I have a
dream.
There are
many feral cats in the city of Penticton.
They roam free and wild and scavenge for food. Someone needs to save them. Someone needs to save the citizens from them.
Someone needs to stop these furry little
felines from digging in our gardens, and scaring all our birds away. Who can change this? I am that person.
Some say
they are bothersome. Some say they are
trouble. Some say they can’t stand
them. But I love them. If I could, I would become the cat lady of
Penticton. I would love them. I would nurture them. I would free them from
their struggles to survive.
There are
resources to aid in the rescue of animals. There are resources to feed and
house these animals. There are resources to free these animals from
danger. The SPCA and Critteraid are
helpful and foster feral cats until they can find forever homes for them.
Forever homes to love and care for these innocent creatures. Many cats have been left by their owners
without a thought to their wellbeing. It’s
as though they are nothing. Their little
lives are meaningless. They are not
meaningless to me. They are special
little beings that bring so much into our lives. Little beings that are there to love us. Little beings that are always there beside
us. Who in their right mind could not
love a cat?
Animal
rescue is expensive. Animal rescue takes
a lot of time and energy. Animal rescue
takes dedication and determination. We
look to the public for help save the unwanted cats in Penticton. But who wants to help? Who has the funds to donate? Who can save them? We need to do more.
I have a
dream that one day, there will be no feral cats roaming the streets of
Penticton. A dream that people will be responsible pet owners. A dream that people will spay and neuter
their animals and prevent any more unwanted pets. There will be gardens that haven’t been used
as litter boxes. There will be flocks of
birds feeding safely at Penticton feeders and there will be me, living happily
with my 25 rescued cats!
