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QOTD Thread #332- Do you think that people should keep cats outdoors?
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Post by
civgw
A dog's tail is a vital part of they way it communicates so it is a bit cruel to dock it.
It's a bit like cutting off part of a person's tongue and expecting them to function as well as before.
I can just about understand doing it for working dogs, as their tails can get damaged, but as for pets and especially show dogs I think it is wrong.
Post by
Monday
My schnauzer has a docked tail, but we adopted her that way. Her ears remain floppy, though. It's adorable.
Post by
Haxzor
A dog's tail is a vital part of they way it communicates so it is a bit cruel to dock it.
It's a bit like cutting off part of a person's tongue and expecting them to function as well as before.
I can just about understand doing it for working dogs, as their tails can get damaged, but as for pets and especially show dogs I think it is wrong.
If I live in a rural area that's prone to ticks/parasites I'd want to get my dogs tail docked for its benefit.
Post by
Squishalot
If I live in a rural area that's prone to ticks/parasites I'd want to get my dogs tail docked for its benefit.
This. Perhaps it's just a thing that Australians are attuned to given our huge expanse of rural space, but this sort of thing goes on all the time with livestock - sheep tail docking is par for the course.
Doing it for looks/show is a separate story - I would question why you would buy an animal for the way it looks if you're going to surgically alter it.
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ElhonnaDS
#271- How young do you think children should have full internet access? I'm not talking about things like limited access to parent-approved educational or kid-oriented game sites, or supervised access to the general web. I'm talking full on autonomy, the ability to unsupervised talk to and engage adults and strangers, have unlimited access to any websites they want, etc.
Post by
Interest
I'd probably say 14 or 15 is a safe age, give or take a bit. By then kids aren't as vulnerable (or gullible); besides, they've probably been exposed to quite a bit of "the real world" or "society" or whatever you want to call it by then.
For the record, I had unrestricted internet access before this age.
Post by
Rystrave
18, since that's when I finally got the internet. Silly whipper-snappers.
Post by
Lombax
#271- How young do you think children should have full internet access? I'm not talking about things like limited access to parent-approved educational or kid-oriented game sites, or supervised access to the general web. I'm talking full on autonomy, the ability to unsupervised talk to and engage adults and strangers, have unlimited access to any websites they want, etc.
8. Else they will be too old.
Post by
Haxzor
12ish
Post by
Sas148
Completely unrestricted access? No younger than 16 but I'd hold out until 18 if I can. We'll see, lol.(##RESPBREAK##)12##DELIM##Sas148##DELIM##
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Squishalot
#271- How young do you think children should have full internet access? I'm not talking about things like limited access to parent-approved educational or kid-oriented game sites, or supervised access to the general web. I'm talking full on autonomy, the ability to unsupervised talk to and engage adults and strangers, have unlimited access to any websites they want, etc.
Unsupervised? I don't think I'd give them unsupervised access at all, while they're living in my house using my computers. I'll let them know that they can do whatever they want, but they will be monitored, and the more I can trust them, the less I'm going to intrude.
Post by
Monday
I'd probably say 14 or 15 is a safe age, give or take a bit. By then kids aren't as vulnerable (or gullible); besides, they've probably been exposed to quite a bit by then.
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Post by
ElhonnaDS
Around ten. Because parents can be the villains, and the internet can be an escape from that, that's why. No, it's not the usual case, but it's a very important one.
But do you want to send the child from an emotionally distant or abusive parent to a pedophile or a serial killer? Because a lot of these children who run into trouble on the internet are coming from troubled households. If the parent is physically abusive, the child should be removed. If they are emotionally abusive or neglectful, it can be harder to prove abuse, but if possible then they should be removed. But I don't think that allowing a child free access to other adults who might seem more sympathetic, and maybe even offer the child a physical escape in the form of an invitation to come to them, is safe or a good option for them to have.
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ElhonnaDS
#272- Which fictional character would you want as a roomate?
Post by
OverZealous
Belgarath would be pretty cool because he's actually hilarious, but I think he'd drive me nuts. There are so many, though. Harry Dresden would be one, but I hate that cat and he'd probably have mad demons and stuff chasing him once in a while, and I don't think I'd like to get involved.
Actually, I'd like pretty much everyone, even the annoying ones - fictional characters, if done well, tend to have very interesting lives and personalties, much more so than real people - so why not?
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