Leaving a bowl of fresh water outdoors could save an animals life

Pumpkinseeds

I want to post this here as After hours has a bigger audience than the Animal forum, but Mods feel free to move it if you see fit. There are a lot of free-roaming dogs, stray cats and ferals, not to mention the wild birds that will be desperate for water in this heat. Putting a bowl of fresh water out could mean the difference between life and death for an animal this week. It's a very small and free thing that all of us can do and it'll make a huge difference to a thirsty creature:)

Mr. CooL ICE

Tip: For comedic effect, leave the bowl covered in cling film

SEPT 23 1989

are these the same poxy cats who won't shut their faces every night?

a bowl of water over the head is what they need

Nemeses

LordChessington wrote: »

Tip: For comedic effect, leave the bowl covered in cling film

It has started...


OP, This was a bad idea... I mean... Oh man.

mathie

The last thing Ill be doing is leaving out water for the cat that's digging up my flower beds.
A dropkick over the wall is good enough for him.

FutureGuy

Stay fcuking classy AH. Well done OP but you won't get much love here from anyone other than wannabe comedians.

The Backwards Man

My dog has taken to knacker drinking WKD Blue and West Coast Cooler with the local kids.

Nemeses

Isn't it the owners responsibility of minding their own fecking animals?

Except birds - They tend to sh!te all over my car... Not impressed birds... not impressed.

listermint

Jesus!

In fairness OP this isnt the Sahara,

And animals are not far away from any watersource regardless of where they are in the country. They are less than a couple of K if that from a sup of water.


Leave a bowl out.... ive heard it all.

Water doesn't just come out of taps, for the most part any animal who's free to roam is able to find water in Ireland.

In fact, most pets I've ever cared for have far preferred naturally occurring water to tap/bottle.

Surely if an animal was so incompetent at surviving, it's best to ensure it doesn't procreate?

lkionm

My dog has begun luring the cats and dogs into his sex dungeon and is raping them.


What do I do now?

wil

Please be careful that the bowl isnt too deep or ...

Tabnabs

lkionm wrote: »

My dog has begun luring the cats and dogs into his sex dungeon and is raping them.


What do I do now?

Wilfred?? :eek:

Crooked Jack

If you put a wee bit of jam around the edges and inside of that bowl you'll kill a shit-ton of wasps (note: a shit-ton weighs much much less than an actual ton.)

Nemeses

Crooked Jack wrote: »

If you put a wee bit of jam around the edges and inside of that bowl you'll kill a shit-ton of wasps (note: a shit-ton weighs much much less than an actual ton.)

Do Wasps needs a bowl of water too?

Ah here, Can't animals /insects / outside things look after themselves anymore?

wil

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

a lot of free-roaming dogs, stray cats and ferals

Yes OP, you ARE posting in the right place

Vito Corleone

LordChessington wrote: »

Tip: For comedic effect, leave the bowl covered in cling film

Yes, because it's not as if cats have claws that can tear cling film or anything. :pac:

lkionm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Wilfred?? :eek:

There is no getting in the way of a female terrier named Jack.
She has a lot of frustration to work out.

I'm sorry man, come around for an iced latte and we can watch the dog orgy and high 5 and hopefully we can get an after hours orgy going.
Everyone is invited as long as they bring their own bowls.

Nemeses

Vito Corleone wrote: »

Yes, because it's not as if cats have claws that can tear cling film or anything. :pac:

Unless your cats are as stupid as mine...

Micky Dolenz

FutureGuy wrote: »

Stay fcuking classy AH. Well done OP but you won't get much love here from anyone other than wannabe comedians.

What's this "stay fcuking classy AH" nonsense about?

Why would you pigeon hole an entire forum with the posts of a few?

The Backwards Man

Nemeses wrote: »

Do Wasps needs a bowl of water too?

Ah here, Can't animals /insects / outside things look after themselves anymore?

Wasps love it when you throw a bucket of water over their nest.:)

lkionm

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

What's this "stay fcuking classy AH" nonsense about?

Why would you pigeon hole an entire forum with the posts of a few?

I'm sure he meant it in the way that we are all handsome bastards and we are role models for future generations of board users.

Right?

My dog orgy has been replaced with a battle of the mods.

banie01

Nemeses wrote: »

Isn't it the owners responsibility of minding their own fecking animals?

Except birds - They tend to sh!te all over my car... Not impressed birds... not impressed.

I had a bird do that on my car once, while I was in it....
Glass roof gave me a panoramic view of her in action....
She was quite the kinky bird, unfortunately it didn't work out for us as she had a ronnie

calanus

Don't put the water for cats beside the one designated for birds...... There will be carnage!

It has only been a day or two OP but I agree with the sentiment. Although it might be a few days before we need to worry yet.

Micky Dolenz

lkionm wrote: »

I'm sure he meant it in the way that we are all handsome bastards and we are role models for future generations of board users.

Right?

My dog orgy has been replaced with a battle of the mods.

I for one have oddles of class and am quite handsome. My Mam is always on about how cute I am.

*farts, picks arse*

the groutch

would this not increase the risk of pets sharing the same water bowl as strays, and risk picking up diseases?

lkionm

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I for one have oddles of class and am quite handsome. My Mam is always on about how cute I am.

*farts, picks arse*

And I only racially abuse the fat kids on xbox.

We are all classy around here. We get the Reddit users to polish our monocles when they pop out at the sight of a comment we find mildly offensive, alas we are too pretty to press the report post button

SEPT 23 1989

Nemeses wrote: »

Do Wasps needs a bowl of water too?

Ah here, Can't animals /insects / outside things look after themselves anymore?

celtic tiger ruined them

kraggy

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

What's this "stay fcuking classy AH" nonsense about?

Why would you pigeon hole an entire forum with the posts of a few?

A few, Mickey?

6 out of the 19 post before you're one that I've quoted were basically to the effect of "fúck them cats, can't stand them, they can go fúck themselves".

That's 6/19 = more than 30%.

For the record, many animals die at this time of year due to the heat. Whether it be from lack of water or being left in a car with the windows closed.

People need to bear in mind that they can't just turn on the tap when they're thirsty. And that they're covered in hair which means their body tempearture shoots up rapidly.

Also, it's not a case that animals are always near a water supply in this country. The ocean doesn't count, it's got salt.

The OP has good intentions. So just accept it for what it is.

FutureGuy

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

What's this "stay fcuking classy AH" nonsense about?

Why would you pigeon hole an entire forum with the posts of a few?

Rechecks first 4 replies before my post.
Caluculate rate of "no fcuks given" at 75%.
Compares this to apparent 100% required to pigeon hole an entire forum.
Attempts to insert "Close Enough" meme.
Fin.

Micky Dolenz

kraggy wrote: »

A few, Mickey?

6 out of the 19 post before you're one that I've quoted were basically to the effect of "fúck them cats, can't stand them, they can go fúck themselves".

That's 6/19 = more than 30%.

For the record, many animals die at this time of year due to the heat. Whether it be from lack of water or being left in a car with the windows closed.

People need to bear in mind that they can't just turn on the tap when they're thirsty. And that they're covered in hair which means their body tempearture shoots up rapidly.

Also, it's not a case that animals are always near a water supply in this country. The ocean doesn't count, it's got salt.

The OP has good intentions. So just accept it for what it is.

FutureGuy wrote: »

Rechecks first 4 replies before my post.
Caluculate rate of "no fcuks given" at 75%.
Compares this to apparent 100% required to pigeon hole an entire forum.
Attempts to insert "Close Enough" meme.
Fin.

A lot of people don't want stray or wild animals in their back garden.

They just decide instead of saying that, they'll add some deadpan humour.

Vito Corleone

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

They just decide instead of saying that, they'll add some deadpan humour.

No, it's called thankswhoring.

Chucken

I just filled a basin with water and left it on the shed roof.

Now theres a herd of buffallo swimming in it :eek:


EDIT: No..not buffallo. Its little birds having a wash

ArmaniJeanss

Cats have ignored it so far. Flouride probably.

Micky Dolenz

Vito Corleone wrote: »

No, it's called thankswhoring.

On this I will have to disagree. In that case every wannabe witty post would be classed as one.

Boo, down with humour.

kraggy

kraggy wrote: »

For the record, many animals die at this time of year due to the heat. Whether it be from lack of water or being left in a car with the windows closed.

Also, it's not a case that animals are always near a water supply in this country. The ocean doesn't count, it's got salt.

Firstly I'd like to see your source for lots of Irish animals dying of thirst.

Secondly, the ocean is not the only water found in nature. That's ridiculous.

Thirdly, there's a lot of water in food, any animal that's getting a meal is getting water too, and if they were desperate they could ingest water through plants. They already eat plants for their digestion anyway.

Larbre34

So, let me see if I have this right......

A thread suggesting people to keep an eye out for thirsty creatures in warm weather has some senior mods ready to knife each other?

I now understand the dynamic of what happened at that Brazilian football match last week where the ref's head ended up on a stake.......

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130427122541/yogscast/images/5/56/Well_that_escalated_quickly.jpg

Micky Dolenz

Larbre34 wrote: »

So, let me see if I have this right......

A thread suggesting people to keep an eye out for thirsty creatures in warm weather has some senior mods ready to knife each other?

I now understand the dynamic of what happened at that Brazilian football match last week where the ref's head ended up on a stake.......

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130427122541/yogscast/images/5/56/Well_that_escalated_quickly.jpg

We are hardly ready to knife each other.

<_<
>_>

anncoates

FutureGuy wrote: »

Stay fcuking classy AH. Well done OP but you won't get much love here from anyone other than wannabe comedians.

Only got 3 thanks.

Let this be a lesson to you in striking the right tone of tetchy moralizing.

Corvo Attano

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

We are hardly ready to knife each other.

<_<
>_>

Pistols at dawn?

lkionm

Vito Corleone wrote: »

No, it's called thankswhoring.

Yeah, well so is your face

dark crystal

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I want to post this here as After hours has a bigger audience than the Animal forum, but Mods feel free to move it if you see fit. There are a lot of free-roaming dogs, stray cats and ferals, not to mention the wild birds that will be desperate for water in this heat. Putting a bowl of fresh water out could mean the difference between life and death for an animal this week. It's a very small and free thing that all of us can do and it'll make a huge difference to a thirsty creature:)

I left out a bowl of water for a stray cat who was taking a nap in my garden yesterday - poor little thing drank the whole lot in one go.

I might make a little makeshift bird bath today too.

It's nice to be nice people!

LeinsterDub

dark crystal wrote: »

I left out a bowl of water for a stray cat who was taking a nap in my garden yesterday - poor little thing drank the whole lot in one go.

I might make a little makeshift bird bath today too.

It's nice to be nice people!

Food and drink, that cat's being well looked after

lkionm

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Pistols at dawn?

Kisses with Dawn.

Nemeses

And what about the fish?

shane9689

if it dies from a week of semi-warm days in ireland, then its fciked during winter!
also if thats the case, french and spanish and basically any country south's animals are fcuked!

RandomName2

Nemeses wrote: »

Do Wasps needs a bowl of water too?

I've seen wasps drinking out of a bowl of water on a hot day.
Fact.

Made me surprisingly close to having sympathy for them.

Nemeses

RandomName2 wrote: »

I've seen wasps drinking out of a bowl of water on a hot day.
Fact.

Made me surprisingly close to having sympathy for them.

Wasps can go <--Insert Rage of text--->

No time for them contrary fella's...

Gran Hermano

Forget bowls of water for the animals, we need to setup parasols for the ginger kids.

Mr Benevolent

Meh, animal lovers. They'll go out of their way to leave out some water for random stray animals but will step over a dying homeless person without a thought.

Nemeses

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Meh, animal lovers. They'll go out of their way to leave out some water for random stray animals but will step over a dying homeless person without a thought.

Probably because most "Homeless" people here aren't actually homeless....