I was at the Shelter today and working with Galipette who lay purring and let me cut matts off her for over 20 minutes, when someone came into the room and said that four newborns had just been brought in, because their mother had been killed. I expressed horror and sympathy but did not stop what I was doing, as I did not know how long Galipette would co-operate.
When I finally went to the office I asked about the kittens and where they were. I was told they were already on their way to the vet to be PTS! I was thunderstruck, but the Director said they were too young, eyes not opened, and she had no-one who could care for them. This shelter says it is no-kill, except for exceptional reasons, and apparently this is one of them. I said that I would have taken them and at least tried, but it was too late.
I am trying to be sensible and I know we cannot save them all, and the Shelter is very good with older cats - there are several who have been there years, and will never be adopted. But it seems so sad.
Anyway, I have said I will take the next litter to come in if there is no-one else who can look after them. There seem to be plenty of people willing to adopt kittens of 8 weeks and above, so I will give some poor mites a chance at life.
So a careless driver has killed a whole family. And that makes me mad.
When I finally went to the office I asked about the kittens and where they were. I was told they were already on their way to the vet to be PTS! I was thunderstruck, but the Director said they were too young, eyes not opened, and she had no-one who could care for them. This shelter says it is no-kill, except for exceptional reasons, and apparently this is one of them. I said that I would have taken them and at least tried, but it was too late.
I am trying to be sensible and I know we cannot save them all, and the Shelter is very good with older cats - there are several who have been there years, and will never be adopted. But it seems so sad.
Anyway, I have said I will take the next litter to come in if there is no-one else who can look after them. There seem to be plenty of people willing to adopt kittens of 8 weeks and above, so I will give some poor mites a chance at life.
So a careless driver has killed a whole family. And that makes me mad.