Tattle Tail Tuesday - Puff

Puff: Here's a tip - don't make my mommy mad...

Whoo-Boy kitties, Mommy doesn't get on a rant too often, but yesterday she went to town! She got into a discussion at her work place about spaying and neutering pets. A lady was talking about her kitty that had just had a litter of kittens (her fourth litter!) and how she was concerned that they would not be able to find homes for the new kittens. Mommy asked the lady if she had ever considered spaying her cat to prevent this from happening again. (Insert crickets chirping here...). Apparently spaying a cat in this lady's opinion would cost too much. (Insert more Crickets chirping)...
Mommy took a deep breath and proceeded to educate this lady on the cost of not spaying her kitty. AND went on to give her the facts about letting her kitty roam around outside. I won't give you the gory details about what Mommy really wanted to say to this lady, but I will tell you that Mommy has offered to pay to have the lady's kitty spayed as soon as the kittens are weaned.
I hope the lady takes Mommy up on her offer. I know I was a "loose kitty" before I came to live with our 'rents, but I have to say that there are too many unloved and unwanted cats in this world to stay quiet when beans don't consider the consequences of not spaying and neutering!

To all of you beans reading this - don't be silent - speak up for us 'cause we can't bean-speak for ourselves!

Formerly Feral Friday - Home

It's good to have a home and to live inside. To be protected from the elements and from cars and other animals and from all of the bads things that could hurt me. Alley Cat Allies have a petition that you can sign to thank the prosecutor in Richmond Virginia who made sure that the mean person that killed three feral kitties behind a T.V. station will stand trial. Being formerly feral myself, I'd like to ask that you go here and sign the petition that thanks him.
Everykitty, I hope your Friday is full of love and treats and smooches!

Thursday Thirteen - Things you can tell NBC

This is the character "Dwight" from the NBC show The Office. Mommy loved watching this show, but she missed it last week. We learned from Mr. Hendrix that part of the plot involved Dwight killing his girlfriends cat. Not funny. Not funny at all. I would like to suggest thirteen things that we should tell NBC about that type of "humor." If you would like to contact them, click on the The Office link I have in the first sentence and scroll to the bottom of the page. Find the link that says "contact us" and let them know that you don't think it's funny to make jokes about killing kitties. Here are my thirteen suggestions -

• 21% of U.S. households have at least one cat. Don't make us mad!
• The number of pet-owning households is expected to grow nearly 12% between 1993 and 2000, and another 5% between 2000 and 2010. Don't make us mad!
• 34% of cat-owning households have incomes of $60,000 or more. Don't make us mad
• 32% of those who own their own home, also own at least one cat. Don't make us mad
• Each year Americans spend four billion dollars on cat food. That's one billion dollars more than they spend on baby food. Don't make us mad!
• In an average year, American cat owners spend $2.15 billion on cat food and $295 million on kitty litter. Don't make us mad!
• There are more than 70 million pet cats in the U.S. Don't make us mad!
• United States pet owners will likely spend more than $40 billion in 2007 on pet-related expenses, including food, accessories, veterinary care and gifts, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Don't make us mad!
• Demand a plot line where Dwight has a change of heart and becomes a volunteer at a shelter.
• Tell NBC that by making light of killing a cat, they are condoning animal abuse
• Tell them that you are going to write letters to the ASPCA, PETA, and the HSUS letting them know that NBC thinks killing cats is a funny plot line.
• Tell them that you are going to tell everyone you know that they should not watch The Office because they think cat killing is a funny plot line.
• Tell them that they should apologize for the poor choice that they made in allowing such an awful plot to air on their network.

Since big advertisers pay attention to dollars, it wouldn't hurt to send letters to pet product companies as well. Let them know that NBC should NOT condone this type of "comedy." There is nothing funny about harming or killing an animal. Period.

Thank-you in advance for taking action kitties. Now I am off to write a lot of e-mails...

Formerly Feral Friday - Another Reason I am a Lucky Cat

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=260959@kshb.dayport.com

Please click and watch the above video. I cannot believe that people who have no hearts or souls can walk the earth. Mommy talked to the lady in the video (her friend Jenny) and the kittens are already in foster care. They have little kitty colds, but other than that, are fine. They are friendly, not the least bit scared of people. The Wayside employee who saw it happen did not get the license plate of the vehicle 'cause she was so focused on the kennel that was thrown. I personally hope that Karma comes and whaps these people upside their head like an angry, hungry tiger.
Being formerly feral, I know that I lucked out. These kittens had a rough start too, and with all of the media attention, chances are good that they will be adopted.
So, everykitty, I know I say this a lot, but go and give your human(s) a headbump and a purr. We are fortunate to have humans who care about us.
That is all I have to say about this terrible situation.