tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post8413266706491075277..comments2024-02-16T21:23:06.989-05:00Comments on ksquest: Unkindkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-24661414321737299182007-04-08T02:48:00.000-04:002007-04-08T02:48:00.000-04:00Hello K! This is my first visit to your fine blog....Hello K! This is my first visit to your fine blog. I'm heartbroken about the unnecessary and ridiculous suffering the possum endured. Disgusting, appalling.Cat is my co-pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015496023653981581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-34058550501305692822007-03-24T18:56:00.000-04:002007-03-24T18:56:00.000-04:00Last Tuesday, I called the Humane Society Wildlife...Last Tuesday, I called the Humane Society Wildlife Hospital to check on it. They told me the possum didn't make it.<BR/><BR/>I never thought it could. It was beaten so very badly, it seemed clear to me its injuries were not survivable.<BR/><BR/>At least they put it down humanely. And I hope, somewhere in its extremis, the animal understood that <I>these</I> humans were here to try to help it.<BR/><BR/>Cindi, I'm less surprised about that beaver's behavior than the cops were. I spend a lot of time in intimate contact with all kinds of wildlife. Sometimes, somehow, they just know. But boy would I have loved to see that! What a wonderful story.<BR/><BR/>And God above, I needed a happy ending just now. Thank you, Cindi. That made me feel much better.<BR/><BR/>granny j, I never thought of a creek! How perfectly sensible. When I used to ride in the desert, the dry washes were a great way to get around. <BR/><BR/>Especially if you were really, really sure there was no flash flood on the way...heh!<BR/><BR/>miss assassin, when this whole ordeal went down, there were a lot of people I was thinking about. A lot of my readers, mostly; and my family and Walter. You were filling my mind because I knew you would understand this so well: you were the one who explained to me that in your religion, animals too have souls. I've never forgotten that. I tried to let this one know it was loved and would be better soon, even if death was the only way to get there.<BR/><BR/>Of course I don't know how much got through to it. But I tried. I tried.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-10041219079416558432007-03-23T11:41:00.000-04:002007-03-23T11:41:00.000-04:00So sad, and so true. I feel your anger and your s...So sad, and so true. I feel your anger and your sorrow, and I don't understand this brutal need to kill every creature in sight. This brought tears to my eyes, for the possum, for your caring so much. Again, why I love you.Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-49535360019069166302007-03-21T14:32:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:32:00.000-04:00Hah -- I bet there was a creek & the beaver just c...Hah -- I bet there was a creek & the beaver just came down the water course. In our town of pop. 30,000+, javelina wander into the downtown area via the creekbeds.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-83961137261413206762007-03-21T07:08:00.000-04:002007-03-21T07:08:00.000-04:00That poor little possum! I wonder if it survived?...That poor little possum! I wonder if it survived?<BR/><BR/>Recently while at work one of our local cops came in and was "shooting the bull" with me when he came in to pay on his hospital bill. He told me that earlier that night a beaver had appeared on the main street through town and a car hit it. It was still alive and moving erratically all over the street. Animal control was called in and they brought one of those large port-a-pet cages. The beaver had ended up near a storage building by the pizza place and he and the other bystanders were absolutely amazed to watch the female animal control officer softly talk to the beaver. She had the door open on the cage and just kept talking gently to the beaver. Hard to believe but without even touching the beaver, the beaver just slowly walked right into the cage! The cop told me that if he hadn't seen that happen with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. He said they were going to take it to a local wildlife sanctuary where it would be nursed back to good health and released back into the wild. He didn't know how it managed to end up in the middle of town.Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144735115800668574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-63098480723795668072007-03-20T23:36:00.000-04:002007-03-20T23:36:00.000-04:00Exactly right, kenny. Death is part of life, and ...Exactly right, kenny. Death is part of life, and so is killing. But this way? No. It's just wrong.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-32699709470446772262007-03-18T20:25:00.000-04:002007-03-18T20:25:00.000-04:00I have killed my fair share of animals, But I hav...I have killed my fair share of animals, But I have never been done anything like that. That is just wrong.Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074423121095838162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-37768167306159018602007-03-18T08:24:00.000-04:002007-03-18T08:24:00.000-04:00Granny J, those javelinas can be major pests indee...Granny J, those javelinas can be major pests indeed. When I read on your blog about them eating up some of the carefully planted garden bits I get sympathy pains. I can see why you're thinking, Fence. Fertilize nothwithstanding!<BR/><BR/>Caged in a high-rise. Yes.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Jean. It was awful.<BR/><BR/>Kirsten, thank you. So far he's doing well. He's not too tired, I think, even though he was driving his big truck through this huge snowstorm in our Northeast - Massachusets, New York State, places like that.<BR/><BR/>Me, I'm sort of lazing around until my doctor appointment on Thursday.<BR/><BR/>And how did you guess I'm part Irish? :-O !!!khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-7877478909377591482007-03-18T05:22:00.000-04:002007-03-18T05:22:00.000-04:00Have a nice St. patrick's Day.I hope everything co...Have a nice St. patrick's Day.<BR/>I hope everything continue to go the correct way with Walter.<BR/>Take care, both of you.Kirsten N. Namskauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110807096491484051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-88017477568934881192007-03-17T14:46:00.000-04:002007-03-17T14:46:00.000-04:00While it won't stop possums(we don't have them up ...While it won't stop possums(we don't have them up here in the mountains), fencing is on my mind these days. The javelina who have a major trail through my small property are leaving their spoor behind and when there's moisture, it really stinks! Since they are primarily eaters of vegetation, I suppose that it's suitable for fertilize, as they called it in Jax.<BR/><BR/>But you're right -- anyone who considers a possum, especially a young one, a major pest is a fool and should be caged in a hi-rise.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-28921856100648015662007-03-17T13:41:00.000-04:002007-03-17T13:41:00.000-04:00Pests in what way, guyk?Pests in what way, guyk?khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-85267925871510346562007-03-17T09:39:00.000-04:002007-03-17T09:39:00.000-04:00I agree..possums can be pests but if you are gonna...I agree..possums can be pests but if you are gonna kill it make it a clean kill. Besides, beating one like that makes the meat all bloody and it will not be fit to eat..GUYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365709988592687239noreply@blogger.com