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GOD'S UNWANTED ANGELS
THE LAST KITTEN:
AN OPEN LETTER TO A BACKYARD BREEDER
Excerpt From "God's Unwanted Angels" By Anne Nason.
Your cat just had its second litter of the year. This time it wasn't so bad. She only had three this time, and they were all adopted, so it was no big deal. The first time she gave birth to five. You're going to make sure you find good homes for the kittens this time too. You let your friends and family know that you have three kittens that need homes, but no one seems interested. You put an ad in the local paper, but you've been told about "free to good home" ads. You've heard about the horrible things that have happened to kittens and puppies whose owners gave them away to unscrupulous people, and they are your cat's babies. You don't want them sold to be used for research or worse. You decide to charge a fee for the adoption, but not too much. Still no one calls about the kittens. You ask around your neighborhood to see if someone might take one of them off your hands, but most of your neighbors already have pets, and some just aren't interested. The kittens are starting to grow fast, and you know you have to find homes soon.
One day one of your daughter's friends persuades her parents to let her have one of the kittens. So now you only have two to think about. The second one goes to a friend of yours, but her teenagers who said they'd be responsible for the kitten didn't bother to take it for vaccinations, and the kitten got sick and died. You've tried everyone you can think of, but no one wants a kitten, so finally you decide to take the last kitten to the local shelter. A lot of people find pets for their kids there, and he's a pretty little cat, so you know someone will take him. You feel kind of guilty taking him to a shelter, but it's not your fault she had another litter. You start thinking maybe you should get her spayed. When you drop the kitten off at the shelter, he's scared and meowing pitifully, but he'll be adopted. You walk out the door. He's someone else's problem now.
The shelter is full of cats and kittens of various ages, all scared and desperately wanting to escape. Your kitten is put into a cage with others all trying to get out when the door opens. He waits, but no one comes for him. He hides at the back of the cage, not understanding why he's there. A calico kitten is taken out of the cage and handed to a little girl. The cage door shuts again, and they walk away. Someone will come to take him soon. He waits and waits, but no one comes.
Finally his time is up. He's taken from the cage and brought to the room where his short life will end. He's held down so he can be injected. He's terrified and desperately crying out for help that never comes. He gasps for air, and finally his little heart stops. Another one of God's little angels that will never know love or a happy home, all because you didn't think it was important enough to have his mother spayed.
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