in the paper and then can't get rid of them, we will have the need for such places. As long as people do not spay/neuter their pets, we will have the need for such places. Such places will also require money, time and resources to run.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:42 am
by joseph
robdigi wrote:
joseph wrote: yes you still have to pay for all the shots and crap but ... ive never had an experience there that wasnt negative.
if you think that is too much, perhaps you aren't committed or responsible enough to take care of an animal anyway.
fuck you too

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:45 am
by joseph
@nonymous wrote:
joseph wrote:but i think theres something wrong with a nonprofit org that charges money for ....an abused/abandoned creature that you can find for free.
non-profit doesn't mean they don't charge money. . .

like rob stated, it costs a significant amount of money to make sure an animal has all of its shots and is healthy. aside from that, the ARL goes to great length to make sure the animal is going into a responsible home. if you have other animals, how much living space there is, how many hours you work; all of these things are part of the process. even once you purchase the animal, they can still do routine checks for a period of time to make sure it's safe and healthy.

if you can't pay $100, you shouldn't have an animal.

not to say the place doesn't have questionable procedures, i just don't understand your point.
i understand non profit doesnt mean free. i do not like the arl, thats what i meant by fuck the arl. i dont care where anyone gets their pets. im actually suprised you(@) think its ok to have a pet.
i dont like the arls as a business you dont like genos phillys as a business. same indifference.

Re: I now own a Bengal kitten,

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:49 am
by joseph
El Rhino wrote:As long as we have assholes out there who get a pet because it's cute and then decide it's not cute once it chews something up, shits on the floor and/or actually takes a bit of responsibility and money to care for we will have the need for places like the ARL and the need for euthanasia. Also, as long as we have dickheads who think they'll earn some cash on the side by breeding mutt puppies and trying to sell them for $25 in the paper and then can't get rid of them, we will have the need for such places. As long as people do not spay/neuter their pets, we will have the need for such places. Such places will also require money, time and resources to run.
i do agree that its necessary. personally i wont go there. i didnt meant to sound like it was some evil money hungry breeding farm. i think we know quite a few of those people you mentioned.
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