warm and dry

Seymour avoiding eye contact

Last winter someone dropped a pregnant cat at the end of the driveway.  I guess they thought a place called "Kitty City" would be the perfect place for her.  She subsequently gave birth to six kittens and we managed to find good homes for them.  It just wrenches at your heart to know how cruel some people can be to animals.  Poor Mama Kitty was left out in the cold to fend for herself.  Luckily she was found and saved, but by that time she was very skinny and very hungry.  Also very scared.  It took quite a bit of coaxing to get her to come where it was warm and dry.
I hope everyone will think twice about getting a pet if there is a chance that it won't be cared for.  It is a lifetime commitment.  We have cats here that are fifteen to twenty years old, and a few even older than that.