irresponsible pet ownership

[Emily~Anne]

I am dissapointed by some of the repulsive things I am hearing in the chatroom regarding treatment of our pets. Someone actually suggested another person to put their cat in the microwave for a whlie when the cat misbehaves. Just make sure the microwave was unplugged he said. The moderator had no problem with this. Would advising someone to lock their child in a closet be O.K. too? So as long as it would not cause actual physical harm? I KNOW that our pets descend from animals. DUH! Are some of us maybe ummmm.. taking that way too far? Can you picture Jesus putting a cat in a microwave unplugged or not? Also, I am appalled how ignorant people can be about their dogs. Dogs require TRAINING. People think dogs should self train or get chained up in the backyard, but that is animal cruelty. PERIOD. Dogs are pack animals, meaning they are the opposite of solitary animals. It is cruel to go against their nature as a pack animal.

About the comment that "some people actually believe that dogs descend from animals". Yes dogs descend from animals. Are animals trash? Did God make a mistake when He created them? Did He not create them to have physical pain and discomfort and feelings like us? Yes, He did! And did God not create us to have compassion? Yes, He did! God is our Wonderful Maker. He made us and he made our pets too. Yes we are superior to our pets, but ....LET"S NOT ABUSE THAT by disregarding that God created them to feel emotional and physical pain like us. The fact that we are superior does not mean that animals are created without feeling.

Do we really want to portray to the millions of cyber viewers out there that Christians feel justified in treating their pets very poorly "because they are animals"????

For those of you with a new puppy and would like good advice, here is a great thread at another forum:

http://chfweb.net/index.php?t=tree&got...8828#msg_165266

p.s. if any of you have outdoor pets or are looking for a home for your pet. Be very careful at this time of the year, druids, etc. are looking for animals to sacrifice on their Hallow's Eve ritual. Black or white cats are especially at risk.

Edited October 21, 2006 by Emily Anne

[Candi770]

Let's pray they were only joking, some people like to be silly=lets hope they weren't being truthfull.

[Emily~Anne]

Let's pray they were only joking, some people like to be silly=lets hope they weren't being truthfull.

But this type of joking is innappropiate! It should not be allowed.

[RebekahDavid]

I agree Emily well written well said.

Love your sister in Christ,

Rebekah David

[Guest shiloh357]

I agree as well, Emily. I am an avid animal lover, and I absolutely hate seeing or even hearing of animals being mistreated. I think as Christians we need to be good stewards of this world, and that includes the animals that God has put in our care. If you cannot love the animal, you have no business keeping it as a pet. I don't think we should get as fanatical as PETA, but I am opposed to using animals for testing out cosmetics and such. I even have a store I frequent that guarantees its soaps shampoos and deodorants are not tested on animals.

[Guest shiloh357]

I would also add that I think we should also be more compassionate to animals that we use for food. In the Jewish Kashrut tradition, animals are slaughtered in the most humane way possible. As opposed to nonkosher slaughter houses that use sledgehammers to kill livestock, the kosher way of slaughter is to simply prick the jugular. The animal feels almost no pain, and simply falls asleep, as opposed to the violent death they experience in other places. The kosher means of slaughter is the cleanest, the most humane, the most gentle, and the most compassionate way of preparing an animal for human consumption.

One other tradition from Jewish law regarding animals is that if you have a pet or own flocks or herds, you should feed your animals before you feed yourself.

[apothanein kerdos]

I would also add that I think we should also be more compassionate to animals that we use for food. In the Jewish Kashrut tradition, animals are slaughtered in the most humane way possible. As opposed to nonkosher slaughter houses that use sledgehammers to kill livestock, the kosher way of slaughter is to simply prick the jugular. The animal feels almost no pain, and simply falls asleep, as opposed to the violent death they experience in other places. The kosher means of slaughter is the cleanest, the most humane, the most gentle, and the most compassionate way of preparing an animal for human consumption.

One other tradition from Jewish law regarding animals is that if you have a pet or own flocks or herds, you should feed your animals before you feed yourself.

Probably because they still recognize this world as belonging to God, and it still being His creation.

[Emily~Anne]

Well this is certainly is an encouragement to hear of so many brothers and sisters in Christ who also feel that although God did create us above animals, they should still be treated humanely. Thank you for -->

[Leonard]

I think my dogs are descended from people somewhere along the line! The little dears really act like (spoiled but affectionate) children!

[Candi770]

Let's pray they were only joking, some people like to be silly=lets hope they weren't being truthfull.

But this type of joking is innappropiate! It should not be allowed.

I totally agree.