Recently here in Denmark there have been several cases of cruelty to animals - all of which make headline news and the articles always find their ways to our office at the shelter I work in. Two articles were on our desks a week ago that I can only now really let out the hurt
Please for give the typing, but I cry time and time again for these babies.
Two cases were reported at the same time - one of a cat who had had fireworks duct-taped to it's belly - fortunately it was found and rescued before the fireworks were lit, thank the Lord, but bless his little soul, he had to have all of this fur shaved around his middle to remove them
The second was a small kitten who had had his ears CUT OFF!!!
Some evil monster had caught this little dear and mutilated him horribly with a stanley knife or a pair of garden scizzors or something
When she heard the scream, a woman inside a nearby house rushed out and found him lying in the grass - she immeditealy rushed him to the vet, where he was patched up under a full anaesthetic. Now he is in a shelter and ready for a new home, and for some reason completely unbeknown to anyone, is still incredibly affectionate and very trusting of people.
The last case was of a cat who was reportedly buried alive. She was found in the woods - half buried - by a woman walking her dog, all wet and shivering and stone cold. Of course the woman brought her home and warmed her up, dried her off and gave her all the love and food that she could possibly need to make her feel a bit better. Unfortunately, the little girl couldn't walk - because she had fixed all the other problems that could cause that, the woman took her to a vet, where the cat was x-rayed. Someone had given her a severe blow to her back - with something like a shovel. She would never walk again and had no feeling in her back legs. She was given peace in God's arms.
I read these reports time and time again in our shelters, of animals - particularly cats - that have been cruelly tortured and left for dead and I wonder why? What could possibly drive someone to do something to evil? What on earth goes through their heads when they try to break the spirit and soul of a defenseless creature? And it amazes me even more that after such a terrible ordeal, they will still trust a human again. The have a forgiving nature that I don't think we as a species deserve. It breaks my heart every time and I die a little more inside each time I see it, but it makes me more determined to get things together and run my own shelter one day. I know what drives me and I know I can do it, and that I'll be doing it for the right reasons.
Why are people so abominable?
Two cases were reported at the same time - one of a cat who had had fireworks duct-taped to it's belly - fortunately it was found and rescued before the fireworks were lit, thank the Lord, but bless his little soul, he had to have all of this fur shaved around his middle to remove them
The second was a small kitten who had had his ears CUT OFF!!!
The last case was of a cat who was reportedly buried alive. She was found in the woods - half buried - by a woman walking her dog, all wet and shivering and stone cold. Of course the woman brought her home and warmed her up, dried her off and gave her all the love and food that she could possibly need to make her feel a bit better. Unfortunately, the little girl couldn't walk - because she had fixed all the other problems that could cause that, the woman took her to a vet, where the cat was x-rayed. Someone had given her a severe blow to her back - with something like a shovel. She would never walk again and had no feeling in her back legs. She was given peace in God's arms.
I read these reports time and time again in our shelters, of animals - particularly cats - that have been cruelly tortured and left for dead and I wonder why? What could possibly drive someone to do something to evil? What on earth goes through their heads when they try to break the spirit and soul of a defenseless creature? And it amazes me even more that after such a terrible ordeal, they will still trust a human again. The have a forgiving nature that I don't think we as a species deserve. It breaks my heart every time and I die a little more inside each time I see it, but it makes me more determined to get things together and run my own shelter one day. I know what drives me and I know I can do it, and that I'll be doing it for the right reasons.
Why are people so abominable?