kilikini wrote:

> PeterLucas wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>>
>>> We scrape up money for the cats, but we feed the rats our leftovers
>>> as long as there's no meat in it. Believe it or not, pet rats will
>>> NOT eat meat. They'll eat peas, corn, cereal, crackers, cheese and
>>> chips.
>>>
>>> kili
>>>
>>
>> I s'pose if it *really* gets tough, you can feed the rats to the
>> cats. Then eat the cats.
>>
>> ;-P
>
> Dang it man, you can be heartless! LOL.
>
> kili

<grin>

At the moment we have two (outside) cats. I *think* they might be able
to feed themselves - as they have shown me (over and over) when they
get 'fussy' about the pet food/leftovers we feed them - that they can
catch and eat birds, mice, rats (sorry kili) etc. But... if it got to
the point where we couldn't afford to buy them pet food, I'd find other
separate homes for them (because they sure don't like each other as it
is <lol>) and that is no life for a 'domesticated animal' in my book.

Taking older pets to a pet shelter, again IMHO, is often just handing
them a death sentence, because most of the shelters around here keep
them for a week or two and if nobody takes them in they get put down...
i.e. kittens find homes much faster than 'older' cats.

As for dogs (yet again IMHO) - unless they're 'pavement specials' to
begin with - stand much less chance of feeding themselves than cats. So
I'd go for 'find new homes' for them too.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...