Syri's Profile

Display Name:	Syri
Member Since:	11/2/11

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I second that hopperodyssey's comment was offensive. Not only is it safer for the cats inside, but safer for the neighborhood wildlife. I love kitties but they are all little sociopaths who kill things just because they can. I have seen well fed pet cats mutilate small critters to "hunt & play" with them, and ultimately not eat them. I live near wetlands and people who let their cats roam are completely irresponsible and locally devastating. The poor cats pay with their lives for their owners' ignorance, not only are there the usual problems, big dogs, busy roads, bad children, poison, diseases and pests but there are coyotes as well; seems like twice a week a new "lost" poster goes up. Gee I wonder why.

My cat was a rescue, a former outdoor cat but now lives comfortably inside, healthier than ever. He still loves his outdoors and comes running when he hears his leash. Ultimately I think he gets the best of both worlds without all the associated risks involved with letting him to his own devilish devices.

Would You Leash-Train Your Cat?
The New York Times

1/8/12 5:15 PM

@shukaide Disposable is almost always the worst choice. With real dishes you use some water and energy to wash them yes, but every single disposable dish is shipped from somewhere; it is most likely made in China, shipped halfway around the world to a warehouse, then to a distribution centre, then a store and then your house. However the fun doesn't stop there, afterwards it is shipped to a dump, all this way burning fossil fuels and contributing to landfill. Every single new disposable item carries this huge environmental burden each and every time you use one, which massively outstrips the environmental cost of washing real dishes even in a dishwasher.

@general population: If there are too many dishes to wash after a dinner party buck up and do them or invite less people. The world should not have to pay for extravagant throwaway lifestyles.

If someone invites me for a dinner party and they use disposables, I do think twice about going again; or will gently offer, when accepting the invitation, to help with washing the dishes afterwards.

Where Do You Stand on Disposable Flatware & Plates?
Reader Survey

11/2/11 11:43 PM