@Pauls_Pythons, this site has an "other animals" section. Did I not do the right thing by utilizing it?
Sorry man but you opened this can of worms.......your thread title suggests you wish to change the minds of non cat lovers.
This has gone where it was always going to go.
As I said in my earlier post I'm not a cat lover but the problem is not the cats but the owners.
Unfortunately this is the case with all types of animals, there are good & bad keepers, some people get a pet with all good intentions but then circumstances change. Others buy on the spur of the moment because the little kitten/puppy/hatchling looks oh so cute. They have no idea this living, breathing, feeling animal is going to grow to the size small room & god forbid they have to shovel some crap every day.
Reptile keepers will always feel slightly aggrieved as they are unable to keep exotics but cat's & dogs are allowed. Reptile keepers, certainly the ones that I know of keep their animals within the confines of the licensing regulations & if all the cat/dog owners did the same we wouldn't have the problem would we?
Unfortunately some people are not as ethical in their dealings with reptiles are they? We do have illegal exotics in Australia, we do have exotics released into the wild so there is also a problem with reptile keepers though the majority are doing the right thing.
Is it fair that you can own a cat but I was unable to bring my reptiles to Australia that I had owned for the best part of 20 years? Is it fair that a cat can be transported interstate without anyone even passing a 2nd glance? Try taking reptiles into WA from SA!
The rules stink and posting pics of cats on a reptile forum is only ever going to end up getting personal. You like cats , thats great. Take your pics & post them on a cat site. I'm on a reptile site to talk reptiles, not cats, dogs, birds or bloody pigs. If I want to talk, read or hear about how great cats are then I shall go to google and type CAT into the search engine.
Stuart, Can I suggest that as this is a reptile site that future posts on cats, dogs, pigs, horses or aunt annie are treated with the contempt they deserve & deleted. Time we got on with the one thing we all have in common, the thing that brings us all here. Aussie Pythons & Snakes as it says on the banner.
I'll counter dragonlover1 and Pauls_Pythons posts by highlighting something.
Here is a recent thread related to reptiles with some fantastic pics of them in their natural habitat. I don't see many falling over themselves to reply to that. It's has three bloody replies!
https://aussiepythons.com/forum/showthread.php/218156-More-Vic-Herping
Wally, let me just say I don't really give a rats who posts what on the site. (Not my site). And just because a reptile herping thread has only 3 comments has no relevance.
If the OP chooses to post about his cats on a reptile site he should be prepared when he receives a few negative comments.
By comparison If I go onto a Ford forum & start posting how great my Holden is do I expect to be attacked? Of course.
I would guess however that the OP came to this site to learn from people with lots of experience in REPTILES. If he wanted to learn something about cats I think he might choose another forum.
(Do I have a stalker lol)
Quite clearly you do care what's on the site. You openly asked for a particular forum to be removed by admin because you disagreed with it.
I think Herpo has realised that the topic of his thread is contentious, and I doubt he'll be in a hurry to make such a decision in the future.
Like I stated earlier, if something is not to your liking, personal choices are easy to make.
Give us a spell kingo***obbys. You've more than made your point.
Don't be an ignorant prat. It just encourages other tiny-minded individuals to continue to float about in the dream world they think is reality and ignore any sense that's thrown at them.
Some people need a swift kick up the ***.
Damn, can you guys not take no for an answer.If the OP chooses to post about his cats on a reptile site he should be prepared when he receives a few negative comments.
By comparison If I go onto a Ford forum & start posting how great my Holden is do I expect to be attacked? Of course.
I would guess however that the OP came to this site to learn from people with lots of experience in REPTILES. If he wanted to learn something about cats I think he might choose another forum.
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