Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: RE: cats: the real extreme position

[Robert Heinich (rheinich]

Well companionship may be one reason.

The folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) would agree
with you that animals are not ours to own.  However, many of them have
companion nonhuman animals who share their lives.

My cats, Larry&Simon, may not be very practical but they are very good at
being cats.   While I enjoy the kids in the neighborhood, I enjoy the quiet
solitude I have with the cats.  There have been many times when I did not
feel motivated to leave the house but I did so because the cats needed
food, litter, ...

So, do animals need to have a job (i.e. guide dogs and other assist
animals) in order to exists?

Robert Heinich
Eno Common
Durham, NC
where Larry&Simon watch the goings on in the neighborhood through the
screened windows.

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