Did you mean “you’re very impressive”? :)

RE: “You are someone who thinks your ALWAYS right, no matter what!”

Which makes me different from you in what way?

I would image that you ARE a politician.
Either that or one of those ol farts that hang out in the coffee house half the day, sitting around talkin about women drivers - (as you pull out from the cof shop in front of someone doing 30 in a 45mph zone….)

Yep, your very impressive…lol

Compredez paid advertising? Itchmo gets paid.

You will note that many of the articles tend to be controversial. You know, the sort of thing likely to draw commentary. Without the comments, Itchmo doesn’t have anything to sell the advertisers. For the record, I don’t see anything wrong with that. Bandwidth costs money, writers have to be paid and managing a big website takes a lot of time. Itchmo should get paid. It’s a good site and many of the articles are interesting and informative.

With that said, I also sometimes find the majority opinion at odds with my own views, and am surprised at times by some of the comments. So what? Everyone has a right to their opinion and it would be a strange world if everyone agreed on everything on every subject. There are places in the world where that isn’t allowed and I wouldn’t want to live in any of them.

Prior to the pet food recall and the death of my cat, I spent a lot of time on political message boards. Itchmo is sweetness and light on its worst days compared to some of the discussions I’ve seen. Anyone likely to burst into tears if someone disagrees with their views is going to spend a lot of time crying in any open discussion forum. Grow a thicker skin and accept the concept it isn’t personal. Sheesh, one of my best friends is a hardcore Republican and thinks Bush walks on water. Personally, I dislike most D and R politicians pretty much equally, but I’d vote for Nixon before I’d vote for Bush. We agree to disagree on that subject and have a great time when we visit. It’s no big deal.

Sure, altruists do exist, but I think you’ll find that in the real world, assuming altruism to be the prime motivating factor of the human race would be somewhat naive.

You think that they are being payed to do that too right?

‘altruistic - showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others’
Hmmm, I know of alot of people that I would like you to meet that would change your mind….

“Au contraire.” Don Earl.

Maybe true for SOME of the folks here but I assure you that it does not apply to all here.

The point is that there are certain people on this forum who will find something negative to say about any story on this forum which is a darn shame AND I’m sure that it gets pretty frustrating to the editors who write the stories at times.

I think sometimes certain individuals here take Itchmo for granted and seem to think that its some type of government service that they are entitled to. Sometimes its best to keep your negative attitudes to yourselves and instead THANK Itchmo for being here to bring us the stories. They are not forced to do it.
Alot more gratitude and ALOT less GRIPING would be nice.

The comment about the cats being spayed and neutered was a good example. What the heck??? Just because you think that someone has more than 2 cats that they are not altered?
Give me a break.
THAT is the kind of attitudes that I’m talking about.

Have any of the critisizing people here ever done research on how often is safe for a dog to give blood??? I have not, so I dont know.

However I DO know that my husband fainted 20 years ago when they drew blood for a marriage test. (first time EVER having blood drawn)
I guess that THAT also means that he gave too much.

ALOT of people get lightheaded giving blood…it doesnt prove a thing.

From what I can tell, the objections are largely due to the frequency.

If memory serves me correctly, human blood donors aren’t allowed to give blood more often than once every 6-8 weeks. And yes, there are those who believe so strongly it’s for a worthy cause, they go as often as allowed.

There’s also the old saw that charity begins at home. I doubt many of those balking at this article would have similar objections if this was being done 1 to 4 times a year, rather than 20 times in a year and a half.

My thanks to Lurch and his family for showing a great example and highlighting a need. Without the time and sacrifice of human volunteers we would not have blood banks or milk banks. I hadn’t thought much about blood banks for dogs or cats since thankfully our family hasn’t had a need. But donations are clearly necessary. In the grand scheme of things it would be a small price to pay for one of the well-loved rescues in our household. They lead fabulous lives and an occasional donation from an easy-going dog would not be too much to ask. I trust this pet owner knows her dog and is quite well-educated with regard to blood donation.

I was shocked at the negative response to this article. I assumed the animals were all rescues and that this dog was a particularly welcome candidate for blood donation. After reading up on blood donation for dogs I am more convinced that this is the case — and that this is a particularly thoughtful family in the community. Noting further that Lurch is being honored for his contributions I can’t help but think those nominating and honoring Lurch would not do so if there was anything suspect in the situation.

And just for the record, many people volunteer countless hours to community service as a way of life, sometimes including a beloved family pet. I agree with others that perhaps we should not be so hasty to criticize the actions of others — particularly in areas we may not fully understand.

My thanks to Lur

Its a shame. There are alot of ‘holier than thou’ pet owners that hang out here and just look for the negative in each story, no matter WHAT.

It is very fast and most of the donor groups do say that they don’t take that often except for emergency situations. But what is off-putting about the typical reaction this group of commenters does is that they base their judgments off of a single article and a few sentences and paint the pet owners with broad accusatory strokes.