I understand the human need for companionship more than most others.
I understand that, for all you homeless and destitute people out there,
your world is particularly cruel and hard, often in ways that I’m
incapable of imagining. But the next time you saunter up to me with a
kitten that couldn’t be more than six or eight weeks and start
whimpering about how you don’t know what the two of you are going to
do, my response will be that you should probably take your pet to a
shelter somewhere so it can be taken better care of, and then you can
provide for yourself better when you do manage to pull together some
money. Most of you that I pass on the streets are not using your pets
to coerce money from me. You, I’m okay with; I think it’s unfortunate
that your pets may not be receiving medical care, but at least you’re
respecting them as living beings. However, I’ve had one too many people
shove tiny animals in my face and ask me to give them money for the
sake of their pets this past week. Those of you who have done this
should be ashamed of yourselves.—Anonymous
Ante Up the Kitty
