Cats are away

Not-so with horses, I gather.

Heard today a horrific tale of a pair, a very old horse plus a younger one: pasture mates for some few years.
Then the young owner of the younger horse one day brought in a trailer and loaded her horse.
The commotion, frantic neighing/body language of both: needed no human words to comprehend.
Even out-of-sight as the trailer disappeared: it could be Heard.
Such an ugly scene to contemplate..Humans can be such nasty Me-Me-Me oblivious Bastards!

(For whatever combination of 'reasons', the elder was killed shortly thereafter;
unclear to what extent 'compassion' was involved in that decision--given the general attitude of "ITs" 'owner'.)
Fortunately I heard not.. of the psyche of the younger horse, taken away by its owner--of whatever %sentience.

Some cats--normally solitary hunters--clearly bond in similar fashion/suffer quite as evidently, when separated;
some %unknown of humans have been known to relent in such cases. Others, as we know, Care-not or ... See-not.

Glad yours stayed together. Good job.

Post #360,837 by mhuber 7/15/12 7:59:47 PM Reply	Cats are away Off to new adventures. It is a good thing. I'll keep telling myself that. Because it is true. --------------------------------------- Badass! (and delicious)
Post #360,838 by Another Scott 7/15/12 8:02:29 PM Reply	Good news. Remember the good times.
Post #360,842 by Ashton 7/16/12 6:22:18 AM Reply	They do seem to adapt with minimal trauma. Usually. Not-so with horses, I gather. Heard today a horrific tale of a pair, a very old horse plus a younger one: pasture mates for some few years. Then the young owner of the younger horse one day brought in a trailer and loaded her horse. The commotion, frantic neighing/body language of both: needed no human words to comprehend. Even out-of-sight as the trailer disappeared: it could be Heard. Such an ugly scene to contemplate..Humans can be such nasty Me-Me-Me oblivious Bastards! (For whatever combination of 'reasons', the elder was killed shortly thereafter; unclear to what extent 'compassion' was involved in that decision--given the general attitude of "ITs" 'owner'.) Fortunately I heard not.. of the psyche of the younger horse, taken away by its owner--of whatever %sentience. Some cats--normally solitary hunters--clearly bond in similar fashion/suffer quite as evidently, when separated; some %unknown of humans have been known to relent in such cases. Others, as we know, Care-not or ... See-not. Glad yours stayed together. Good job.
Post #360,847 by mhuber 7/16/12 11:40:57 AM Reply	Seem to be doing OK Their new humans have posted pictures of them looking relaxed in their new environment. --------------------------------------- Badass! (and delicious)

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