A Plea to All Cat Owners

Please.. please keep your city cats indoors. There are so many reasons to do so. Most importantly, they won't get hit by cars.

This morning, on my way to work I found the neighbours cat, dead, on the road. Poor guy had just been hit.. and the bastard who did it, didn't even stop. He was dead, but he was still very warm. There was so much blood, and you just know he suffered.

If only I had left my house on time today.. maybe I could have stopped this.

Luckily, I knew where he lived. I ran to their house, and woke them up. It's never easy to tell someone their pet is dead. It's even worse to see the look of horror on their face when they see their bloodied animal laying on the ground. Watch as he picks him up, letting the blood goop from the open wound on his head, falling onto the ground, dripping... watching as the man cradles his dead cat, blood all of him, all over the cat. Not knowing what to do, where to take him. Finding out he is going through rough times and can't afford to have him cremated.

If I had the money, I would have paid for it. Sadly, I'm having my own money issues.

Don't let this happen. Keep your cats indoors. Drivers... slow down. Watch where you're going. If you hit an animal, stop, help it, please. Imagine if this was your cat, your dog, your child. Would you just leave them to suffer in the streets?