Perhaps some of that £27 million is being spent on poop scoops, cat deterrents or feline nappies...Pussy Pampers... Did you think of that, eh?

Surely such items should be part of the regular shopping for any responsible cat owners, and not Christmas presents
I hope that those who are spending on diamante necklaces for their pussies saw the ITV evening news where 500,000 children in the Yemen are staring, malnourished, and dying

When people are paying in excess of £1000 for a pet then inevitably several people will milk that source of disposable income including pet insurance , vets and any itinerant dog trinket sellers .

Oh no, that's awful. Diamanté is so tacky. My Westie prefers a fine tweed.

Put your money where you mouth is. Don't spend any Xmas presents on people but give your money to children in the Yemen.

Your anti cat stance is really getting pathetic.

Just let them try stealing my cat's Dreamies - it will be World War 3

What were the kids staring at?

As far as I'm aware people are still entitled to make their own choices re their disposable income , be it on pets, naff christmas presents drink drugs or indeed charity.

I'm sure they did. Your point being what?

They would look less hungry wearing a diamante collar?

Oh my word, a whole £4 each on animals you can't stand. Lot's of employment and tax gathered which the UK uses to spend on Foreign Aid. More of our GDP than any other country in the world and second only in total to the US.
Who are you to tell people how to spend their hard earned cash. How do you know what pet owners donate to suffering children?

If you feel that strongly, then sell your house, or whatever, and donate the proceeds to charity.

Meanwhile, if you are trying to send others on a guilt trip for loving animals, you have failed, totally, utterly and dismally.

So stick that in your pipe and smoke it

Our wuss would roll over and let them take her treats. But I'd just buy her something nice to cheer her up. I'm not quite at my £27 million limit.


Diamanté necklaces? Yearning?


I look forward to the threads highlighting the world's plight when the GBP gets Honey G to number 1.

I only started taking heroin so that the Afghan farmers kids wouldn't starve

Can't afford to smoke. Sending all the pipes to the Yemen.

I always suspected there was an empathetic heart within you

If they teamed it with velvet or fur they would look on trend.

No, no, reading his posts I always knew it was heroin that was within him.

Thank you for extracting the urine. Only thing today that has made me chuckle

I've spent about £200 on my boys this Xmas. They both got new beds (well one got a rug) a load of nice healthy treats from Skippers, some new coats and harnesses.

And they even have their own turkey on Xmas day.

Aren't you the cat loathing bird feeder? I hope you're not having fowl for Christmas



I doubt it. Of course what we buy is part of their regular needs and wrapped up for Christmas.
I've told mine they're NOT getting an I-phone or paragliding lessons!


A true saint!

I hear you Gus. It's pretty daft behaviour but probably pales into insignificance in comparison to the total pointless spend per person every December time. I know people that spend hundreds, maybe even thousands, and feel stressed and tired as a result!

If we work hard for, and earn, our money, we are entitled to spend it, however we wish, as long as it is legal.
I have never desired children, but used to breed boxers, so my guys are my family. I spoil them rotten, feed them an holistic diet, health supplements, etc. I look after them, in the same way I would if they were human children. Why have them, otherwise?
Whilst I can empathise with the plight of countries like Syria, Africa, we do not have to look very far, in the UK, for ways to spend our taxes, etc., the NHS, the welfare state, charitable causes. One of the ways in which we can help these third world nations, is to supply them with contraception, to prevent the population continually increasing.

Won't someone think of the children?

I assume you do not buy anything unless it is truly essential, and donate anything that is spare to those children?