talk about people who understand unconditional love. these cats often run away as you come with the food, but they do appreciate it. Thank you for your selfless care of these homeless cats.
and just to be a pain...I really don't think you can say categorically that these are untamed cats. There's usually also cats that were housecats once upon a time bu they are frightened and have gone into survival mode.
In every "feral" colony I've ever been around there are also the cats who were abandoned, kicked out of the house, left behind when people moved, got lost, were unaltered and went looking for love in all the wrong places....
And given the chance to come back indoors, they often can come back around.
My old Grandpa Sam, I sure thought was a bonafide feral. He lived with me for 3 years, 18 months outside, 18 months inside and I never could get closeer than 3-foot distance but he sure appreciated soft beds and heat ...and then the last 2 nights of his life he crawled up on the bed and positioned himself where I could pet him. That's when I knew he had been somebody's baby once upon a time.
Posted
October 20, 2008, 8:53PM
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QMD333
I agree Barbara. We have personally rescued two "feral cats", who were once so afraid of humans that they ran at the mere sight of one. Now, both of them enjoy curling up in our laps, and sleeping next to us, and rubbing up against us, etc
Moral of the story: NOBODY IS DISPOSABLE. If given a chance ANYONE and EVERYONE can be helped. The Vick dogs are another example of this.
Cowards like PETA, kill shelters, etc are just too uncaring to put in the sweat and tears, and the time it takes to help others, because they are businessmen/women looking for money, not compassionate men/women looking to touch a precious life.
Posted
October 19, 2008, 11:41AM
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marys
Wow! These three ladies are awesome shining examples to all of us. Thanks so much for saving so many lives and educating the public! You are appreciated and admired!!
Posted
October 21, 2008, 12:58PM
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celeste
I agree...whatever words we use, such as "feral" "untamed" "stray" "community cat" "wild" "outdoor kitty"...there'll all just another way to say, "I love you and you deserve to live. Your life has intrinsic value."
wow!!!It seems to me that there's alot of work in utah!!!I'll be getting my diploma for vet assisant school soon and i'm starting my vet-tech course soon,i hope!!!Is there anyway of talking to these girls on-line???lori
Posted
October 20, 2008, 2:26AM
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QMD333
Thank you to everyone who is doing such a great job saving such precious souls!
You are an inspiration!
barbara, I have had true ferals that have sought out affection from me in their last days. As you know, these cats need us in every way a tamed cat does. Even if they don't come near you when you're feeding them they truly are grateful for everything you do for them. Most may be too afraid to come up and show it but they are saying THANK YOU for your kindness and love in their own way.
Just a few words about PETA, I couldn't disagree more with their views about feral cats, but I think that will change once TNR is more widely used and accepted. But I have to give much credit to them for doing things other groups will not do. They go into the animal labs and report the terrible abuses that go on there. They see the dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits, that are caged and have been experimented on. They see the loneliness, pain and fear in their eyes. They go to China and risk their lives trying to expose the horrific dog and cat meat/fur trade there. They take photos of the 6 month old puppies being kept in crates behind restaurants that will be butchered. They secretly go into ranches where chickens are put into machines alive and ground up, exposing these atrocities. They see things that would probably make us lose our minds and yet they keep fighting for these defenseless animals. Please try to keep in mind all the good things they do.