Oh Great! ALL the "Donation to Roxyluvsme13" threads have been DELETED!

[caseysmom]

I did not mean your were trying to have animal control rehome the pets the and was connecting 2 separate thoughts.

[Catty1]

I did not mean your were trying to have animal control rehome the pets the and was connecting 2 separate thoughts.

Okay. NP.

Can we go back to being civil, even if not friendly?

I suppose...it bears thinking about...because the family pets that have no choice or say in what happens - I think that is one reason this thread roils with emotion. The family's actions are reprehensible and tragic...but the situation of the helpless pets even more.

[Edwina's Secretary]

1. First, for those who think I was calling Animal Control to seize the pets, go back and read the ENTIRE CONTENTS of #104. I think I state pretty clearly that I was NOT giving them the address, even if I had it. ES and caseysmom, I assume English IS your first language?

Even prior to that, I did shudder when Bri blatantly posted about asking for money again. Ugh. Not cool.

3. I cannot believe that anyone would think I was serious about calling child welfare - Bri could do that herself, if she wanted to. As I said in the post following, I was "grasping at a wet straw." I was just wishing something could be done about the situation.

Heavens...

English is my first language. Rudeness and busybodiness is not.

You sent me a pm soliciting contributing to this situation. I did not contribute.

Then I see you suggest contacting child welfare (I have NO idea what a wet straw is)....and then you contact animal welfare IN HER TOWN. Not exactly your backyard. And you "outline the situation to them."

I thought it out of line when I read it and I think it out of line now.

[Catty1]

Well, nobody else was doing anything to perhaps create a solution. If they were, please let me know - I may have missed a post.

"Grasping at straws" is a common expression regarding thinking of weak ideas to solve a certain situation. I used "wet" to indicate limp and even more useless than the regular straws regarding calling child welfare. In that post, I did not mention calling them myself; I wrote "Family Services" and mentioned Bri's name. There are people who know her much better than I do, and that would have been for them to consider, not me. Again, I did not intend to call them, and I do apologize if that was construed from my post.

You did not contribute and that was your right. A request is not an order. I am very aware of that.

I was in touch with the shelter before to get information on applying for Gizzie's spay, so it's not like this was out of the blue. I got advice, passed on some of the information, and did not act on the rest.

IMO - the internet has created a lot of global backyards. If I can get information quickly, and it may be of use, I will do that.

If in the process of organizing Gizzie's spay, NO ONE had ever heard of the Humane Society offering spay-neuter grants, I feel that was worth mentioning.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Perhaps Animal Control in Bri's city should be notified? Lack of proper care?

Wow...posts disappearing from a thread about disappearing threads....eerie isn't it?

Hope the one quoted above doesn't "disappear"....

[Catty1]

I deleted those two as they were being misinterpreted...I could have rewritten them, but I doubt they would have been re-read.

There were comments aplenty on them, so it's not like the content has disappeared.

They seem to get much more attention if they're deleted. They weren't important...if there's a way to put them back in, and Karen can tell me, I will. If I'm not washing my hair or patting the cat or some other urgent thing.

ES - JMO, but you seem to want to win this one. I offer to you a suggestion that someone offered to me many years ago: "You can be right, or you can be happy."

I wish I was sorry and felt like apologizing to you and grovelling in sheep manure for my deleted posts. But I don't.

Deal with it.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Sorry....I am right...and happy.

Deal with it.

[wombat2u2004]

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde

[Catty1]

Okay...you just didn't "sound" happy. Glad you are smiling now.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Okay...you just didn't "sound" happy. Glad you are smiling now.

Make no mistake about it. Exposing a liar makes me smile. You said...

Perhaps Animal Control in Bri's city should be notified? Lack of proper care?

and then you said....

First, for those who think I was calling Animal Control to seize the pets, go back and read the ENTIRE CONTENTS of #104.

Those are two contradictory statements.

That is very polite "english" on my part. I could be far more blunt. You see...it is my first language. And I understand it very well.

I don't know "Bri" from a hole in the ground. Could not care less.

But....as someone once said to me..."the truth will set you free..."

[ratdogg]

ok, the only reason I feel I should contribute is cause I have deleted posts and felt the wrath of some people as a result.....

I did notice that Catty1 deleted her posts. I really hope this thread doesn't focus on that. I also think Catty1 is being put on the defensive side for crossing the internet / real world line to do some research on solutions to roxyluvsme13's problem.

I think perhaps her actions were misunderstood. I think her response to the criticism about "rehoming" the pets further aggravated people. I think asking if english was a first language might have offended some people. Then it seems like she tried to make amends but not everyone was ready to accept.

Pre-emptive Plea:
I think it would be a mistake to let this thread focus on Catty1 and her deleted posts. Maybe its time for this thread to end? I think we've all agreed that generosity can be taken advantage of and caution should always be used. Also, just cause you donate money doesn't mean you have any say in how the recepient's other finances are handled.

[wombat2u2004]

Make no mistake about it. Exposing a liar makes me smile. You said...

and then you said....

Those are two contradictory statements.

That is very polite "english" on my part. I could be far more blunt. You see...it is my first language. And I understand it very well.

I don't know "Bri" from a hole in the ground. Could not care less.

But....as someone once said to me..."the truth will set you free..."

Whoaaaaaaa.....you're a nasty bit of work !!!!!
Whatever you're drinking ES.....then you should be watering it down.
Wom

[Catty1]

AC will only go to a person's house if the animals have not had their rabies shots. For no other reason.

After the first post, I read posts that a) said that someone had done this to Bri one time out of revenge, and that the animals would be PTS if they came out a second time, and b) finding out from the shelter themselves that they would only come out for reasons of rabies shots not being up-to-date.

Also found out about the Humane Society grants, but that's an aside.

The second post you quoted - both phrases end in question marks.

I don't know why you say I am lying when it seems clear that I acquired more information as this went along. Regarding a) and b) above - that certainly informed and mitigated any actions I took.

If I had known all this AHEAD of time, then lying might be an appropriate accusation. I just see no grounds for it here.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Whoaaaaaaa.....you're a nasty bit of work !!!!!
Whatever you're drinking ES.....then you should be watering it down.
Wom

Many are those who find the truth a nasty thing.....

[Edwina's Secretary]

AC will only go to a person's house if the animals have not had their rabies shots. For no other reason.

After the first post, I read posts that a) said that someone had done this to Bri one time out of revenge, and that the animals would be PTS if they came out a second time, and b) finding out from the shelter themselves that they would only come out for reasons of rabies shots not being up-to-date.

Also found out about the Humane Society grants, but that's an aside.

The second post you quoted - both phrases end in question marks.

I don't know why you say I am lying when it seems clear that I acquired more information as this went along. Regarding a) and b) above - that certainly informed and mitigated any actions I took.

If I had known all this AHEAD of time, then lying might be an appropriate accusation. I just see no grounds for it here.

How droll...how disingenuous.....what utter....

Not to worry...Wombat will ride to your rescue with a few ad hominen attacks on me....

Some originality please Wombat! "A nasty bit of work" where I come from is someone who calls the authorities and rats someone out with NO solid reason...except some internet babble and a bruised ego.