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35. My mom rescued a maltese from the dog shelter last summer

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 12:58 PM

Feb 2013

so beautiful, kind, loving and harmless...

Even now when I consider the fact that her previous owner just left her out on the street to fend for herself makes my blood pressure skyrocket...(the dog was never the type to ever run away)...

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Exotic birds abandoned, left to die in Grandview home rescued [View all] pstokely Feb 2013 OP

Some people are absolutely frightening creatures. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #1

The absolute most frightening. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #4

+100 Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #5

My cat loves to lie by my arm while I use the PC, is constantly with me and is RKP5637 Feb 2013 #8

I have a cat to my right and a little dog to my left as I watch Rachel on the sofa. onehandle Feb 2013 #12

My cockatiel JEB Feb 2013 #17

Too funny! Sometimes my cat thinks moving the mouse is a game and I push around the mouse RKP5637 Feb 2013 #20

My mom rescued a maltese from the dog shelter last summer Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #35

Maltese are wonderful dogs. We've had 3 of them. They are kind, loving and loyal, just RKP5637 Feb 2013 #37

A true measure of humanity.... airplaneman Feb 2013 #11

My pets to me are humans, I don't even think of them as pets, we just look a RKP5637 Feb 2013 #13

Having a degree in Biochemistry I have long believed we share a kinship with other animals airplaneman Feb 2013 #15

I often wish sooo much my cat would live as long as me. He will be extremely missed RKP5637 Feb 2013 #16

what a cool vet! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #27

A degree in biochem?? You poor thing. How long did it kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #18

That was 40 years ago airplaneman Feb 2013 #25

Sounds like me. A veterinary degree plus a strong sense of kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #26

I thought physical chemistry was the most challenging class in my junior year. airplaneman Feb 2013 #39

THANK GOD I didn't have to take PChem!!!! If I had, i could have got a minor in Chem. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #41

PChem is the hardest... Thor_MN Feb 2013 #42

Mrs. Rat is a biochem major, biology minor. She's a programmer now! mikeytherat Feb 2013 #33

A good thread would be what was your college major and what was your profession. n/t. airplaneman Feb 2013 #40

well said........n/t dhill926 Feb 2013 #14

I very often do not understand people Skittles Feb 2013 #23

This should sure reinforce her decision that she did the RKP5637 Feb 2013 #24

Damn! I love birds more than any other animals. Whoever did this deserves prison time. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #2

beautiful bird Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #6

Beautiful bird... TheProgressive Feb 2013 #7

Our Eclectus never stops amazing us. Google - Riley eclectus L0oniX Feb 2013 #22

awesome hibbing Feb 2013 #29

Lock up the ex-husband for six months without any food or water MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #3

+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #9

With a daily bird pecking too!!! alp227 Feb 2013 #19

Yes! 840high Feb 2013 #31

An old girlfriend had a parrot. It was a horrible, nasty, mean creature. onehandle Feb 2013 #10

OMG that is terrible! truegrit44 Feb 2013 #21

What a pretty bird Politicalboi Feb 2013 #28

I tend to agree with you and truegrit44 Feb 2013 #38

pretty bird mikeysnot Feb 2013 #36

"Compassion for animals Frosty1 Feb 2013 #30

This dude is a real Helen Reddy Feb 2013 #32

What the hell is wrong with people. I just don't get this. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #34

For fuck sakes yes! People are disgusting. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #43