When I receive these cats who have lived through horrors unimaginable. It is hard to fathom how ANYONE can get into hurting, tormenting, torturing these lovely felines to the point where they look at all humans in their world with distrust and aggression.
I couldn’t step in between that aggression that she carried, no matter what I did. Going from passive to aggressive in the blink of an eye with no warning was downright scary. If my grandkids had been here, it could have escalated into something pretty nasty.
But to have her live on the very edge of that terror? What drove her there? What demons nipped at her heels created by someone in her past that abused her to that state? I just want to find that person and press them against the wall until they can’t get their breath, then throw them in a deep hole and leave them to find their own way out. So what does that say about MY dark side? That I could actually do harm to someone who is abusing a cat. It makes me no better than they are in that respect.
She was such a pretty girl- would have been easy to place had she not been damaged goods.
Years ago, I got between a man who was beating his german shepherd with a chain. I stepped right into it and found strength I didn’t know I had and managed to get the terrified dog away from him. We kept Kenai for years and after working with her for a few months, she turned out to be a loving pet and an incredible protector of me. I was at a gas station getting gas and was outside the car. A man was harassing me (He was drunk) He went to grab for me, and she had been sitting quietly in the back seat but when he grabbed me, she lunged through the open window and stood between us. She saved me that day, just as I saved her long ago. I just wish- oh how I wish that I could save them all.
Oh MA…
I had a friend locally who had rescued a bull terrier that she named “Liberty” and the poor thing was put to sleep…she had the “demons” of unhealthy human contact and my friend was afraid for her safety…but even more than her safety…the safety of her other beloved pets. She had to put Liberty down. I can imagine it was a hard decision but it was for the best as she no longer must suffer with those “demons” that had a hold of her in this world.
Much love,
Mama Mindy of The Slimmer Puggums
I am so sorry about Brooklyn, that must have been a difficult decision. But you’re so right, it must have been terrible for her to live with such fear for so long. At least she is finally at peace. {{{hugs}}}
As much as we care and love animals, cats or dogs or species X… we cannot save them all, no matter how much we try.
You already do SO much good for those lovely purr balls under your care, and saved so many from cruel lonely deaths.
It pains us all who read your blog and get a snippet of your life, and of your cats, husband life.
It is well-known that people who knowingly abuse animals have a screw or two loose — and, if they are children, may escalate to hurting people. One such example is Dennis Rader, BTK (bind, torture, kill), who terrorized the people of Wichita, KS for many years by killing women there. Rader admitted torturing small animals as a child. He was definitely sociopathic — had no remorse, no conscience. And, if the child’s parents know of the animal abuse and do not get counseling for their child or take steps to stop the abuse, they actually are contributing to their child’s mental illness. Perhaps the authorities in your area should be notified of the abuse of the cats you rescued so that their family will not be allowed to have pets in the future.