To those who have made comments stating that cats are dangerous to people who are ill or dying, I have worked for a veterinary clinic with many cats and cat owners over the years, and I can tell you that cats in general will AVOID any animal or person who is very ill or dying. Cats will go off to die alone if allowed, and they tend to try and give that same opportunity to any dying person or animal. I have NEVER heard of a cat trying to eat the eyes of a person who just died, and only a completely STARVING cat would even consider trying to eat any part of a deceased person - they simply do not have the jaw strength or large enough teeth to do such a thing. Please stop scaring people with ill-informed gossip; if you do not like cats, just stay away from them.
A cat with similar prediction abilities is featured in the indie short "Saying Goodbye." http://www.sayinggoodbyemovie.com I think it's scheduled to release to the festival circuit in the Spring.
What's going on is very simple. The cat can indeed sense when a person is about to die. It is known that a cat will try to eat the eyeballs of a recently dead human. Oscar is just waiting for his snack to be ready.
As Sir Paul McCartney said, "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian."
That quote at the PETA website is accompanied by graphic slaughterhouse video footage, captured by PETA undercover teams, that I don't think would be appropriate to link to here.
by displeased February 1, 2010 10:11 PM EST Donkeys claim they see angels?
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No, but the Bible does.
"Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.
Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff. Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"
Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now."
The donkey said to Balaam, "I'll tell PETA you're threatening me !! Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?"
"No," he said.
Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared her."
So in the event of a virus like H1N1, we have Dr. Oscar the cat to be sure and pass it to everyone? Sorry but cats and dogs are irritating to some folks and when I am sick with a flu or dying I for sure would not want the hairy varmit in my FACE. I am white, female, and know from experience, that this is NOT a good idea. Also, heard a horror story that if you live alone with a cat, and die, you can't feed the cat, that's okay it eats you, gross. So I am animal free and like it that way, but I do respect animals, in their place.
You missed a point....the patients are too ill to notice the cat. Oscar has a sense that peopele do not have. There have been stories where dogs and cats have sensed danger and alerted their owners. Oscar has his place in this world and a good one at that.
Cats and Dogs have better senses of smell than we do, among other things. We might be able to expand our sensory range if we weren't so busy deadening ourselves This cat is just a decent non-human person who is able to provide comfort at a level few humans can. Also, the reason the families aren't horrified by this is because after all they've been through, this just isn't horrifying.
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"Three hours to bury a cat?"
"Yes it wouldnt keep still"
I don't like thinking that my babies would eat me, but that's just the way it is.
That quote at the PETA website is accompanied by graphic slaughterhouse video footage, captured by PETA undercover teams, that I don't think would be appropriate to link to here.
Donkeys claim they see angels?
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No, but the Bible does.
"Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.
Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff. Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"
Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now."
The donkey said to Balaam, "I'll tell PETA you're threatening me !! Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?"
"No," he said.
Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared her."
Book of Numbers, Chapter 22.
Not a good sign at all.