those of you with pets in cages...................................................

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dont you think its cruel?

dd1 wants a hamster but i think its cruel

would feel very guilty

even a fish in a bowl

or a rabbit in a hutch

your thoughts please

I had a flatmate who had a tantrum once because my other flatmate let the school cat into the flat. She said that cats were to be kept in cages and only taken out to be cooked.
But I guess that was the way things were in her country.

Dog cages are not bad if well used and recommended by lots of trainers.

chandra are you nuts?how could you flat share with someone who eats cats?

But why do you call cats & dogs domesticated & hamsters not?
I know they originally came from the wild, but think how many generations they've gone through since - I think they're pretty domesticated by now.

because if you opened the door they would run
is a fair way of equating dosmestic
i know some dogs/cats do but ALL hamsters do an bunnies!
an the cats an dogs know to ask humans for food and shelter ...hamsters an rabbits dont..

each to their own cowmad - im afraid i dont share your passion for animals

jampots left msg for you on another socio/eco thread

Hunker, you ARE a cow in a cage

Moo!

oh why dont you just piss off an stop following me around you sad old bints

there now you made me swear
why are you lot so horrible

Eh, Cowmad?

I'm joking on this thread. I don't have a cow in a cage. That would be ridiculous.

It lives under the stairs

right its war!!!

???

WTF?

Cowmad, do you have two daughters?

Who are you, WTF?

And don't know. I was joking!

no to two daughters wtf

but i never reply correctly to such a question!
nosey!!

Hamsters that are used to handling don't run as soon as the cage is opened - they do come out & explore because they are nosy little creatures, but all the ones I've had have been perfectly happy to sit in the middle of the floor & clean their whiskers. (Wouldn't advise this if you have a cat though!)

Well, I admit to miss including the question "do you eat cats?" when choosing who to live with.

HAving said that, after a few years my list evolved to include "do you have cats?" because I have enough bad experiences with them not to want to have one around on a daily basis.