Way to go Beverly....... I'd like to give her a few choice words too!!! Lorrie
On 09-07, LauraM wrote: > If I didn't need my job, Beverly, if I only didn't need my > job......the things I would say. When I win the lottery and start > my old-cat rescue, I WILL open my mouth! > > --- On Tue, 9/7/10, POTT, BEVERLY <[email protected]> wrote: > > Laura, give me her contact information and I'll tell her what you > couldn't. I have a vocabulary that would make a sailor blush! > > ________________________________ > > From: LauraM [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sat 9/4/2010 8:05 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
