Posted by artemiss on September 20, 2004, at 18:17:05
In reply to Re: My cat (long, ranty), posted by Klokka on September 4, 2004, at 15:56:45
Oh, I read your story about your poor kitty cat. I'm so sorry for your loss. It just breaks my heart. I was there when you described the vet assistant taking the cat from your arms, and your mother yelling that she was sick of how sick the cat was. That is so heartbreaking when your parent doesn't recognize animals as living beings that deserve just as much respect as humans do. And to think she had your cat put down just to hurt you, as a punishment. Your mother sounds very abusive, threatening to even get rid of you, or that you wouldn't be loved!
My parents were never good with animals either. They just see them as bugs, not important, without feelings or importance. I remember my mother had our cat(s) put down when I was a child because the female kept having kittens, and the male would fight all the time, and our dog would kill the kittens. If my parents had the cats spayed and neutered, there wouldn't be a problem. So many pets suffer because of the ignorance of bad pet owners.
Now I have my own cat, and it's so nice that she is away from the rest of my family who would just torture her. Most of my family hate and disrespect pets, which drives me crazy. They all have children, and I don't disrespect their babies!
I'm sorry for your loss, and that you don't have the support you need around you. Someday you'll live on your own and will be able to do things without your mother hurting your life.
Artemis
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