I just wanted to remember a group of sweet, loving cats who lost their lives needlessly because of human selfishness and ignorance. These 14 cats, ranging in age from one to 17, and many of them rescues, were the beloved pets of a local couple. The husband died unexpectedly a few months ago and the wife had sudden fatal heart attack just within the past two weeks. They apparently passed away too suddenly to have made formal arrangement for the cats. As their family members were scrambling to care for the cats, the wife's brother, who was executor of the estate, had all the cats taken to a county shelter and requested they be euthanized. This happened last Friday.
This makes me so sad and angry. What a cruel person this man must be not to honor his sisters' memory and arrange care for the cats. Adding to the tragedy of this situation is that the family called all of the local no kill shelters only to be told "we're full." They received no offers of help or suggestions for placing the cats. I only wish we would have know about this situation sooner. We couldn't have taken the cats, but would have worked
with the family to place them.
May these sweet creatures and their humans rest in peace. At least they've been reunited now and are together in a far better place.
This makes me so sad and angry. What a cruel person this man must be not to honor his sisters' memory and arrange care for the cats. Adding to the tragedy of this situation is that the family called all of the local no kill shelters only to be told "we're full." They received no offers of help or suggestions for placing the cats. I only wish we would have know about this situation sooner. We couldn't have taken the cats, but would have worked
with the family to place them.
May these sweet creatures and their humans rest in peace. At least they've been reunited now and are together in a far better place.