Comments on: Homeless Hostages http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html Blogging about feral cats and life in general Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:07:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Homeless Hostages by: Administrator http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html#comment-2961 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:01:29 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html#comment-2961 Thank you for your concern. After speaking with a few people and realizing that I am not dealing with a rational human being. In fact, after yesterday's encounter, I feel he is downright dangerous. I have backed off this crusade. I will try another route in a bit after the furor dies down. You have to pick your fights, and you have to do so wisely. I am still heartsick, but I wrote out my feelings in what can only be described as a "dark" article. There is no easy resolution to this and it almost looks like I am dealing with someone who has seen the worst side of humanity in the vietnam war. :( If I continue to persue him, he may end up harming his cats just to keep me away. I don't want to look like the crazy cat lady here. So with tears in my heart, I back away from this battle. Thank you for your concern. After speaking with a few people and realizing that I am not dealing with a rational human being. In fact, after yesterday’s encounter, I feel he is downright dangerous. I have backed off this crusade. I will try another route in a bit after the furor dies down. You have to pick your fights, and you have to do so wisely. I am still heartsick, but I wrote out my feelings in what can only be described as a “dark” article. There is no easy resolution to this and it almost looks like I am dealing with someone who has seen the worst side of humanity in the vietnam war. :( If I continue to persue him, he may end up harming his cats just to keep me away. I don’t want to look like the crazy cat lady here. So with tears in my heart, I back away from this battle.

]]> Comment on Homeless Hostages by: Lizzy http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html#comment-2959 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:04:55 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html#comment-2959 Maybe you can go to your next City Council meeting and try to speak about the problem. It's a thankless job, but if you speak respectfully and lucidly, maybe you can get someone to pay attention to this particular problem and/or raise awareness. In doing this kind of work, I've run into so much heartbreak that I have just had to learn to kind of detach myself from the outcome. I tell myself the best thing I can do is to be steadfast in my advocacy and to deal with each situation on its own terms. Sometimes that means reaching out to others, sometimes that means looking on the internet for solutions I haven't thought of. It always means having to "out fox" the problem (like, I thought it was very clever of you to give the cats chicken broth in winter, for extra fat, and it's helped me with my own cats and now I feel just a little more confident that they can fend off the cold). Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that you do as much as you can and keep pushing forward. I am rooting for you. Maybe you can go to your next City Council meeting and try to speak about the problem. It’s a thankless job, but if you speak respectfully and lucidly, maybe you can get someone to pay attention to this particular problem and/or raise awareness. In doing this kind of work, I’ve run into so much heartbreak that I have just had to learn to kind of detach myself from the outcome. I tell myself the best thing I can do is to be steadfast in my advocacy and to deal with each situation on its own terms. Sometimes that means reaching out to others, sometimes that means looking on the internet for solutions I haven’t thought of. It always means having to “out fox” the problem (like, I thought it was very clever of you to give the cats chicken broth in winter, for extra fat, and it’s helped me with my own cats and now I feel just a little more confident that they can fend off the cold). Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that you do as much as you can and keep pushing forward. I am rooting for you.

]]> Comment on Homeless Hostages by: Lizzy http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html#comment-2956 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:42:04 +0000 http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/155/homeless-hostages.html#comment-2956 Hang in there. Keep up your courage and your will to help. Keep trying to save as many as you can. Nothing lasts forever, including deplorable situations. I do think that writing coherently and lucidly and getting the word out is one of the most productive things we can do for animals. Much respect and love to you. You've helped me a lot just by being here. Let me know if I can help somehow. Hang in there. Keep up your courage and your will to help. Keep trying to save as many as you can. Nothing lasts forever, including deplorable situations. I do think that writing coherently and lucidly and getting the word out is one of the most productive things we can do for animals.

Much respect and love to you. You’ve helped me a lot just by being here. Let me know if I can help somehow.

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