Someone Please Put This Cat out of its Misery
March 11th 2009 21:00
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Regular readers of this blog will know about my ex-colleague’s problem with his neighbour’s whiney cat. This problem has been going on for months now. My ex-colleague recently sent me an email saying despite him trying to sort this out with his neighbour and reporting it to his real estate agent, his neighbour continues to leave her cat alone in the hallway. The poor thing still isn’t being fed properly; for months it has been miaowing outside each unit’s door, hoping someone would take pity on it and give it some food.
My ex-colleague and his girlfriend used to feed it until the cat started driving them crazy with its constant miaowing. They now ignore the cat.
I wish someone would just call the RSPCA. In fact, I suggested my ex-colleague do that but he wanted to sort out his problem without getting them involved. I can’t blame him. It’s never nice dobbing someone in and the idea of getting involved in someone else’s business…it’s enough to make some people want to stick their head in the sand. On the other hand, why should an animal be left to suffer from hunger, night after night? Now that my ex-colleague has exhausted all of his options, I think it is about time someone dobbed his neighbour into the RSPCA. I wouldn’t mind doing it myself except I don’t know where my ex-colleague lives.
To the neighbour: If you are reading this, please feed your very hungry cat or, if you are unable to care for it, please call the RSPCA.
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Comment by Spike 2
Wordophilia
Qwerk
Peanut Butter
It doesn't matter if you don't know exactly where he lives: give them his name and a street and they'll find his neighbour. Or get him to ring them. Screw whether it makes you feel bad - the cat feels WORSE.
People can defend themselves. Animals can't. Call the RSPCA. Now.
Comment by Queenie
Quirky Folk
Quirky Queenie
Thanks for the wake up call. I'll ask my old colleague where he lives.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Comment by Spike 2
Wordophilia
Qwerk
Peanut Butter
A middle route would be for someone to go and find out what's wrong, with the threat of an RSPCA visit up their sleeve. Depends on how things stand between the neighbour and the ex-colleague, I suppose. Maybe the guy would adopt the little puss, or could help feed it or something.
Bear in mind that I tend to be rather reactionary in these situations, as I've worked for the RSPCA (only in IT, but even so the mere sight of some of the unpublished Inspectorate photos is enough to scar for life) and have rescued a cat myself. Poor thing was SO much better off with me than the scumbag who had him.
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
I recently rescued a mother feral and her four kittens. She's a success story but her feral sister who also had four kittens is not. I found 3 of them and took them to the RSPCA and was told there was a 90% chance they were going to be put down. I understand, totally, why it had to happen, but I was overrun with cats myself and could do nothing more. But I felt like a total failure once again. The feral, her mate, and one kitten still live here. If I had the money I would trap and adopt them all - we are still trying to catch the mother to desex her at least, so I dont have to give a death sentence to more beautiful babies.
I have been reading about this cat on Queenies blog for a long time, and I think a quiet word to the owner would go a long way. I think the owner believes she's doing it a favour by letting it out because she works long hours, not realizing the cat could be perfectly happy indoors. We have 8 living indoors right now. If they get out, they scream to get back in!