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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
It's been traditional for untold years for sailing vessels to have the ships' cat, and I am fairly sure said tradition would continue in space...Just imagine all the little visual moments possible, too...Mal fussing about it being on his ship, and then petting it when no one's looking..

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Originally posted by Blinker:
What, no llama?

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Originally posted by GrayFury:
Just an old mongrel ambling about the ship, thought of fondly by everyone. ....NOW you purists can jump down my gullet!

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Originally posted by GrayFury:
Just an old mongrel ambling about the ship, thought of fondly by everyone. ....NOW you purists can jump down my gullet!

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But then what would Jayne's purpose be?

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Originally posted by SameErtia:
Uh, guys?
You do realize that in this 'verse, dogs are FOOD!
In the opening shot of the docks at Persephone, that's what they're grilling!
You think Wash was kidding when he suggested next time they move livestock it should be beagles?

Seriously, Mal probably had a dog in the beginning... a big, mangy German Shepherd most likely, and the first time a job went sour and there wasn't food to put on the table, Zoe & Bester butchered and ATE the thing.

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Originally posted by SameErtia:
You're right.
Awful. A german shepherd would be much too messy to butcher. you'd never be able to keep all that hair out of the meat. Probably was a labrador retriever....

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Originally posted by bassgravi:
I imagine the dog/cat/gerbil/hamster or any other kind of pet theory would get debunked because, well, it would be harder to care for a pet when you don't know the next time you're getting paid, how would you afford/find food for it? Or vets? Animals/pets require more care than people do, I don't think they'd be good in space.
www.angelfire.com/realm2/bassgravi

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Originally posted by Giantevilhead:
I don't think animals can survive for too long in a space ship. Animals need room to roam around, they need to see the sky, they need to see nature or they'll die. Plus animals don't have the same sense of time as humans, animals who aren't used to a place without a day and night cycle cannot live in such an environment.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

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Originally posted by GunRunner:
Submariners have had pets for a long time. USS Holland has a mascot dog (that nearly got shot out a torpedo tube once, but that’s another story), as did some boats in WWII. Another boat had a mascot skunk that a crewmember won in a card game. On a sub its constantly “daytime” except in sleeping areas, at least on Serenity there is a day-night cycle of some sort as seen in Objects in Space. Heck on the old 'smokeboats' its been said the roaches were part of the crew, Serenity's got a few (as seen in OIS) so maybe they could have a mascot roach?

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Originally posted by GunRunner:
Submariners have had pets for a long time. USS Holland has a mascot dog (that nearly got shot out a torpedo tube once, but that’s another story), as did some boats in WWII. Another boat had a mascot skunk that a crewmember won in a card game. On a sub its constantly “daytime” except in sleeping areas, at least on Serenity there is a day-night cycle of some sort as seen in Objects in Space. Heck on the old 'smokeboats' its been said the roaches were part of the crew, Serenity's got a few (as seen in OIS) so maybe they could have a mascot roach?

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Did those animals live full, healthy lives?

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

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Oh and I just remembered a Russian sub Black Lila (K-108) had a mascot mouse or rat.

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Originally posted by Gixxer:

Battlestar Galactica - Muffy? Buffy?

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