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Cats and Puppies
Allow me to tell you a bit about myself. I was rescued from a shelter two
years ago. I often wondered if life was better off being dead as I was caged
in a two by two cell and put on display daily. Before arriving at the
shelter
I had a home but never the less was abused by my cohabitants in the house
i.e. humans. I bore a litter of kittens but my story becomes sadder after I
became pregnant. A few weeks before I was due to deliver I was abandoned.
The people with whom I lived did not want to have anything to do with me. I
was to be rescued by some animal lover.
After giving birth I was neutered and my kittens taken away from me. Talk
about postpartum depression and the shock of my own offspring's being
snatched away and yet to add shock to my plight, the pain of being neutered
and put in a cage like a circus animal. Daily people would come to look at
me, poke me, and those brats you call kids would even antagonize me. Sigh so
was life.
I developed a fondness with one of the volunteers at the shelter and she
developed affinity for me. Dawn was kind but we both knew that one day I
will be given away to someone for the volunteers were actively looking for a
home for me. She would even take me home to sleep on her bed and that was
such a wonderful treat and something I looked forward to.
Did I tell you I was only a year and a half old when I landed in the
shelter. I was scared out of my wits. Physical abuse from my previous owners
had totally shaken my confidence in humans. Any hand approaching me would
make me shudder for I associated a hand with aggression and something that
is used to hit me or throw things at me to hurt me. I was afraid to even
meow.
I was glad that at least I was getting fed, though the food was not
necessarily to my liking, but I guess whatever was on sale and cheap was
given to me. Most of the days were spent trying to block out denoise and
defunk of all the people. Some did find me cute but never had the desire to
adopt me.
One afternoon a lady appeared from nowhere, she had a soft soothing cooing
voice. I half opened my eyes to see who this one was, for I had been cooed
and pooed and poked before by all the visitors. For them it was going to the
zoo and it was a matter of my future for me. Any way back to this lady, who
had kind eyes and a softness in her eyes, also did what all other humans
have the itch to do. I saw her finger gently reaching toward me through the
cage door as she gently stroked my paw. I also noticed that Dawn was
watching this interaction and walked up to stand next to this lady, as she
spelt out my curriculum vitae.
I moved back into my two by two cage but she still reached to touch me and this time
I bit her without drawing blood and her hand retreated, I was trying to send
her the message that. " listen human the mere fact that I am in a cage does
not make me a toy, so treat me with respect and enough of your petting".
Dawn said, that was the worst thing I could to do and it will me not
bode well with you Christie. I rolled my eyes and feigned sleep.
Amazingly the lady came back again the next day and filled out a form and
two days later Dawn put me in a Sherpa and boarded a cab and off we were to where?
My heart pounded with the speed of the turning cab wheels. All my fears were
back and so were my insecurities and fears.
She carried me to my new home and opened the zipper. I was terrified as I
leapt out of the Sherpa. The rest is history. I was afraid for about a year,
but my new home has been a heaven for me and I am very lucky.
I hope y'all kittens and puppies are equally lucky. Write to me and I shall
help you with a resolution. Also don't forget the first rule that you have
to manipulate humans but be kind at the same time. Now
its my rest time so don't bug me for the next eight hours.
Now I go on air trips
with them and they don't even put me in the hold, I sit with them in the
cabin. The bad thing is the Airlines do not serve snacks to pets in the
cabin. But my companions sneak me snacks they especially carry for me in her
pocket book and him in his pockets. Now all you novices out there, that is
what you call training the people you live with.
Another tip for traveling
pets. Stay aloof with strangers and pretend you are a seasoned traveler.
Puppies and dogs, stop drooling. You folks are kind of embarrassing
the way you wag your tails. I hate animals that are fat like their owners.
Golly cats, puppies and
poodles have you ever seen a fat animal in the jungle. Fat ones get eaten in
the jungle by hyenas. I don't have much advice to give to gerbils or
rodents, licking my chops, but don't worry I shall protect your rights too.
December 22nd, 2004
New York to Appleton by Air
I arrived in Appleton by air. I traveled economy and yes I was in
the cabin, unlike the big dogs who must travel in the hold of the airplane.
I was a paying pet. There are no free lunches in life. The sad part of it is
while the airline served drinks and snacks to every human passenger, I was
not served anything. Continental Airlines ignored me and so did Northwest. I
meow discrimination ... if I am being charged airfare I need to be fed by
airlines.
When I get back to New York, I fully intend writing to the CEO's of both
these airlines. I will post my letter here to the CEO and their reply. So
you pet out there stay tuned and then I shall give you my suggestions on
which airlines to travel on. My hosts picked me and I love racing through
their house. I think I will have to curtail my racing through the spacious
house till the other pets arrive. I have marked all the furniture. I know
one of the pets is my cousin dog. A very sweet dog according to humans. Even
if I like him I am not going to confess about my like for him, for that
would tantamount to betraying the feline kingdom. He does give me my space
but the darn mutt has a taste for feline food.
Never the less I traveled with an attitude, and calm self assured
confidence. While other humans oohed and 'poogled' over me I stayed
aloof. I am composing my letter to Northwest Airlines and Continental about
serving food to traveling pets. My meal of choice would be Tuna.
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