No good reason for unwanted cats

Submitted by Linda and Bob Graff
Posted 7/13/21

Dear Editor:

In the July 8 edition of the Powell Tribune, there was an article about our shelters being overrun with unwanted cats.

We have had five rescue cats in our married life. All have …

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No good reason for unwanted cats

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Dear Editor:

In the July 8 edition of the Powell Tribune, there was an article about our shelters being overrun with unwanted cats.

We have had five rescue cats in our married life. All have been spayed. Some were indoor/outdoor cats. All were loved and taken care of. Two lived to be 18 years old, one 12 years old and the two we have now are 4 and 6.

Years ago we knew a young woman who had a male cat she let roam. She did not have him neutered because he did not have babies. We were so floored by her reasoning we didn’t know what to say. Hopefully by now she has some common sense when it comes to pets.

We have had cats dumped on our doorstep in the past. One looked like it had been thrown out of a car; the other we found a home for, or so we thought, until they decided to “go out of town” and never returned for the cat. Luckily we found a much better home for that little guy.

A relative in another state has had more animals dumped in her yard than she can count. She could not keep them as she has a fair number of her own pets to take care of.

We have a neighbor who had an unknown horse show up in their yard. No one has ever come to claim it. Apparently no one cared enough to look for it.

Our point here is that there are people who should never have animals. Having them neutered or spayed is the least that can be done for them. Even barn cats shouldn’t be allowed to just reproduce over and over again as many will become prey or starve to death. Especially kittens.

Sadly, all animals can be subject to abuse and neglect. Having animals is a privilege not a right.

Food for thought: Do these same people who abuse animals also abuse children? You have to wonder.

Linda and Bob Graff

Powell

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