tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post399839948344179460..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Sad DilemmaGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68213110999811267112010-09-09T16:15:17.035+01:002010-09-09T16:15:17.035+01:00Katherine you make a very important point and it&#...Katherine you make a very important point and it's one I think of often. I feed 'my' birds generously during their breeding season. Too generously perhaps because they often have three broods and don't have to forage too far. During the winter when natural food is less plentiful for them (although it's not really in too short supply on Lewis because, amongst other reasons, there are few pesticides etc used and the weather is not too severe) Pat feed them for me although obviously less regularly because she lives on the other side of the valley. I often feel that it should really be the other way round but I'm only on Lewis in its summer so it's that or nothing.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61596642426805080812010-09-09T16:10:34.706+01:002010-09-09T16:10:34.706+01:00Yes, Heather. I think (and I'm definitely no ...Yes, Heather. I think (and I'm definitely no expert on these matters) she was thin and emaciated because she was giving all to the kittens milk and not having enough left to replenish her own body. Doubtless she'll survive. Her kittens will doubtless have the usual chances.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87142592670298450172010-09-08T18:26:27.028+01:002010-09-08T18:26:27.028+01:00Hmmm...and on another thought...here where we live...Hmmm...and on another thought...here where we live, there are people to call when animals are found in an abandoned setting. I wonder if all countries care for the animals in that way.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55869122037778348442010-09-08T18:23:18.730+01:002010-09-08T18:23:18.730+01:00Oh, of course, I would have fed her too :)
The ba...Oh, of course, I would have fed her too :)<br /><br />The baby doesn't look very ill like, momma must be doing something to keep them as healthy as she can.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60803093216046068982010-09-08T00:23:40.573+01:002010-09-08T00:23:40.573+01:00Never gets any easier....
When we see human suffe...Never gets any easier.... <br />When we see human suffering we always feel worst about the babies and children too...<br />Just hate to think of them dying by starvation!Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-52750699315845928472010-09-07T20:33:47.623+01:002010-09-07T20:33:47.623+01:00There is a similar situation when numbers of, say ...There is a similar situation when numbers of, say sparrows, are artificially inflated by humans feeding them in the holiday locations and season, only to have them crashing down in the lean times when we all go home.<br /><br />Excellent, thought-provoking post!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88465458336876324122010-09-07T16:16:17.372+01:002010-09-07T16:16:17.372+01:00I read or heard somewhere that babies of all kind ...I read or heard somewhere that babies of all kind (human and animal) are "designed" proportion-wise etc to appeal to our feelings and make us want to take care of them...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60740573077953301282010-09-07T14:21:39.966+01:002010-09-07T14:21:39.966+01:00This is an excellent post. It makes me think long ...This is an excellent post. It makes me think long and hard about what I would do in the same situation. I admit we have an overabundance of feral cats in our area, but it's not until I see the kittens that I ever feel the slightest bit of guilt about them.raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808097290710098393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64511822335242551192010-09-07T14:10:10.196+01:002010-09-07T14:10:10.196+01:00Splesh - Please don't think too badly of us. I...Splesh - Please don't think too badly of us. In a couple of wseks we will be gone.Any cat or kitten we had fed would be left unfed and uncared for throughout what could be a very bitter French winter.marshallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968278770934680335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22116042088871259872010-09-07T09:57:20.005+01:002010-09-07T09:57:20.005+01:00And I wouldn't want you any other way. That&#...And I wouldn't want you any other way. That's why you're Spesh.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24043309073948397382010-09-07T09:48:21.170+01:002010-09-07T09:48:21.170+01:00You are definitely made of sterner stuff than I am...You are definitely made of sterner stuff than I am. I think you know what I would have done. My heart would have over-ruled my head and half my steak would have been taken to the cat and her kittens. Think how brave she was to approach the table - even if it were her last meal at least she would have enjoyed it.<br /><br />I know you will say "what a stupid thing to do" but then as you know, my heart is bigger than my brain!!Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.com