# Starving Kitten: AKA...What the Hell Is Wrong With People? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 21, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457 "2010-07-21T13:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/41 "2010-07-22T18:46:33Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > To the OP. Go get kitten, take it to a shelter. Even if it’s euthanized, it’s better than starving to death or some of the other suggestions. And while you’re at it, think about disassociating yourself from someone who threatens to feed kittens to the dogs. She’s a vile piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/42 "2010-07-22T19:02:33Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > And while you’re at it, think about disassociating yourself from someone who threatens to feed kittens to the dogs. She’s a vile piece of shit. Also, this. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/43 "2010-07-22T19:03:41Z")
What, now you’re advocating starving dogs? Hypocrites. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/44 "2010-07-22T19:14:50Z")
I like cats. Dogs, on the other hand, slobber and shit and stink. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/45 "2010-07-22T19:30:05Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > I like cats. Dogs, on the other hand, slobber and shit and stink. Obviously you’ve never met my cat, 'cus he does all these things too. Sometimes he’ll actually wake me up for kitty snacks by drooling on my face. It’s charming. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/46 "2010-07-22T19:34:15Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > And while you’re at it, think about disassociating yourself from someone who threatens to feed kittens to the dogs. She’s a vile piece of shit. Why? Dogs have to eat or they’ll starve. Can you come up with a reason why this kitten should be kept alive? And if not, why can’t she use the body for something useful? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/47 "2010-07-22T19:43:34Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Why? Dogs have to eat or they’ll starve. Can you come up with a reason why this kitten should be kept alive? And if not, why can’t she use the body for something useful? Can you come up with a reason why you should be kept alive? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/48 "2010-07-22T20:41:01Z")
I feed myself, how’s that? I work and don’t hang around other people’s yards begging for scraps. I’d say that’s enough reason. Seriously, I didn’t catch that it was a stray kitten. Someone else’s problem - I’m more concerned about the birds, anyway. Not everyone cares about cats, especially ones that come in your yard unwanted and shit everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/49 "2010-07-22T20:44:10Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I feed myself, how’s that? I work and don’t hang around other people’s yards begging for scraps. I’d say that’s enough reason. Then you don’t need to be kept alive, do you? You’re taking care of that yourself. If you weren’t able to fend for yourself, would throwing you to the dogs for their dinner be a reasonable action? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/50 "2010-07-22T21:15:20Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Obviously you’ve never met my cat, 'cus he does all these things too. Okay, I \*have \*been drooled on by one of my boyfriend’s cats. (Sometimes she gets really into it when you pet her.) But that’s not remotely comparable to constantly trying to lick any exposed bit of skin you can find, especially my face, with a big slobbery tongue. Also, yes, cats shit, but you don’t need to let them outside for them to do it, nor do you have to pick up big stinking globs of shit. And I’ve never met a cat who had anything approaching the funk most dogs do on a regular basis. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/51 "2010-07-22T21:21:51Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Okay, I \*have \*been drooled on by one of my boyfriend’s cats. (Sometimes she gets really into it when you pet her.) But that’s not remotely comparable to constantly trying to lick any exposed bit of skin you can find, especially my face, with a big slobbery tongue. > > Also, yes, cats shit, but you don’t need to let them outside for them to do it, nor do you have to pick up big stinking globs of shit. > > And I’ve never met a cat who had anything approaching the funk most dogs do on a regular basis. You have obviously also not meant my cats. Both lick anything they can get their tongues on, and one has… litterbox issues. Fortunately confined to the basement, but there is still a lot of kitty poop to pick up. I’ll admit that they don’t really smell, but their breath sure does. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/52 "2010-07-22T21:22:51Z")
Okay, in what universe do dogs actually eat cats, outside of Tom and Jerry cartoons? From the way people are talking, throwing kittens to dogs to get eaten is something that happens on a regular basis. I’ve never heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/53 "2010-07-22T21:43:59Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Both lick anything they can get their tongues on, Being licked by a small, raspy tongue is not the same as being licked by a big, slimy tongue. > [@](#): > > and one has… litterbox issues. Fortunately confined to the basement, but there is still a lot of kitty poop to pick up. Get a better litterbox? [This is what my boyfriend uses.](http://www.amazon.com/Clevercat-Top-Entry-Litter-Box/dp/B0002ZS20I) Unless you mean the cat’s just pooping outside the box, period, instead of scattering it after depositing it in the box. (Isn’t that something you could train it out of? Also, \*very \*not typical of cats–at least not healthy ones.) ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/54 "2010-07-22T22:26:44Z")
This is recent, and is the result of some sort of health issue that is the subject of ongoing investigation (which reminds me that I need to schedule an appointment for her). We don’t know whether it’s physical or behavioral at this point. We know she has behavioral urination issues, but the weird thing is, when she’s not having an episode she’ll usually pee in the box. She just won’t poop in it. Anyway, that’s entirely unrelated to the thread, and way too serious for my purposes. Back to smart-assery. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/55 "2010-07-22T22:57:30Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Even if your animals are all kept indoors, all it takes is \*one \*escape at the right time for them to either impregnate a stray or be impregnated by one. That’s a hell of a glib attitude to have. I think the attitude that the only way to solve ‘pet overpopulation’ is for all people to sterilize their adult dogs and cats is ridiculously glib. [This blog post sums up how I feel pretty well.](http://blacksheepcardigans.com/ruff/1563/spayneuter-as-close-to-the-real-story-as-i-can-get-it/) I’ve never had a pet ‘escape’, and I’ve sure never had an accidental mating or litter. But I do spay my female dogs and cats after their first heat cycle for several health reasons, and I live alone in an apartment so no one else can let them loose. I prefer males intact and it’s been a non-issue for me (I’ve lived with 3 different intact dogs in the last 5 years). ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/56 "2010-07-22T23:05:00Z")
**rhubarbarin** , is there any reason you prefer intact males? I’d always heard that most dog bites come from unneutered males. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/57 "2010-07-22T23:06:05Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Obviously you’ve never met my cat, 'cus he does all these things too. > > Sometimes he’ll actually wake me up for kitty snacks by drooling on my face. It’s charming. Yet another reason why our cats are kicked out of the bedroom at night (my cat’s a big drooler - I think it’s related to her ongoing and constant hairballs - she has about 100% more hair than most cats, it seems). ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/58 "2010-07-22T23:17:38Z")
I fucking knew it. They took away “cunt”, now this place has turned into a kitty hugging pile of crap. Fucking Ed. Fucking cats. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/59 "2010-07-22T23:19:06Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Fucking cats. Interesting solution, but it’s still probably easier to just feed it. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457/60 "2010-07-23T01:31:59Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Fucking cats. I’m STILL waiting for him to give me back all my base :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-kitten-aka-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-people/547457.md?page=4)