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    November 16th, 2006

    Teekah?"This is my brand new kitten… Teekah? We are looking at names but this is the front runner so far. She is a Seal Point Burmese. She is the sweetest kitten I have ever met. She follows me around the house like a puppy. When petted she tips over and purrrrrrs. Wow, what fun!

    Posted by The Kittenmaster at 3.07 pm |

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    [+] Comment by Jersey Girl [p]
    2006-11-16 07:11:11

    She’s lovable! I hope she has a good life — she will, since you obviously love her.

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    [+] Comment by amie [p]
    2006-11-16 19:33:44

    she looks just like my kitty blue and her two kittens that she just had, but i havent named them yet, just little blue 1 & 2

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    [+] Comment by rudolf [p]
    2006-12-08 22:50:13

    If you ever wanted a cat sitter, let me know!!! (But I live in London, so heaven only knows how far away I would be!)

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    [+] Comment by Tina [p]
    2006-11-16 07:13:27

    Teekah is a very cute name. She looks so soft and sweet.

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    [+] Comment by Brandi Lee [p]
    2006-11-16 07:17:09

    What a sweethart !!! cuddly Fuzz is best :)

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    [+] Comment by Fred from Madison NJ [p]
    2006-11-16 07:17:40

    Awww. She looks to be a little ball of fun! Teekah is a very nice name for her too!

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    [+] Comment by SKEETERSMAMA [p]
    2006-11-16 13:55:32

    Teekah is a good name. I had a Siamese (seal point) who went by the name of Mekah!

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    [+] Comment by Esther [p]
    2006-11-16 07:18:14

    omg the PAWS!!!

    oversized FUZZ

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    [+] Comment by Holly [p]
    2006-11-16 07:19:09

    Oh! Oh my heart! What a sweet angel face! Lil soft baby kitten. I wish i had one just like her right now at work. Cold rainy day in Michigan, i need a snuggly soft kitten.

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    [+] Comment by Briar [p]
    2006-11-16 10:53:47

    Heeeeey. . .I’m from Michigan too! Been living in New England since 1977 though. Dank rainy day in Massachusetts today but not particularly cold. Funny weather this fall. No matter; I have my four fur babies for consolation.

    I had three major revelations when I left Michigan. 1) Mountains! 2) Ocean! 3) The rest of the country has never heard of Vernors.

    I miss Vernors.

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 11:01:26

    I was born and raised in Michigan! I lived in Southfield until I was 21. Actually, most markets in the Tampa area carry Vernor’s—the BEST ginger ale ever!

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    [+] Comment by Jeanette [p]
    2006-11-16 17:05:47

    What on Earth is a Vernor? (I’m from Long Island, NY)

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    [+] Comment by Daigoro in Houston, Tex. [p]
    2006-11-18 11:49:14

    what a darling kitty! most big grocery stores in houston sell vernor’s. i was in college in n.j. when i first tried it, and loved it of course!

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    [+] Comment by Lisa [p]
    2006-11-16 11:41:54

    I’m a Texan living in Michigan and I love it, I’ll never go back! (But I still prefer Dr. Pepper to Vernors.)

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    [+] Comment by ceejoe [p]
    2006-11-17 18:34:50

    I haved lived in MI my whole life and I hate Vernors. I grew up in the southwest corner and never had it till highschool, when I was in the hospital and the nurses tried to give me some iron supplements mixed into Vernors. Ptewi! I’m sure it was the iron that tasted nasty, but I will always remember it as not liking Vernors!

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    [+] Comment by Christine [p]
    2006-11-16 16:51:21

    This kitten is the cuteset!

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    [+] Comment by Tony James [p]
    2006-11-16 07:31:45

    Consensus at Casa James is that a good name would be Da Floof! (got to keep the exclamation point, though). Or possibly Weeble on account of the falling-over thing.

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    [+] Comment by HV in HMB, CA [p]
    2006-11-16 07:38:26

    Oh… so cute!! I love the falling over for pets….

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    [+] Comment by Loretta [p]
    2006-11-16 07:38:55

    I love the name Teekah! Oh! She’s beautiful!!!!!!!! You are so lucky to have such an adorable kitten!!! She somehow reminds me of Belle, From Beauty and the Beast though! Teekah is a good name! Keep it!

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    [+] Comment by Karin from SF, CA [p]
    2006-11-16 07:40:51

    Awww! Major cuteness Fuzz! Tip over and purrs sound so adorable. Lots of kisses to that cutie! The paws are big too. I hear Burmese kitties are very affectionate and protective of their “parents”. You are very lucky to have her. Wobbles is a good name for the tipping.

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    [+] Comment by Kel [p]
    2006-11-16 07:44:39

    awww what a cutie!! she has such a cute Purrrrsonality!!

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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]
    2006-11-16 07:50:39

    Pointed kitties rule! She is beautiful. Love those Meezers and cousins!!
    You will get years of devotion from this little lover (who probably will not stay so little). Don’t worry, having conversations with her is perfectly normal. Be ready for the advice she will undoubtedly give. Most of which will come with a snuggle.

    BTW–here’s your weird news for today

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    [+] Comment by Meezerzmummerz in WA [p]
    2006-11-16 09:25:10

    The name “MeezerMama” is intriguing since my ID is “Meezerzmummerz”. (Daughter’s nickname is “Meezer”.) We also are the staff of 8 rescued adult shed machines in cat suits. If 8 were not the limit per the county laws, we would probably go forth and get our own little fuzz ball baby. She’s a keeper!

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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]
    2006-11-16 10:27:56

    What can I say, I love my Meezer babies. My first cat was an apple head or classic. He was awesome. Now I have a Tonkinese and a tabby point.
    Teekah is a real doll

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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]
    2006-11-16 07:51:05

    http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1756&e=2&u=/061116/ids_photos_wl/r1391296501.jpg

    Sorry, the link didn’t show up the first time

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    [+] Comment by Fred from Madison NJ [p]
    2006-11-16 08:15:39

    Huh? What? Impossible! No way! I’m confused.

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    [+] Comment by Rosie in SA [p]
    2006-11-16 08:24:44

    No way, genetically imposible! If it were it would be happening all the time. What would make a cat mate with a dog? Once again - no way I believe that. I think she found the pups and instictively wanted to raise them. That HAS happened before.

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 08:36:31

    What a cuckoo story. It’s reminds me of a National Enquirer article.

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    [+] Comment by Susan in GA [p]
    2006-11-16 08:43:07

    Hi Dee,

    I don’t know if you saw the answer to your question about Chester yesterday. He is living in FL and was in the hospital for awhile again but is out now. He still needs lots of prayers so if you and anyone else out there please add him to your prayer list. I figure the more prayers the better God will get tired of us bugging him and grant them!!!

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 08:45:37

    Thanks so much for the update, Susan. I miss him.

     
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    [+] Comment by Meezerzmummerz in WA [p]
    2006-11-16 09:27:13

    No self-respecting cat would do such a thing. Brazilian 18-year-old hoax.

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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]
    2006-11-16 10:30:10

    I agree with all of you. I think this has to be a hoax or a misunderstanding.

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    [+] Comment by Chuck in Colorado, dad of Penny, Gir, CC and Kuja [p]
    2006-11-16 07:52:06

    She’s just great! I like Teekah.
    “scrach my bellie please!!”

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    [+] Comment by Susan in GA [p]
    2006-11-16 08:44:49

    Okay what is your address?

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    [+] Comment by Murf [p]
    2006-11-16 08:09:04

    Cat tipping!! What fun. :)

    I love pointed kitters, and this one I could snoogle all day.

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    [+] Comment by Tarah [p]
    2006-11-16 08:25:35

    Teekah is a purrrfect name for her. And yuo can see how teeny she is with that person’s hand in teh pic. She is adorable! I want one just like her…including the falling over when she gets petted.

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    [+] Comment by Rosie in SA [p]
    2006-11-16 08:31:31

    What a beautiful baby! I love points too. I had a stray that had red points-named him Rusty, ’cause he looked like he was left out in the rain. Your name is much more imaginative but don’t rush it. I take my time nameing my cats. I condition them to come to a specific sound, like kissy noises or psssspsssss. It took me about two months to name my Bug- it just suited him.

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    [+] Comment by Renee [p]
    2006-11-16 08:37:42

    What a darling baby. And that falling over thing is really funny because I have a darling long-haired tabby that constantly falls over at my feet. One caveat, however, is that it’s very easy to step on them or fall over them when they do that. I constantly have to watch her because I’m afraid she’ll do it when I don’t expect it.

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    [+] Comment by Sara Berry [p]
    2006-11-16 08:42:45

    Oh, she’s so precious!!! I could just eat her up!!! I love her little face and eyes… How beautiful!!

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    [+] Comment by Arcalian [p]
    2006-11-16 08:44:29

    “Put em up!” FUZZ

    “What’s my name?” FUZZ

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    [+] Comment by Mushcat [p]
    2006-11-16 08:44:37

    I just want to snuggle her.

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    [+] Comment by Andi [p]
    2006-11-16 08:49:04

    My oldest cat constantly falls over at my feet. It’s his “pet me” signal.

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    [+] Comment by Evangeline from Montreal Canada [p]
    2006-11-16 08:49:17

    What an absolute sweetie! Love the tipping over and purring! My ginger fuzzbutt did the falling over thing but now that he is all of a year he doesn’t do it as much. Sometimes he will flop down beside me and wrap his paws around my arm when he wants to sleep..:))

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    [+] Comment by Nicolletta [p]
    2006-11-16 08:51:10

    TEH FLUFF!!

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    [+] Comment by kathy [p]
    2006-11-16 09:00:49

    would you just look at that little furrball!!! those eyes, those little paws…..ahhhhhh

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 09:02:58

    Does anyone read the comic strip “Mutts”? It’s very sweet. Here is a sample—(you can subscribe to it on-line)
    http://muttscomics.com/art/dailyarchive.asp?month=11&date=2&year=2006

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    [+] Comment by Teresa from CA [p]
    2006-11-16 10:31:26

    I just love Mutts! It’s such a great comic. I have to get my daily Mutts fix just like my daily TDK fix. Guess we are just a bunch of addicts. Ha ha!

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    [+] Comment by Rosie in SA [p]
    2006-11-16 12:35:11

    I’m a Mutts fan too! I wanted to dress my Bug up as the Amazing Mooch for Halloween. I knew however he would not stand for such a thing.

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 09:08:58

    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
    -Dr. Seuss

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    [+] Comment by HV in HMB, CA [p]
    2006-11-16 09:17:20

    I love that! It is going up on the cube wall.

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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]
    2006-11-16 10:32:01

    That’s my sig line for my email. I love that quote

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    [+] Comment by Rosie in SA [p]
    2006-11-16 12:36:46

    I always said that life was too short not to make every moment as fun as you can. Anyone who has a problem with that just means, I’m having fun and they have a problem.

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    [+] Comment by Aubrey in L.A. [p]
    2006-11-16 09:16:21

    Seal Point? Makes sense! Those are the cutest ‘kitty-flippers’ I’ve ever seen!

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 09:19:00

    *********************************************************
    The following article has nothing to do with animals, but it is so heartwarming and inspirational, I had to share it with my cyber-family. (Warning: may produce tears!)

    ‘All the Quarters in the World’
    A grandmother’s love gives a severely burned child the will to heal.
    By Melodie Lynn Tilander

    It was October 1962, and we just experienced in the Northwest what would later be called, “The Columbus Day Storm.” A severe ice storm with pounding winds damaged homes and trees alike. The area was a mess. The wind was finally silent but still freezing in the air. We had no power, which meant no heat, and our house was ice cold with its bare wood floors.

    I huddled in my new cotton nightgown next to my brothers and sisters while we waited for Dad to light a fire in the fireplace. He added extra wood to help the house heat quickly. As he walked away from the hearth, we all ran to find our place standing directly in front of the crackling fire to get warm as quickly as possible.
    I had just finished warming my front side, stretching out my hands to feel how hot the fire had become, then turned to warm by backside. Standing there in comfort, I relaxed for the first time on that cold morning. Shutting my eyes basking in contentment of the fire, I was abruptly brought back to reality. In only a second, one singular spark flying from the fireplace caught my nightgown. Flames instantly ignited the cotton and the smell of my flesh burning singed the air.

    At the hospital my mom was told I had third degree burns and extensive deep tissue damage on the backside of my left leg. After months of treatment and daily bandage changes that were the most painful thing I had ever endured, the doctor grafted skin off my bottom to my left leg. Due to the severity and depth of the burn he predicted, “Melodie will likely have a stiff leg after her skin graft heals. At the very best, she’ll walk with a limp.” My mother cried.

    Oh, the agony of healing. Any movement brought tremendous pain and walking was out of the question. My pain threshold could not bear it. I lay on the couch day after day trying not to disturb my throbbing leg. Any movement was torture, so I became an expert at laying still.

    My grandma lived in town and drove daily to our house in the country to visit me, then back every night, never missing a day. My Grandmother was poor- based on government tallies of incomes, actually extremely poor, I later learned. Yet she afforded the gas to come to be with me everyday.

    Grandma never accepted the thought of me walking with a limp or a stiff leg. She was diligent in her faith and encouraged me daily, coaxing me to move it. I loved her so much that I wanted to please her. I would move my leg with tears in my eyes, barely handling the pain. Day after day she came. Then came a day when the pain was too great to bear, even to please Grandma. I didn’t want to try to walk any more, period. It just hurt too much. I just stopped trying.

    One day after my long siege of, “No, I am not going to try any more,” Grandma came with all kinds of quarters. I don’t mean a few. I don’t mean a handful. I mean a bunch of quarters that filled up her lap. A quarter in 1962 was a lot of money to a child. Penny candy existed back then. She wore a housedress, or what she called a “moo-moo,” and placed all those shiny quarters right there on her lap next to me. Lying on the couch I could see them. I had never seen that amount of money ever. It made me excited. She said, “If you stand up I will give you a quarter.” I wanted a quarter, so, disregarding the pain I stood up. Grandma smiled so big and placed a shiny new quarter in the palm of my hand. I quickly sat down, the pain throbbing in my leg. She looked right into my eyes and said, “There’s more where that came from. Do it again, honey, stand up.”

    I did it again and she repeated the reward - another shiny quarter in my hand. This went on day after day for months with Grandma. She was faithful and so determined I would not have a stiff leg and would walk without a limp. One day I asked her, “What if you run out of quarters, Grandma?”

    She said, “Don’t worry about Grandma running out of quarters honey. I got all the quarters in the world for you.”

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    [+] Comment by TJ [p]
    2006-11-16 09:30:30

    TEEKAH IS A PURRFECT NAME FOR HER… IT MAKES HER ALL THE MORE SPECIAL AS IT IS SO UNIQUE. SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL KITTY REMINDS ME OF MY Burmese GIZMO (DUE THE EARS).

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    [+] Comment by ppearson in KY [p]
    2006-11-16 09:33:03

    Such a sweet face and such beautiful blue eyes! i just want to kiss her little nose and paws and blow raspberries on her fluffy little belly. I am a sucker for pointed cats! Teekah is a great name. Very musical when you say it outloud and fun fun when you sat it fast over and over.

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    [+] Comment by Evangeline from Montreal Canada [p]
    2006-11-16 09:46:54

    You are right ppearson! I said TEEKAH fast and over and over…ended up laughing outloud and now I have 3 fuzzbutts staring at their crazy mommy! Thank for the lol :))

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 09:49:16

    Teekah reminds me of a baby panda. Her coloring completely matches the carpet/rug!

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    [+] Comment by Jean [p]
    2006-11-16 09:56:38

    She is beautiful and I like that name also… it suits her! Hoping you have a wonderful life together!!!

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    [+] Comment by Theresa-Cat's Momma-in NC [p]
    2006-11-16 09:57:03

    What a beautiful fur-baby. I’m sure she’ll be a love also when older. Love those paws and eyes.

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    [+] Comment by caroline [p]
    2006-11-16 09:57:30

    Such a pretty little kitty! She looks so cuddly and soft… Teekah is a nice name! :)

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    [+] Comment by kat [p]
    2006-11-16 10:16:20

    Teekah is a good name, and she is an adorable kitten. She looks so cuddly and cute!

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 10:54:33

    House Judiciary Chairman Blocks Bill Against Animal Fighting!!
    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2652909&page=1

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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]
    2006-11-16 11:09:45

    This is outrageous. I hope the bill comes back up. Anything to stop animal cruelty that can be done, should be done.

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    [+] Comment by ppearson in KY [p]
    2006-11-16 11:16:53

    I am just absolutely sick that this man had the power to help fight animal cruelty and chose to not take action. He has a website everyone should email him and let him know that he made the incorrect decision. James Sensenbrenner to me now represents the worst kind of politician and should be voted out of office.

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    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 11:20:39

    ppearson—where did you find his email address? I did not notice it. I would LOVE to email him.

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    [+] Comment by ppearson in KY [p]
    2006-11-16 13:07:14

    The cruel so an so’s email is sensenbrenner@mail.house.gov
    Everyone on this community should let him know of their disappointment (politely) and pass his email address along to EVERYONE and every organization they know that cares about the wellbeing of animals. Dogs should be our friends and companions not brutal entertainment, roosters are for making eggs and chicks not for gambling and don’t forget that many of these sick B——s use kittens and cats to train these animals to be so brutal and bloodthirsty.

    [+] Comment by ppearson in KY [p]
    2006-11-16 13:11:17

    The good representative from Wisconsin that began the animal cruelty bill is Representative Mark Green. mark.green@mail.house.gov. Please email him praise and support so that he will have the courage to re-introduce the bill during the next congressional session when Sensenbrenner is no long in a position of power.

     
    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 13:17:40

    Thanks for the address, ppearson. You know, James Sensenbrenner probably believes that “they are just animals”, but he is making an egregious error in not taking into account that almost all of these animal fighting rings are also drug rings, and the associated crimes that go along with that. It seems he has little regard for people, as well.

     
    [+] Comment by Dee from Tampa [p]
    2006-11-16 14:38:06

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    MORE INFO!!!!

    Animal fighters involved in the extremely brutal underground industry of dogfighting and cockfighting often make thousands of dollars in a single night.

    And thousands of animals in the United States today suffer and die for their profit.
    But when they illegally ship animals for fighting across state lines, a misdemeanor — essentially a slap on the wrist — is the only penalty they will possibly face.

    The law must change, and it must change soon, and the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act (H.R. 817) would make trafficking in fighting animals a felony, with much stiffer penalties. The bill would also make it a crime to move cockfighting implements in interstate or foreign commerce.

    And it’s now down to the wire for this much needed legislation, which passed the Senate unanimously but has been inexplicably bottled up in the House Judiciary Committee by Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI).

    If you care about stopping the rampant animal abuse still occurring in this country, please contact House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), and urge him to bring this critical legislation, H.R. 817, to the House floor for an immediate vote.

    This bill is supported by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the National Sheriffs’ Association, numerous humane societies, and more than 400 state and local law enforcement agencies across America.

    It’s also co-sponsored by three quarters of the entire House, making the delay unconscionable.

    It truly is time for the U.S. House of Representatives to help end rampant animal abuse in America - forever.

    Congressman Boehner’s contact information is listed below:
    http://johnboehner.house.gov/contact.asp

     
    [+] Comment by Julie B. [p]
    2006-11-16 14:53:19

    I have written letters, contributed to PETA and also
    read some horrific stories on their website about the
    abuse of animals. It brings me much sadness, I have prayed everynight for the helpless animals who suffer needlessly because of the sick people who hurt them.
    Thank Goodness for all of the kind hearted lovers of God’s creatures who bring us joy and unconditional love in our hearts each day. I fostered cats and adopted my kitty named Ashley. She is a sweet, gray furball who is the apple of my eye. She is so spoiled and sleeps on all my fancy pillows curled up in my bed each night!

     
     
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    [+] Comment by MeezerMama [p]