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Written by Laura Townsend of Michigan
I had just moved into a new house when my goddaughter Stephanie called me in tears. She was living with her boyfriend’s family. There was a young male Siamese mix that was injured and no one would do anything for him. I drove out and told her to bring the cat to me. His tail was mangled and had gangrene and his left front paw was hanging uselessly. I took him immediately to my vet who had to amputate most of what was left of his tail and his paw was already paralyzed.
Sulu relaxing
I named him Sulu and the former owners wanted him back and became angry when I refused. I also demanded Stephanie go get the cat’s mother and bring her to me as she had told me that they had just taken a litter of her kittens and dumped them somewhere by a road as they were weaned and they didn’t want to take care of them or bother to find homes for them (I think the only reason they didn’t do it to the one kitten is he looks fully Siamese). They had said they didn’t have the money to get her spayed (funny they could afford beer and cigarettes). I told them if they didn’t give her to me, I was calling the Humane Society and the police and filing animal cruelty charges against them and that if I heard they took on any more animals, I would call them immediately.
The kitten’s mom (they called her Dice, but I called her Shadowdancer) was a beautiful, very small apple-head Siamese and I took her in to be spayed and they had to remove three of her teeth that had been broken. She was a housecat for the next 16 years and ruled the roost as matriarch (her nickname was Mighty Mite) until she died of cancer at the age of 19. Her son Sulu was with me up until a couple weeks ago when he passed away at the age of 18. I gave them the best care possible as I have done all my animals through my life (every one a rescue). They are my family.
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What you did will not be forgotten.Many blessings to you Laura T. you are a wonderful compassionate person with a heart of gold.We need so many more like you.
Thanks so much for rescued them!!!!!!!
So wonderful that you rescued these cats from a terrible fate. It is too bad that people like these cannot be charged with neglect and cruelty. You gave these cats a much better life with a lot of loving!
Laura, good for you. But, did you save your goddaughter Stephanie from that jerk family, too; or at least, advise her to leave ASP. They are not her match.
People like that need to horse whipped and more.
Beautiful cats and beautiful human. The world needs more humans like Laura in world. I have been known to "catnap" cats from abusive homo sapiens. Great job, Laura... you will be rewarded for your compassion and empathy.
There are just too many humanoid dirtbags on this planet for my liking...and if I had my way, every single one of them would be rubbed out. Many blessings to those brave enough to take on the human evil that plagues so many of these loving animals!
It's a sad world we live in that we have to keep reading such terrible stories like this but thank you Laura for coming to the rescue of these two beautiful cats, without your intervention they surely would not have lived! I cannot understand people owning animals and then not looking after them, it disgusts me - we are a cruel nation and I am ashamed to be a part of it! I've rescued animals myself and it gives me so much pleasure in giving them a secure and loving home free from harm. Siamese cats are special, they are almost human and need to interact with their owners - you just cannotignore them and treat them cruely as they will give up and die! No animal deserves to be harmed, threatened to the extent that they are scared of humans - animals are wonderful creatures who make our lives complete. We like Laura must make sure that we look after them and come to their rescue whenever we can. We should give them a safe home, protect them, love them - remember they ask us for nothing but give us everything back in return, animals are amazing!
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