Conference misery::feline_v1

4529.0. "abandonment - Animal Point of View " by WILLEE::MERRITT () Fri Apr 05 1991 09:50

    
    The attached is a story about abandoning animals from an animals
    point of few.  This story was published in our local newspaper
    by some wonderful animal lovers...it is about a dog...but as we 
    are all aware this situation could be very easily a feline.  Beware
    you will have tears...this one really gets to the heart!
    
    Reprinted without permission:
    
        "Why did you abandon me?  You had welcomed me into your home a
         couple of years ago.  You fed me, said I was cute, you taught
         me how to sit and fetch.  I gave unconditional love.  What did
         I do wrong?  I went for that last ride with you to a strange
         area and you just opened the door and kicked me out.  I sat
         and waited for you; I didn't move at all.  I wanted to hear
         your voice.  I was hungry and thirsty.  The ground was cold.
         The wind blew all day and worse at night.  When were my
         people coming to get me?
    
         People came and talked to me, fed me, wanted to touch me,
         called me many different names.  I snapped and growled at them
         to stay clear.  They weren't my beloved people.  They left me
         a pillow, food, water, they understood I must stay and wait.
         I just couldn't leave.
    
         That afternoon I was brought hot dogs and a warm blanket by
         two people.  They said they would be back later.  I was cute
         to them.  I ate and waited---maybe today my people would come
         to get me.  the blanket was warm.  I was getting tired, feeling
         very bad.  My body wouldn't stop shaking, my insides were hurting.
         I was so loney and unhappy.
    
         Five days have passed.  All the wrong people have come by.  Now
         they are all back at once, talking, staring at me.  They chased
         me around the building so many times I am so tired.  I don't
         feel good.  I can't stop my body from shaking.  Can't they
         understand------I must wait for my beloved master.
    
         They came at me with three blankets.  They cornered me against
         the wall.  I just gave up, I was so so so scared.  A woman
         picked me up.  She held me, talked gently to me.  She held me
         close to her.  She wasn't my beloved master, but her voice
         was nice, her home is warm and I am being looked after.
    
         I have a new name.  They love me here! 
    
    
         Note from the authors:  this dog was lucky, the vet gave it a 
         clean bill of health.  The dog was only dehydrated---but
         how many animals are so lucky? 
    
    
    Please feel free to cross-post in Canine.
    

    The Tears are flowing...

    Thank you for posting that moving story. I'd love to reprint it in our
    shelter's newsletter. Do you have the author's name? The paper?
    
    Thanks,
    Mike

    sniff, sniff....
    

    
    .2  Mike please check with the moderators of the feline notesfile
        to see if you can republish it.  I think that is against policy...
           
        If they okay it...I will give you the authors name so you can
        get their authority to republish in your newsletter.
    
        Sandy  
        

    This is not an issue that the moderators have any "control" over. It
    was origonally entered from a public forum (a newspaper). The
    moderators would have a problem if the shelter published this saying it
    was reprinted from a DIGITAL notes conference where it had been
    reprinted from a newspaper. It is the newspaper that must give
    republication permission. However, I would appreciate it if you would
    enter the name of the paper and the date it was published (In fact,
    when things are reprinted, we like to see that info posted in the note
    as a minimum).
    
    Deb
    FELINE co-moderator

    The article was published on April 4th in the Fitchburg/Leominster
    Sentinal.
    
    If anyone would like a copy of the original article...please send
    me a note off-line.
    
    Sandy