So I had to post this.. I'm putting the pictures behind a cut because they're brutally upsetting. But it's reality.
Whether it be about animal shelters, animal abuse, factory farming and the meat you're eating or whatever.. so many people tell me "I can't listen/watch/read this because it upsets me." I think that's weak. If you just don't care, that's fine. But don't act like it bothers you and not face the reality of it. When I decided to become a vegetarian, I was intrigued to learn about what was going on with meat people are eating, what those animals that you see at PetSmart went through before they ended up in those glass cages, how many peoples idea of "farming" has changed tremendously. It was all upsetting, I had to skip over some footage and mute the sounds and take a break in order to go back and finish, but I learned... and I believe I have a very educated view of exactly what's going on out there with those helpless animals that didn't even ask to be here. You're not going to understand what's going on out there unless you face this reality and get educated, whether it be by watching a documentary, or reading an article, just open your eyes to evidence. You cannot fix a problem unless you understand the problem. Hm. Anyway.. here's this...

Everybody's seen that cat wandering outside in their neighborhood..
Maybe that cat is spayed or neutered, maybe that cat has a owner somewhere in the neighborhood that lets it roam around outside, maybe that cat got out of the house and lost it's way back home, maybe that cat has been abandoned by it's family out in the cold winter.
The fact is that two unaltered cats can produce 12 cats in one year, if those felines live through the harsh weather and circumstance, the next year there could be 66 cats and in just 5 years there's a potential of over 12,000 cats. No, there will never be 12,000 cats roaming around in your neighborhood due to death because of disease, lack of food, fighting, human traffic, human abuse(poison, physical, ect). "Stray cats" are also known as feral cats. There are a few types of feral cats, the worst possible scenario feral cat would be one that was born outside and has never had any human contact, or possibly negative contact from humans. Think of this feral cat as having a wild animal's personality.. it is no longer a domesticated animal at this point. A wild animal living in the middle of suburbia. A healthy feral cat can be tamed! It just takes plenty of time and patients. Andy and I lived in a pretty bad neighborhood before we moved into the house and there were cats running around everywhere. I witnessed plenty people throwing their cats outside to face life on their own. Our youngest cat, Kazia is one of those cats that had been tossed outside on a doorstep because she was unwanted. She is the most playful, affectionate cat and there is absolutely nothing wrong with her. I'm verrryy happy to say that all of our cats are spayed/neutered, they all have microchips and have collars with name tags and all necessary information needed to relocate them back to us just in case they get out of the house. Anyway.. here's what happens when you put your once precious, loved kitten outside where their little souls DON'T belong.


( Suffering behind this link. )