Interspecies relationships

[Thrawn]

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This video has been doing the rounds. Some say it might be cute, and it well may be (alright, it is) - but I think it is also irresponsible. A pocket pet "bonding" with a larger animal, or vice versa, is still always risky no matter how "friendly" the two animals may be. In this case, the cat's instincts could kick in at any time, and make a meal out of the rat pretty quickly. Animals are for the most part, unpredictable.

I've known a person who owned a guinea pig and a dog, they were 'best friends' for over a year. Then out of the blue, for no reason, the dog suddenly turned on the guinea pig and killed it by just acting on impulse and instinct, as animals tend to do.

Am I right in saying that these sort of pet interactions are totally unnecessary because of the risk factor, or am I being too harsh?

 

[bresker]

I thought this thread was going to be about sheep-shagging, and was disappointed.

If the cat eats the rat, it's bad for the rat but no great loss.

The sheepdog's natural instinct is to eat the sheep, but it doesn't. Some dogs have a natural instinct to attack children or larger humans.

BTW I watched that video and found it appalling. I don't care if they are tame rats, I hate them. If the cat was doing its job properly it would bite off their heads. What if some wild rats come into the house? Will the cat play with them? Irrespinsible pet owners.

 

[richskee]

who cares

 

[LiZ4RD]

This is by far the weirdest open interspecies relationship I have seen on the net, can't find youtube version to embed unfortunately *Click Here*

 

[bresker]

That' so romantic




Here's a less shocking example.
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[richskee]

This is by far the weirdest open interspecies relationship I have seen on the net, can't find youtube version to embed unfortunately *Click Here*

WTF, hahaha

 

[betterthanu]

Risk factor??? Its a rat.

If theres a rat in my house i poison the shit out of it. Seems its less likely to die with that cat than it is with me.

 

[Prolix]

My favourite.

Although I'm not sure if it qualifies as a 'relationship'.

 

[Thrawn]

Risk factor??? Its a rat.

If theres a rat in my house i poison the shit out of it. Seems its less likely to die with that cat than it is with me.

You're not very good at reading comprehension, are you?

 

[betterthanu]

You're not very good at reading comprehension, are you?

Apparently not

 

[Kerrby]

You're not very good at reading comprehension, are you?

He's betterthanu.

 

[BigBadCam]

You're not very good at reading comprehension, are you?

Bullshit. I read it the same way, and I agree with betterthanu. It's a rat. If the cat eats it, then big deal. The dog you were talking about ate a guinea pig... OMG. The world is coming to an end. It's a freaking guinea pig. Different animals playing with each other like this is cute, and if one lashes out and kills the other, big deal. What's your problem with it?

 

[carntheroos4eva]

Kind of reminds me of the Tom and Jerry cartoons where the cat and the mouse were the best of friends.

 

[cormick]

I thought this was going to invlove a girl and a horse

 

[Thrawn]

Bullshit. I read it the same way, and I agree with betterthanu. It's a rat. If the cat eats it, then big deal.

Tell that to the pet owner.

What's your problem with it?

Because it's irresponsible as a pet owner. The rat in the vid isn't a wild rat, so the connection between how'd you deal with one is moot. It's a domesticated rat, and it's a silly thing to let it hang around its natural enemy. Simply for the "aaaw" factor.

Which, as a matter of fact, is the whole point really (which you two entirely seemed to have missed). I don't see why you're trying to misinterpret things here. If you had a guinea pig, or any other small animal pet, would you leave it with a dog or a cat? Think about it.

OMG. The world is coming to an end. It's a freaking guinea pig

Not the point.

 

[betterthanu]

Awwww its a domesticated rat. How cute.

 

[CrazyQ]

You really love animals dont you? like really.

 

[Thrawn]

You really love animals dont you? like really.

Can't go past a good steak.