Pekoe is going to a new home
I have written a couple of times about our shelter cat, Pekoe. Unfortunately, the turnover of children and some adults who have never been instructed on the proper treatment of animals have passed through our doors and for their safety, he is on his way to a new home. He was a stray who someone dumped out and found his way to our shelter where we have been caring for him.
This led to a discussion with a resident who could not wait for her personal cat to have kittens, since she had never seen a cat giving birth before. The discussion then led to being a responsible pet owner, how Pekoe had ended up at the shelter, and how many cats and dogs were killed every day because there were simply not enough homes for them.
This then led into the hoarding case in Sarasota County which increased its' numbers by 26, which doesn't sound like a lot but none of these animals had been vetted.
The ending of the discussion was this hoarding case in Orange County. All of these cats, 40 of them, were euthanized.
If we can only educate people, one at a time to spay and neuter their animals, maybe we wouldn't have to write about stories such as these.
This led to a discussion with a resident who could not wait for her personal cat to have kittens, since she had never seen a cat giving birth before. The discussion then led to being a responsible pet owner, how Pekoe had ended up at the shelter, and how many cats and dogs were killed every day because there were simply not enough homes for them.
This then led into the hoarding case in Sarasota County which increased its' numbers by 26, which doesn't sound like a lot but none of these animals had been vetted.
The ending of the discussion was this hoarding case in Orange County. All of these cats, 40 of them, were euthanized.
If we can only educate people, one at a time to spay and neuter their animals, maybe we wouldn't have to write about stories such as these.
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