Are You an Animal Lover?

@DianneN (247186)
United States
March 24, 2016 9:20am CST
I am. I was raised with cats, dogs, birds, fish, and even turtles. So were my two sons. Although I can't have any pets now, I am a grandparent to my older son's two Shiba Inus, a grandparent of my younger son's two cats, and and aunt to my brother's Dachshund. And of course, there is my precious friend, Orville the osprey. I don't understand how anyone can be cruel to such innocent animals. Care to share a photo of your precious ones?
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• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Mar 16
My Dog Girl =)
I am an animal lover for sure! =) I have 2 dogs, their so sweet. I don't understand how anyone can be mean to animals either-it breaks my heart.
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@alilin28 (1527)
• Uruguay
26 Mar 16
You are right... I cannot understand those who hurt animals just for fun and kill them..or those poison them.. They don't deserve to live... Just a personal opinion..
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• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Mar 16
@DianneN Yes she is the most sweet dog I have ever had! She loves kissing and cuddles. =) She's my baby.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Now this is all dog, but with a sweet face! Our cousin has had Rottweilers all his life. My heart breaks for them, too.
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@just4him (317242)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Mar 16
I don't understand cruelty either, but I've seen it happen. I don't have any dogs at the moment, and I have posted pics of Pip. This one is Rascal, my border collie just before Pip.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I know you loved Pip and are an animal lover. It's nice to see poor Rascal, too. I think the penalties for animal cruelty should be stiffer!
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@just4him (317242)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Mar 16
@DianneN Yes they should.
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
25 Mar 16
pretty pooch, sorry you lost him
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@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
25 Mar 16
I am not 100% animal lover. There is just one animal that i dont like and that is the snake. I have two dogs and one cat. My dog inside the house is named Indi and the one outside the house is named Tom Jones and my cat is named Olive. I'm sharing a picture of Indi falling asleep while waiting for me to finish baking bread.
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@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
26 Mar 16
@DianneN Indi is a little boy and yes hes sleeping soundly. Bored from waiting for my bread Yes i love them but please no snakes pleaseee
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Mar 16
Thank you for sharing. I love her markings and her face. She looks as if she's out cold! I don't like snakes either. You seem to be an animal lover, despite the snake.
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@Juliaacv (51588)
• Canada
25 Mar 16
Growing up on a family farm, there were always tame and barn cats, and kittens. Too many to mention. We always had a dog on the farm, for security, so that if anyone came by to steal gasoline from the pump, the dog would bark and make us in the house aware. And then there were the chickens, the cows and the rabbits that we used to raise. We had 3 pet rabbits at one time, they belonged to my 2 younger brothers. We've always had a dog here, until our beloved Nayla, was laid to rest 7 years ago next week. Here is a picture of that beauty.
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@AmbiePam (93898)
• United States
27 Mar 16
A gorgeous sweetie you had there.
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@Juliaacv (51588)
• Canada
25 Mar 16
@DianneN Princess Nayla Marie, our little sweetie. And tomorrow I'm going to see our grandpuppy, Eleanor, or Ellie. I have to finish doing up her Easter gift in the morning.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Awww, she was a beauty. I'm sure you had many years of joy and happiness with her.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
24 Mar 16
I all ready share the photo on @AbbyGreenhill have you seen it?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
No, I missed it. How adorable this shot is!!!! And what a beauty!
• Canada
24 Mar 16
My cat looks a lot like the one in your photo.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Too cute, huh?
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
24 Mar 16
I was raised with animals and have always had some. That picture is a beauty of a cat.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@DianneN Your Welcome aw timid but still cute mine are not timid at all. I also like people who have animals. Right now I have 2 dogs and 3 cats.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@Marcyaz That is wonderful, Marcy! I bet they bring you lots of love!
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Thank you! She is very timid, but a bag of fluff! I like people who like animals. They have a specialness within them.
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@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Mar 16
I was raised with animals too, but unfortunately we cannot have furry pets here because of the kids' allergies. We hope they can outgrow them eventually (I did) so we could have a dog! We did have a couple goldfish that lived for about 5 years.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I understand completely. I hope they outgrow their allergies, too, so they can enjoy the experience of having a dog, too.
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@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
25 Mar 16
Unfortunately I don't own a pet. I haven't actually. I always wanted to but I can't touch them.
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@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
25 Mar 16
@DianneN I am not. I'm afraid actually.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Why can't you touch them? Are you allergic?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@LdeL0318 That is so sad. There are so many wonderful dogs out there.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I love animals. This is my peekapoo Beau
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@DianneN No but this photo was taken at the cottage, he loves to ride in the car He is 14 now so a bit of a senior citizen. I have his daughter honey who looks just like him his wife and Honey's mother Brie who is a fierce pomeranian peekinese.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@BelleStarr Wow! Are any of them in FL with you? I'll be happy to pupster sit!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Beau is so friggin cute! Does he fly on airplanes?
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 16
I love animals and I also cannot understand how people can be cruel to those wonderful furry friends.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
25 Mar 16
@DianneN Thank you Dianne, I bought yesterday three big bags of seeds for the birds, they are nesting and soon I will see their babies.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I know how kind you are to your neighbor's cat, even though your husband has allergies. That makes you a very special person in my book! Let's not forget our feathered friends, too!
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@alilin28 (1527)
• Uruguay
26 Mar 16
I definitely share your opinion.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 16
I love animals too, but due to our lifestyle it's not fair to have any pets at the moment.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Same with us. It's a shame.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
24 Mar 16
Yes I love animals. we have a dog. my daughters have about 15 cat, 8 rats 3 hamsters and I am not sure what else..
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Wow!!! Do you have a photo of any? She must really love animals!
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Mar 16
I dislike dogs (mainly due to their owners) and am a cat person. As a kid, had cats, turtles and a rabbit.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I love cats and think rabbits are adorable. My younger son is more of a cat person, too.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Apr 16
I love d ogs and cats tool I willnot have one here tho ugh as theres no realplace for a pet ints building an dogs and c ats need room to go outside when jhey wish too.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
3 Apr 16
Same at my condo in FL. Glad you love them, too!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@Hatley They should be put in prison for animal cruelty!
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
25 Mar 16
we have a fish right now since that is all we are allowed where we live. I would love to get a dog one day once my kids are bit older and understand it takes time and take care of another living creature. They love seeing family members pets.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
25 Mar 16
@DianneN our fish was a birthday present to our daughter a year ago. He is a beta fish so they normally don't keep well but he has done also. I take care of him, and the kids love watching swim around his little tank. We are teaching them to be nice to other animals.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I can't have any pets at our vacation condo, but wish I could. Hopefully, when your kids are older, they can have a pet of their own to care for. Pets bring such love to our lives, even fish!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@ShyBear88 My kids always loved watching fish. They are so soothing for all.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
24 Mar 16
I love cats. But I don't have one. Because I always let my cats pick their owner. So if a cat doesnt come to me, I don't have one
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
25 Mar 16
@DianneN I've always managed to be "adopted by cats" they just show up outside my door demanding food and attention. unfortunately, now I live in middle of the city, no stray cats any more
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
@Drosophila Cats know naturally who to love. I'm sorry that they can't find you, but it's good they're not wandering the streets alone in the city. Poor little babies.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
I'm sure many would love you. You have to hang out with more cool cats!
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
25 Mar 16
Beautiful cat. We have no pets now as we live above our restaurant and were advised not to. But we had cats a dog, rabbits and a hamster when growing up
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Mar 16
@Auntylou I'm sure you took great care of them all!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Mar 16
That's understandable, but just think of all the scraps they'd get! Lol!
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
28 Mar 16
@DianneN We did once have 5 abandoned cats in our yard and they did very well!
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
24 Mar 16
We used to have this turtle we call piggy. Yeah..piggy...the one that got away
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Lol! What a cool name for a turtle!!!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Mar 16
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
25 Mar 16
@DianneN my niece named that poor turtle piggy, no wonder it got away
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@gofsey (1911)
• Madurai, India
27 Mar 16
I adore cats. I I live in an apartment building, there is no chance for keeping pets. But I follow them on the internet. I mean I follow pets and pet lovers.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 Mar 16
My son has two dogs in an apartment building, but it is really a co-op. He owns his apartment. I think everyone should be able to have a pet if they want one and can take good care of it. Animals bring such joy and love.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 Mar 16
@gofsey I live on on the third floor of our four floor vacation condo. I consider it being eye level with the birds, especially my favorite osprey.
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@gofsey (1911)
• Madurai, India
27 Mar 16
@DianneN You betcha. I am basically a cat lover though. And I live on the third floor. But the thought remains.
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