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Old 20-07-2003, 10:38 PM
Kay Easton
 
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In article , sw
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Kay Easton wrote:

In article , sw
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Use the sawdust pellets (it pongs less/better than the grey clay stuff,
too). Put the cat poo in the ordinary rubbish using any convenient
utensil.


That's a bit unfair on the dustmen, isn't it? I put ours down the loo.


Why? It's no worse than ripe bones from the roast, (or nappies from our
neighbours) -- all kitchen waste is bagged within the black bag. If you
flush it that results in more treatment/sludge/etc. Best of all would be
to um, macerate it and add it to the compost but I can't quite face that
yet.

The bones have been cooked, the babies are unlikely to be parasitised,
but easy for even well cared for cats to get parasites. Yes, OK, it may
be double bagged, but that doesn't stop foxes, stray dogs etc ripping
the bags open.

I dunno. Shades of my mother, I think. She'd have been horrified at
putting any sort of turd in the dustbin. Difficult to shake off the
feelings you've been brought up with.
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Kay Easton

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