Please use this thread to post whatever you’d like; linking to your own stuff is encouraged.<\/p>\n
By the way, I’m off to Florida for a week, and I’m not sure how much internet access I’ll have.<\/p>\n
And Bean emailed me this story<\/a>:<\/p>\n Dog retrieves his best friend – a cat buried in the garden<\/strong> A pet dog missed the family\u2019s dead cat so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house.<\/p>\n When Oscar\u2019s owners woke up the next morning they discovered the dog curled up beside Arthur, the late cat, in his basket.<\/p>\n His owners, Robert Bell, 73, and his wife, Mavis, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, believe that the dog had licked the cat clean before falling asleep.<\/p>\n Mr Bell said that the two pets were constant companions. Arthur, who was a large cat, used to help Oscar to climb on to the sofa.<\/p>\n Oscar, an 18-month-old Lancashire Heeler, had watched Mr Bell dig a grave in the garden and then lower the cat into the hole.Mr Bell said: \u201cHe had managed to climb out through the cat flap in the night, obviously with the intent to get Arthur back. Bearing in mind that Arthur was a huge cat, Oscar must have used all the strength he could muster.<\/p>\n \u201cThen he pulled him into the basket and went to sleep next to him. Arthur\u2019s coat was gleaming white. Oscar had obviously licked him clean. It must have taken him nearly all night.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur is now reburied in a secure grave. And Oscar has a new playmate, a kitten called Limpet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I also enjoyed the first comment left by a reader:<\/p>\n If Oscar has broken the law, he should face the full force of the same, whether by means of tasers or detention, it doesn’t matter. Just because he is no doubt a very cute and adorable canine, doesn’t mean he should be let off with just a warning (“No!, Bad boy!”). Please use this thread to post whatever you’d like; linking to your own stuff is encouraged. By the way, I’m off to Florida for a week, and I’m not sure how much internet access I’ll have. And Bean emailed me … Continue reading
\nRussell Jenkins<\/p>\n
\nWe need to celebrate species diversity yes, but we are all equal before the law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"