Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

At long last we have the pets forum!

It's been a long for those that are in the know. Myself, along with many others have been waiting for this and it's finally here!

Thanks to ATS, the owners & staff as well as all the other members who helped along the way with words of encouragement and support for the last few years.

I feel complete!

I'm so excited that...



Hopefully this forum will be filled with info such as:

Animal cruelty
Friendship
Animal rights
Acts of Bravery/Compassion
Testing in Sciences
Search & Rescue
Care of pets
Human/Animal Relationships
Origins
Medical
And yes...Conspiracy subjects as well.

oooh...Don't forget the pics!

Peace

a reply to: jude11

I was wondering how long it would take you to make this thread.

We are all pretty excited about it too! I can only show you my own pic from the celebration...



My NDA says I can't discuss what any other person did by the time the celebration was over.

Just got here and seen it come up!

Thanks to all who are responsible.

Peace

a reply to: jude11

Thank you Jude, for your persistent advocacy of a much needed addition to ATS...

Probably wouldn't have been possible without your campaign.

originally posted by: Kangaruex4Ewe
a reply to: jude11

I was wondering how long it would take you to make this thread.

We are all pretty excited about it too! I can only show you my own pic from the celebration...

My NDA says I can't discuss what any other person did by the time the celebration was over.

I can only guess what came next.

Peace

originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
a reply to: jude11

Thank you Jude, for your persistent advocacy of a much needed addition to ATS...

Probably wouldn't have been possible without your campaign.

I merely started it...everyone else carried it.

Peace

Good for you guys(pet lovers).

That forum logo is really messing with me(and I'm sure other OCD persons) being off center the way it is.

Cute pug though.

Same as jude said!!, thanks for this forum, seeing all the dogs pics is giving me the kick up the arse to get another dog, ive been 8yrs without one, now im at home alot of the time alone, i can give one all my attention and get it trained. Thanks again site owners and i.t. bods!.
All the best.
B. V. H

well congratulations on your pet thread, why I dont know
I cant figure why ats needs a pet thread.
Well I can, it makes pet people happy, its great ats listens and pet people have a thread.
If and when I get a pet, I may drop by
But congratulations non the less, for ats listening and your perseverance, well desrved

But a pet thread ?

I have cockroaches, sorta pets

YAY!

I've been following the pet forum rants and questions for a few years wondering why they wouldn't.
It is awesome that they did.

a reply to: jude11

Wave your paws in the air like you just don't care!

I'm sorry If I have forgotten any avian lovers, I never intended to ruffle your feathers

This is a good thing-there are many pet owners and potential pet owners that could benefit from this forum and as a feral feline tamer myself this forum could do wonders.

Yay! Woo hoo!!!!!! We have wanted this for so long.

originally posted by: Night Star
Yay! Woo hoo!!!!!! We have wanted this for so long.

And you were a tireless supporter.

Thanks for that.

Peace

originally posted by: borntowatch
well congratulations on your pet thread, why I dont know
I cant figure why ats needs a pet thread.
Well I can, it makes pet people happy, its great ats listens and pet people have a thread.
If and when I get a pet, I may drop by
But congratulations non the less, for ats listening and your perseverance, well desrved

But a pet thread ?

I have cockroaches, sorta pets

Sometimes we need a break from the crap, we need to connect on a more human level.

Why leave the site when we can have it all in one? Some of our pets have tinfoil hats as well.

And:

Animal cruelty
Friendship
Animal rights
Acts of Bravery/Compassion
Testing in Sciences
Search & Rescue
Care of pets
Human/Animal Relationships
Origins
Medical
And yes...Conspiracy subjects as well.

Good for us, good for ATS.

Peace

Our cats said thank you for the forum. Now they are ordering me to fill their dishes and change their drinking water that they wash their paws in after coming out of the litter box. At least they don't all do that, one washes his paws in the toilet, sometimes there is dirty litter all over the toilet seat. You need to make sure you check before you sit.

originally posted by: rickymouse
Our cats said thank you for the forum. Now they are ordering me to fill their dishes and change their drinking water that they wash their paws in after coming out of the litter box. At least they don't all do that, one washes his paws in the toilet, sometimes there is dirty litter all over the toilet seat. You need to make sure you check before you sit.

That's why it's good to be a man...

Peace

While I'm sorry that it seems to have happened for the reason it seems to have, (we all know how hard it is to lose a pet) I'm glad it's here. As was mentioned here, and in the thread asking for it, there are so many other issues regarding animals, pets or otherwise that now have a home that may be a bit easier to find.


And a bit of light hearted animal fun sure doesn't hurt either.

Take a day to celebrate and look at what youve accomplished with pride and satisfaction but after that you need to get back to work.
As an avid campaigner/complainer like yourself I feel the thread should be called the "Pets/Animals forum" not just pets. Pets is very limited in scope to what this forum could and should be about.

FFS I wsh ATS would get something right for a change

Congratulations! And great idea!

My specialty is dog behavior and training. I look forward to the discussions!

Ohmygosh YaaaaaaaaaaY!

This made my day!!

I love ATS even more now!!

I had to put my 17 year old cat down in December, and my heart is broken! I'm not yet ready for a new friend, but I love animals so much and this forum will inspire me!