KentK93 said:

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This could get really interesting:

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The controversy was sparked by one of Zohran Mamdani's biggest fans, and a leader of the pro-Hamas demonstrations in New York, calling for dog ownership to be banned now that Islam is on the rise in New York City.

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If that's how they feel, maybe they accidentally went to the wrong country. It's ok... they can go find another.

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agent-maroon said:

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A shouting match or physical confrontation followed by a ADA lawsuit that gets tossed by a woke court, maybe?

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Exactly how it would go.

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I'm not sure because it would depend more on who the WOKE Court felt was more oppressed. So if it was a transgender black veteran with PTSD and hemorrhoids might get a finding in they/thems favor.

This is really a broader issue than just dogs. It is about whether or not a vocal and backwards minority has the social authority to dictate cultural practices to the wider population.

No-go zones; shariah law; prayer rooms; mandatory calls to prayer; mistreatment of women and gays; female genital mutilation; child and cousin marriage; banning of pork and alcohol products; bans on eating in public during Ramadan -- the list goes on and on.

Every time a liberal society like the UK gives in, the Muslims march forward with more demands. At some point, we have to say no more.

We start saying so now.

And how would these laws be constitutional here? The reason there is a separation of church and state in the constitution it to prohibit this, making laws based on religion.

We need to get away from the concept of people being offended is the fault of the offender not the offendee.

You have a right to freely express your religion but you do not have a right to oppress others by expressing your religion.

Don't like dogs, don't go to places that have lots of dogs.

Don't like marijuana smoke, don't go where people are smoking it.

Once the haitians and muslims complete their takeover, the problem will take care of itself.

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We need to get away from the concept of people being offended is the fault of the offender not the offendee.

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This is the single biggest societal change of the last 25 years. Being perpetually "offended" gives you the power to control the narrative and to be completely impetuous with your demands for change. Don't like something? Think of a reason to be offended and you can make the entire Western World cave to your demands, even if you held views 180 degrees to the contrary the day before. .

The "sticks and stones" approach worked for thousands of years and it is by far the best way to manage a society.

TexAgs is the place where I learned what ad hom means. That's sad. There should be no concept of personal insults.

Don't like how I talk to you or what I say or offended, leave the convo or ignore.

But since we do have the rule then I try to play nice and comply.

Still, it should be sticks and stones.

Just like a velociraptor, they are already testing the fences...and they are just as dangerous.

On a lighter note, I'm considering if service pigs could become a thing?

I don't ever trust people who don't like dogs. Not having them as one thing no one has to have a dog, but people that don't like them,I never trust them. Dogs can tell too.

As for the Muslim unclean thing, **** that.

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I don't ever trust people who don't like dogs. Not having them as one thing no one has to have a dog, but people that don't like them,I never trust them. Dogs can tell too.

As for the Muslim unclean thing, **** that.

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Exactly. Like that Trump guy. Hates dogs.

(Sorry couldn't resist).

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annie88 said:

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I don't ever trust people who don't like dogs. Not having them as one thing no one has to have a dog, but people that don't like them,I never trust them. Dogs can tell too.

As for the Muslim unclean thing, **** that.

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Exactly. Like that Trump guy. Hates dogs.

(Sorry couldn't resist).

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Huh, that's not what he said. Apparently he didn't like one of Ivana's dogs.

You do love your dogs, don't you?" Mr Trump said to a cheering crowd, after a tangent about how German shepherds have the superior ability to sniff drugs being smuggled into the country. "I wouldn't mind having one, honestly, but I don't have any time. How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn?"
Mr Trump confessed that a lot of people have advised him to adopt a dog since it would make him look good politically, but he has repeatedly refused to consider pet adoption arguing, "that's not the relationship I have with my people."

But his dog-related insults don't reflect the president's attitudes towards man's best friend. He has an apparent admiration for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. According to the Washington Post, from 2010 to 2015, Mr Trump would traditionally invite the dog show winners to meet with him at Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Furthermore, on Monday evening, Mr Trump went into great detail about his respect for German shepherds, specifically for their efforts in drug enforcement. He described the breed as "unbelievable. They'll run past all these empty boxes, and one of the boxes has drugs in it, deep down in a box. And it comes to a screeching halt, barking at it every time."

Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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flown-the-coop said:

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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Cats carry Toxoplasmosis and spread it to humans.

Toxo causes peculiar behavior and undue risk taking in humans.

A disproportionate number of motorcycle accidents are cat owners with Toxoplasmosis infection, presumably due to the increased impulsivity and risk taking.

So the cliche of old weird cat ladies is probably a real medical thing.

Esteban du Plantier said:

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annie88 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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Cats carry Toxoplasmosis and spread it to humans.

Toxo causes peculiar behavior and undue risk taking in humans.

A disproportionate number of motorcycle accidents are cat owners with Toxoplasmosis infection, presumably due to the increased impulsivity and risk taking.

So the cliche of old weird cat ladies is probably a real medical thing.

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This old beauty from 1000lb sisters is blind in an eye from toxoplasmosis

People who are immunocompromised should avoid cats for that very reason. And Cat Scratch Fever is a real thing. I have a good friend caught it after being bitten by his wife's cat (he didn't claim it).

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flown-the-coop said:

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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Cats carry Toxoplasmosis and spread it to humans.

Toxo causes peculiar behavior and undue risk taking in humans.

A disproportionate number of motorcycle accidents are cat owners with Toxoplasmosis infection, presumably due to the increased impulsivity and risk taking.

So the cliche of old weird cat ladies is probably a real medical thing.

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I've had six cats in my life and never run into any of that. I know pregnant women are not supposed to change litter. But it also can come from undercooked food.

I've also had five dogs in my lifetime. To be honest animals and humans can pass on many diseases. But I've never even been concerned about it with my cats. Of course I keep up with pet vaccinations.

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Toxoplasmosis is usually spread by eating poorly cooked food that contains cysts, by exposure to infected cat feces, or from an infected woman to her baby during pregnancy.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis#cite_note-CDC2015Epi-3][3][/url] Rarely, the disease may be spread by blood transfusion or other organ transplant.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis#cite_note-CDC2015Epi-3][3][/url] It is thought to not otherwise spread between people,[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis#cite_note-CDC2015Epi-3][3][/url] but broader transmissibility remains a matter of scientific debate.

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Esteban du Plantier said:

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annie88 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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Cats carry Toxoplasmosis and spread it to humans. Toxo causes peculiar behavior and undue risk taking in humans.

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A disproportionate number of motorcycle accidents are cat owners with Toxoplasmosis infection, presumably due to the increased impulsivity and risk taking.

So the cliche of old weird cat ladies is probably a real medical thing.

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Funny, you mention cat ladies but apparently it affects the men negatively.

Kind of blows your crazy cat lady theory, doesn't it.

The effects are sex-dependent. Toxo makes men more distrustful of authority, more jealous, and more likely to engage in rule-bending and breaking. Male motorcyclists are disproportionately affected. In a perverse twist, motorists of either sex who have T. gondii are three to four times more likely to die in car accidents, either from their increased disregard of the speed limit, or because the parasite wears down reaction times. There's even shaky evidence that T. gondii correlates with success on the football field, at least in predicting the winners of the World Cup.

Women get the sweeter half of the brain parasite. Women harboring T. Gondii are considered by others to be more cheerful, warmhearted, and sexually attractive. They are also outspend their uninfected sisters when it comes to clothing. In some ways Toxo is the microbial mascot of romantic comedies, turning women into spendy social butterflies, and their dates into over-masculine dolts.

I knew about the pregnant woman not touching feces, but honestly, I hadn't ever done much research on it.

https://nextnature.org/en/magazine/story/2011/the-cat-parasite-that-sells-motorcycles

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/randy-fine-anti-muslim-post-on-x-dogs-calls-for-resignation-rcna259270

Apparently liberals are good banning dogs

TAMUallen said:

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Esteban du Plantier said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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Cats carry Toxoplasmosis and spread it to humans.

Toxo causes peculiar behavior and undue risk taking in humans.

A disproportionate number of motorcycle accidents are cat owners with Toxoplasmosis infection, presumably due to the increased impulsivity and risk taking.

So the cliche of old weird cat ladies is probably a real medical thing.

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This old beauty from 1000lb sisters is blind in an eye from toxoplasmosis

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That beauty just left me blind in both eyes. But I found out TexAgs works in braille. Kudos to staff.

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flown-the-coop said:

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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Buddy says hey. Only he got out and was run over. And they gave Socks to Betty Currie as a consolation for forcing her to lie on their behalf.

Only so much ***** Bubba could have roaming free in the WH.

And how does the dog of POTUS get run over? I get it, I have an older chocolate lab who sleeps 23 hours a day. But if you leave that front door open a second, Madame Greyhound is half a mile down the road before you can blink.

None of these so-called "wedge issues" are going to matter much if you don't keep taxes and cost of living low.

Trump is killing it on immigration (minus a few hiccups but those have been addressed) and foreign military policy. And Wall Street and for businesses.

Handle the deficit, keep taxes down and keep groceries and housing affordable and the Democrats will never win another election.

The only thing I liked about Biden was his choice of German Shepherds.

You pretending Biden made that choice?

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The only thing I liked about Biden was his choice of German Shepherds.

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If only they had bitten Hunter instead of Secret Service agents.

KentK93 said:

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The controversy was sparked by one of Zohran Mamdani's biggest fans, and a leader of the pro-Hamas demonstrations in New York, calling for dog ownership to be banned now that Islam is on the rise in New York City.

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https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/02/17/could-dogs-be-a-wedge-issue-n3811989

BREAKING: The leader of the pro-Palestinian movement and protests in New York, Nerdeen Kiswani, is now calling for a ban on dogs as pets in the city. Dogs are considered haram in Islam.

Who knew that Mamdani winning the election would embolden all the extremists? pic.twitter.com/Eh3F3BmU5e

— Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf) February 13, 2026

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PLEASE go after the only family and emotional support group the vast legions of flaming white liberals in NYC have. Round up the cats too...they are actually MUCH dirtier and can give you toxoplasmosis. Can you imagine islamists rounding up all the fur babies from limp wristed mentally ill leftists...after these crazies went so hard in the paint for these pedo worshipers? LOLOL

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annie88 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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Reagan was a dog guy. A real one. 41 too. I think 43 was more of a dog owner than a dog guy.

No one will convince me that Carter was anything other than a cat guy and Roslyn the typical AWFL cat lady.

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Nothing wrong with cats. I have two dogs and two cats. They get a really bad rap. But again don't care if people don't have them. I know the Clintons only had a cat.

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Buddy says hey. Only he got out and was run over. And they gave Socks to Betty Currie as a consolation for forcing her to lie on their behalf.

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I forgot about Buddy. Yeah that was a PR stunt that went wrong. Poor pup.

I have FIVE dogs, but they will not pose for a group photo. This is 14-year-old Angus. Sudie in the background.

The Boxer Rebellion?

I actually agree with dogs not belonging inside. There should be outside only dogs AND inside/outside dogs. I wouldnt mind some well trained Cane Corsos or Malinois living in my front and back yard

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Moron has entered the chat

This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official.

It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this. Fine should be censured & stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept and normalize it. https://t.co/OPHd5jtM2b

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 17, 2026

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Hey AOC - quick without looking - Florida north or south of the equator?