I write a lot of letters, but sometimes I just can't help it.
Today, I found out that a box of kittens and their mother, were left in a cardboard box by the side of the highway, near the airport. On the box it said 'free kittens.'
The recent rash of animal abuse and the number of cats going missing in our area of town is wrong. I do not care what your stance on pets or cats is, to leave helpless kittens in a terrifying situation like this goes beyond simple cruelty. I cannot imagine the mother's fear and desperation. No water, 34 C.
If you cannot get your pets fixed, do not get one, if you cannot care for them, the same applies.
Dropping the cats off at the SPCA, keeping them for a while and selling or giving them away, anything is better. To do what was done, shows a level of ignorance, plain callousness. It was evil. I find it deplorable. This wasn't a good idea, it was barbaric, and while Mr. Godbout may not want this in the letter, whomever did this deserves a right arse-kicking! Don't say I am being obscene, Neil! The treatment of those cats was obscene. The old 'freedom of expression' policy may require I say a fine or community hours be served, but no, I prefer my first suggestion.
I would love to see the courts and the RCMP be able to do more, but after what I saw at Emergency on Wednesday, and at the Parkwood Save On this week, they have more to worry about.
The cats from what I understand were dangerously dehydrated, but I believe they have recovered; I hope so.
What kind of animal does this?
Michael Maslen
Prince George
