>I got my cat from the pound, because my friend who worked at the ASPCA told me to -- I actually saved his life, as opposed to getting a cat from a no-kill shelter or rescue organization. Needless to say, they didn't ask much.
Yeah, the place I got my cat from is not no-kill. Fill out form, talk to counsellor, wait for cat to be fixed, take cat home. That was pretty much it.
A friend who owns a bunny says that the cuddle factor depends on the bunny. She says to look for one who is calm and to raise them with a lot of contact and it helps. Also, to give them some exercise time out of the cage every day.
Elephant psychopathology, chimpanzee infanticide and other un-animal-like behaviors are part of a growing body of research that suggests science is building toward a radical paradigm shift.
Infanticide is un-animal-like? Since when?
I dunno. I'm suspicious of mixing up words like "psyche" with descriptions of behavior. But I guess that's why I like Skinner.
Is that a roundabout way of saying that monkeys don't have souls?
Bob is reading the book "Do Animals Think?" right now and apparently the answer is: no.
Erm. Sure! I don't think people do either, if that helps.
The interesting thing to me isn't "Animals act just like people!" but "People act just like animals!" It's all a matter of emphasis.
Is that a roundabout way of saying that monkeys don't have souls?
Yes. Except for evil monkeys - they have souls so they can be sent to Monkey Hell....
(I think I should start a religion....)
The interesting thing to me isn't "Animals act just like people!" but "People act just like animals!"
Yeah, ITA. We're not a special as we think....
I had a lot of questions about the monkey in Pirates of the Caribbean. He couldn't possibly understand the curse! Poor zombie monkey.
Is it harder being a zombie pirate monkey than just being a pirate monkey?
Timelies all!
I've never gotten a cat from the shelter. Most of the cats I've had just showed up. I got Boots when someone advertised that they had kittens free to good homes...
