@Gwendolyn2018 Missouri is a tough state for animal lovers. In Wisconsin we had to pass a law as the Amish were coming in from Pennsylvania to set up puppy mills. PA. had just addressed the issue with new laws restriction the mills. There is a whole group on FB for Trap/Neuter/Release practioners. The struggle continues. Chin up!

Why the insult?
Be mindful of the consequences of all your actions and recognize that you must take responsibility for them.
Treat others as you would want them to treat you, and can reasonably expect them to want to be treated. Think about their perspective.

You must be about 12, mentally.
Let me assure you that as you get a bit of experience of the world you will realize @Gwendolyn2018 is spot-on, people pretty much suck!

@bebe12 Just another nut job like so many of the losers on this site. It said it did not care what you think but wrote a boring diatribe in response to your comment .LOL.

@godlessguy exactly LOL

@Gwendolyn2018 I don't know if there's a vaccine for the disease. Spike started breaking his leg and for over a year he went clumping around with a case. After 3 years it has spread to his lungs and he had to be put down. I was holding him as he looked into my eyes. He knew something was going to happen.

@Gwendolyn2018 It was my then partner that wanted to adopt the cat. At first I was against it as we already had an adult, female, cat that wanted nothing to do with the little guy. When I discovered my partner took Spike to work and left food and water in the car that I relented. At the time of euthanasia the vet said it was illegal to bury a pet in one's yard but he also said it wasn't strictly pushed and vets had the final say. The disease dies with the animal so we could bury it. I made a wooden coffin and dug a deep hole. My partner didn't want to be present but I was. When I went to pick up the body rigormortis had set in and I had to rebuild the coffin and widen the hole. My partner made a heart shaped headstone from clay and had it fired. Two shots, with both cats and with his cast.

@Gwendolyn2018 Unfortunately, the one bad thing with pets is one must get used to their deaths. When Spike died my partner was beside herself. Some visitors found another kitten to replace him (and I stupidly went along). This upset her and she said the cat was mine. We did find a mate for him and that cat turned out to be an amazing cat. Smart, fearless and a bit crazy (we named him Cosmo for cosmic kitty). When we split I insisted she take all three and not break up the cat family. Years later I found out she left Seattle and headed home to Detroit and law school. I had assumed all the cats had died.

@Gwendolyn2018 The white cat, Aspro (she was named after the Greek word for white) was an alpha female. Every time we moved, she got a little more hostile Cats don't normally like having a change of scenery (as do some people). Yes, pets can turn out a better companion than some people.

@Gwendolyn2018 Interesting, kind of like people. I once read pets often like it a little rough, meaning to pet them hard of ruffle their fur. I decided to try this on Aspro. She did like it. Often, when I came home, she would come to me and then lie down. I would put my hand behind her head and spin her around on the vinyl floor. She would stand up being dizzy. Spike would come to the dining room doorway to see what was going on. When Aspro got over being dizzy she would look around and when she saw him would run and give him a smack. It only took a couple of times, Spike got it, and when he saw what was going on would run and hide. Unfortunately, years later, my daughter told me the same thing went on at her house. Her stepfather would stop by a liquor store on the way home and start drinking when he got home. My ex would then start an argument with him about his drinking (he was an active alcoholic). He would then look for someone to lash out to and my daughter would be the one. She learned to either tell him what he wanted (lie) or not be around. They had a daughter soon after we got divorced and she remarried. Of course this daughter got all the resources. My daughter told me she lived the Cinderella life, and was still waiting for prince charming. Luckily, she was born with a sense of independence and toughness. She is doing great today.

@Gwendolyn2018 Yep. I HAD a person tell me he dropped off a cat in some neighborhood where the owner had died. He knew I worked at a shelter. He is done as a friend.

@Gwendolyn2018 Perhaps we should get together and discuss further development.

@Gwendolyn2018 The grandson can be the first engineer, I will need people who understand this stuff.

@Gwendolyn2018 How old is he and what kind of science is he interested in?

@Gwendolyn2018 Reminds me of myself, I hope he does not have a learning disorder like me. I wish him well with his studies.

@Gwendolyn2018 SWell now I am pissed. I have met several people who are autistic and they can be smart as hell. Of course, the opposite is also true. I would like to say that if he is interested he could write to different influential people and see if they reply. I have found that if the questions are intelligent and show some interest much can be gained. There is nothing to lose. I have written to Neil DeGrasse Tyson and gotten replies from his people, he cannot do it all himself, but answers can be gotten. Just thought I would offer an idea.

@Gwendolyn2018 I was just thinking that it was a source for information. The world is changing so fast that whatever they are working on now will be old hat when he is twenty or older. I have not visited the site, I just heard the podcast and thought it was interesting.

@Matias I have contributed little to the world population, and in the grand scheme of things have a rather small footprint. I reuse much of what others would throw away, I leave any areas in nature that I visit cleaner than when I leave. And the rest of humanity is doing a pretty fair job at eliminating itself. Or were you asking if I was going to turn into a mass casualty terrorist? In which case, the answer is no, due to the previous sentence. There are plenty of people out there doing a fine job.

@Barnie2years Don't even bother talking to him. He's indicative of the people we hate.