Laura M, I totally understand your need to vent and what you vent about are the same things I vent about constantly. Just this week I went to the shelter to get out a momma cat that had four kittens the day after she was left there....here they can just file out papers and place them in a crate to be found and dealt with the next morning. Anyway, since she had kittens it was her, and her 4 babies, euthanization date. The babies weren't even a full 24 hours old yet so I pulled them out. She is the sweetest cat ever! Trusted me from the very second see saw me and always wants to sit in my lap and purr. She has an excellent purrer and is always so happy and always ready to be loved on and love you back! The reason she was placed in the shelter box was because she was having her fifth litter of kittens.... I'll never understand why people think it is so much better to kill their animals than to get them fixed. Most days my heart is totally broken due to the things people do to their animals. Kim
"...Saving just one pet won't change the world....but surely the world will change for that one pet..." The top ten reasons to spay and neuter your dog or cat were killed in a shelter today. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of LauraM Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 8:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] No way to treat a friend OK, this doesn't have anything to do with FeLV, so I apologize.....but a few incidents happened at the shelter today that really made me angry, and really made me sick of the way animals are treated in our society - as disposable property, with no feelings, no thoughts, no value. An inconvenience, to be tossed aside when necessary. First, a woman called and said that there was a cat lying in her carport that must have been hit by a car. She said, "We're afraid she's going to die there, and she can't seem to move her back legs." Stray, injured cat....I called our animal control officer and she headed on out to pick the cat up. Turns out, it was the woman's cat, and not a stray, she even saw the cat get hit! - same old story, the owner doesn't want to deal with the problem, doesn't want a vet bill, so she calls the county to handle it, forgets about it and goes about her day. My officer told her, "This is your responsibility, not mine - you get that cat to a vet." Later on, the caller once again rang up animal control: "If I have a cat that's been hit by a car, can I bring her to you?" NO, lady, what don't you understand - this is your animal, she is your responsibility, TAKE HER TO THE VET. Then, later, the door opened and a young woman came in with a cat in a crate. He has serious health problems; he's old and has some sort of issues with his teeth, he's in a lot of pain and needs steroid injections and some other stuff. I remember speaking with her two months ago about the cat, gave her some phone numbers of vets who might be willing to work with her on the cost of treatment. Anyway, she wanted to drop him off so we could euthanize him on Tuesday. I tried to get her to take the cat to her own vet, tried to get her to understand that it would be inhumane and cruel to leave him in a place with strangers, to sit in a cold metal cage, to die on a table and be tossed in a black trash bag and thrown into the dump like garbage. Naturally, she had no money - but if you're a good client, chances are your vet will euthanize for free or next to nothing; my vet has never charged me to euthanize an animal. And she had months to prepare for this, but she's moving in with her parents tomorrow and they're allergic, and of course, like the other person, she didn't want to deal with it. Finally she said to me, "I'm leaving. I don't like your attitude. Bitch." I wanted so badly to follow her out the door, slap her face & tell her what I thought of her, but I need my job. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but still, it appears that this attitude has become more and more prevalent. Those of you who work in shelters or who are involved with rescue know exactly what I'm talking about. Someone will always be there to pick up the pieces and clean up after your mistakes, so why even try to do the responsible thing? One resident surrendered 4 kittens last week and called today to ask if they'd been adopted. They had all gone out to a rescue. After hollering, "Praise Jesus! They're safe!" she asked me, "So, the next time I have kittens, should I call this rescue directly or do I have to go through you?" Aaaargh! Don't let them be born! Come here on euthanasia day and then ask yourself if you should be producing more kittens! Thanks for letting me vent. _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
