Why I am the crazy cat lady, in honor of upcoming ASPCA day, April 10th.
If you haven’t already guessed, I’m one of those animal people. You know which ones I mean, too–I don’t see any difference in life. A life is a life is a life. Should a cat be beaten to death for no reason other than it was a cat, defenseless and something to beat, I am heart broken, angered and upset. Should a baby be beaten to death for no reason other than it was a baby, defenseless, and something to beat, I feel the same way.
Some of us get a lot of flack, we’re told a cat isn’t as important as that baby, or that prisoner in war-torn country. That we should feel more sympathy for the innocent children being shot, than some tom-cat the neighbors kid shot for sport in their backyard. And I don’t understand this reasoning at all.
Why should I put an importance, a hierarchy, on life? Why is it that a rich man’s life is more important than a bums? Why is my life more important than a starving child in famine riddled country? To me, they aren’t. I don’t remember where I read it, who said it, or where I found it–but somewhere, someone wrote, life is sacred, everywhere.
It is something I believe. I’m not here to preach or push this down my reader’s throats, but I wanted to share parts and pieces of the reason why I feel so strongly about protecting animal life, too.
I strongly suspect how we treat our animals, our environment, reflects on how we treat each other. I don’t support companies and groups that employ guerrillas tactics to scare people into their folds, but I support learning how to be a better human.
If you agree with me and would like to learn how you can take steps in starting to help animals in need, please take a moment to visit your local shelter’s website, SPCA, or humane society/shelter. Also, on april 10th of this year, it is ASPCA day. To learn how to support ASPCA day, you can read more of my post on this or visit the ASPCA day web page directly.
Thanks guys and gals!
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