So the other day while on my lunch break at work, my coworker and I got to talking about our cats. Now, I disagreed with him about him de-clawing his cats (but he did not know about the atrocities of it until I told him) but he obviously takes great care of them and loves them dearly.
But then my other coworker piped up with his feline story...
He had two cats. When his daughter was born, he still had the cats. He had had them for a while before she was born.
Well when she was about three months old, one of the cats bit the child. this is where the conversation reallly went downhill...
Me:Wow she just bit her? My cat usually swipes at me before she bites. She must have been really angry!
Him: Oh they were declawed. So she bit.
Me: Well, that's all she had left to her. (why the hell you would let your cat that close to a baby that is OBVIOUSLY in the cat's mind coming in on their territory and must be dealt with accordingly and shown who is "top kitty" in the house)
Him: Yeah I guess so.
Me: Did you have any problems with her after that with the baby?
Him: No I got rid of both the cats.
Me: Aww I'm sorry.
Him: I tried to do it the nice way by taking them to the shelter but they wanted me to PAY them!
Me: ::jokingly:: So you used the old "sold to a violin maker" trick? I tell my cat that I'm gonna do that with her when she's really bad.
Him: Naw. I shot them.
Me: You killed your cats? Both of them?
Him: Yeah the wife and I thought it was better than letting them loose somewhere to fend for themselves.
Me and my other coworker were just flabberghasted >.>
How could you DO that?
But then my other coworker piped up with his feline story...
He had two cats. When his daughter was born, he still had the cats. He had had them for a while before she was born.
Well when she was about three months old, one of the cats bit the child. this is where the conversation reallly went downhill...
Me:Wow she just bit her? My cat usually swipes at me before she bites. She must have been really angry!
Him: Oh they were declawed. So she bit.
Me: Well, that's all she had left to her. (why the hell you would let your cat that close to a baby that is OBVIOUSLY in the cat's mind coming in on their territory and must be dealt with accordingly and shown who is "top kitty" in the house)
Him: Yeah I guess so.
Me: Did you have any problems with her after that with the baby?
Him: No I got rid of both the cats.
Me: Aww I'm sorry.
Him: I tried to do it the nice way by taking them to the shelter but they wanted me to PAY them!
Me: ::jokingly:: So you used the old "sold to a violin maker" trick? I tell my cat that I'm gonna do that with her when she's really bad.
Him: Naw. I shot them.
Me: You killed your cats? Both of them?
Him: Yeah the wife and I thought it was better than letting them loose somewhere to fend for themselves.
Me and my other coworker were just flabberghasted >.>
How could you DO that?