i have to say that it almost looked like an abandoned property--like things were left that way when they moved out..... a lot of folks don't clean up when they leave a place, and tossing old food bags and departed cat-trees looks a lot like that before final clean-up....
no explanation i can think of for the dead critters, tho.... trashing all sanctuaries and/or shelters does NO one any good; i'll repeat what i said about kittykind a week or so ago--we do not have all the facts, and there are realities to running a sanctuary environment that are beyond the experience of most cat-companions. i also need to add here that i don't know of ONE sanctuary that hasn't been bashed in the past by at least one person or group--and often based on nothing more than rumors. one REALLY does need to know the agenda of the folks doing the bashing sometimes.... my biggest concern is that what she wrote to jenn and what's in the article about there not being FeLVs is absolutely untrue. there may not be any NOW, but i know of many groups and individuals who took FeLVs there when no one was accepting them. i do know of ONE person (possibly a second, even--have to check on that one)--who WAS allowed inside the house (which was only one of her facilities, SUPPOSEDLY)--my friend was bringing a FeLV to her from a long distance, and at the point there was a separate room inside the house for FeLVs. bottom-line, unfortunately, is that until and unless more people are willing to step up and help these undesirables, this is gonna keep happening. HELP OUT--volunteer your time, your extra room, your money, your fund-raising skills; educate rescues and shelters about FeLV and FIV. a really hard question to answer: should all these FeLVs have been autormatically euthanized? is living longer and enjoying the sunshine for a few months what the cat would choose even if the conditions aren't optimum? i don't know..... -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
