I’m well versed regarding life span statistics for indoor vs. outdoor cats, and I’m also well aware that the Audubon Society and many birders would like all domestic cats banished from the streets and/or planet. Keep in mind that ALL of my cats are street rescues from humans who have abused their privilege. ALL of my animals are sterilized, and I have not once in my life bred any animals. Lucky WAS allowed to “run the streets” because it gave him great pleasure and freedom to have time outside. He’ll enjoy the safety of the indoors for the remainder of his life, but I have to wonder what your agenda is….

Thanks for your concern?

Lucky has a penchant for crawling under houses and other dark and spidery places (Lucky AKA SpiderMan). I cannot begin to tell you how many times he has come home looking like this, ignorant or uncaring that he’s wearing a mask of spider webs (and sometimes even dead spiders). I have numerous photos of him in this silly state.

Lucky has about one dozen external staples, a pin, a plate, eight screws, four shaved legs (for IV’s), and a quarter-shaved body. I’m happy to report that he is currently doing great, and I’m left wondering when he’ll start getting cranky about being cooped up! (he has ahead of him two months of strict quarantine and non-movement).

Shauna and I have filed a report with the police and have queried the neighborhood. We have our hunch about the savage that did this to Lucky, but we will never be able to prove it and justice will likely never be served. Thank goodness for Karma.

For the record, we have eight cats and one terribly loving pit bull (Mojave, described by Guy). All have been rescued from the mean streets and certain death. As anyone can likely imagine, our annual animal care costs are in the thousands, and a trauma like this pushes the budget way over the edge. Sometimes I think we’re crazy for taking in nine animals, but I accept a certain level of St. Francis-like behavior that has followed me through my entire life (rescuing innumerable domestic animals and wildlife along the way). And then I remind myself that someone has to be there (thankfully there are many of us) to speak and care for those who have been treated with negligence and irreverence by a more evolved(?) species.

To Guy, his readers, and donors: THANK YOU from the top and bottom of our hearts. Lucky sends his THANKS as well. We are truly humbled.

I hope everything goes well for Lucky!

Appreciate the donation link – will share this around right after I put something in from us.

Thanks,

Andy