The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-27
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Well for a poor helpless little bit of
a woman l know of no one who has
as much trouble piled on them as |
have. I'm always saying the wrong
thing in the wrong place or doing
something to bring criticism down upon
me My latest trouble is that one of
my readers has found fault with me
because | referred to the fact that a
woman in a nearby city has started a
campaign against cats. and because
she said they are a menace to birds.
Furthermore, ] said that in my opin-
ion cats are selfish. Now that wasn't
such q terrible thing to say, because
I think they are. Besides / am deathly
afraid of a cat and would not have one
of them in the house with me.
A cat is just as repulsye TO me as
snake would be to most people so
If / did not write defense of them
IL is because l do not like them, and
compared my feelings to those of that
other woman.
My correspondent asked to have her
letter published, so | will do so.
The Letter.
In last fridays paper youy speak of a
woman who is in active campaign against
birds. II that woman would direct her
energies toward feeding the poor, starving
cats or having them put painessly to
death she not only would save the birds,
but be doing something worth while. I
have lived In many large cities. and there
is much suffering among cats in all of
them. but think for downright cruelty to
animals Newark is the worst place
Where there is one pampered pet as
ana re of n a tbOnS1nd
who are supposed to catch their own living
or hunt It out of garbage, and often they
are not even given water to drink You
all know about the wretches, many of
whom pose as Christians, or at least be-
long to churches, who go away for the
summer and turn the cats ont. / gather
in from one TO half a dozen such poor
waits every week. and all are famished.
I am sure "Mollie's" acquaintance with
cnts is very limited. Anyway. she never
had the pleasure of giving food and drink
and kind words to some forlorn cat or she
would not say cats were ungrateful.
i love all animals, cats especially, but
hope the time will come-may 1t be soon
when they will be completely extermi-
mated from cities. | see so much misery
and suffering among the poor little
creatures that II makes me very unhappy.
] believe that all cruel and negligent per-
sons will be punished, also the shirkers
who wouldn't hurt an animal themselves,
but fail to do their duty to prevent suffer
ing.
And one word to those who love cats
and keep them. Do not raise kittens and
give them to anyone unless you know the
person well and know the cat will be
taken care Of You are guilty of cruelty
If you give cat away without knowing
positively that 1t will be well treated.
w. C.
They Are Treacherous.
My correspondent says that If the cats
are properly fed they will not destroy
the birds.
l know of one well-fed family cat, the
pet of the household, who has been |
found time and time again with spar
row or robin in his mouth. Nor does he
stop there, for he has killed his mas
ter's chickens repeatedly. and more
than once he has been found in the act
of stealing choice meats that were re-
served for the family.
He is treacherous as well and has
been known to scratch and growl even
while his mistress was petting him.
Perhaps II is unchristianlike not to
love such an animal; IL it is 1 hope l
viii be pardoned. I would rather foster
some more deserving animal like the
dog or the horse. MOLLlE.