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The following poem, written by a veterinarian, was lifted from another animal lovers page. It illistrates the most common and yet easily preventable form of animal abuse in existence today.

In my town, alone, 1,000 or more unwanted pets are killed every day at the animal shelter, and who knows how many more are just dumped because they became pregnant or outgrew their cuteness. PLEASE SPAY AND NEUTER!!! IT SAVES LIVES!!!

Read this and weep....



"Come quick, come quick", their mother said, "The time is getting near"; She feels that when the kittens come the children should be here.

She told them that a big orange Tom took "Kitty" as his wife "It's wonderful, a gift from God, the miracle of life"

At half a year young "Kitty" feels too painful and too scared to appreciate six miracles, blind-eyed and yellow haired.

But she knows these lives depend on her and nature tells her how and as she cleans them, children ask "Mom, can we go now?"

But now and then, for six more weeks the children visit her to play with six new magic toys, made of life and fur.

The six weeks pass, the newness gone and new homes yet unfound, Mom bundles up six miracles and takes them to the pound,

Where lovingly, with gentle hands and no tears left to cry, the shelter workers kiss them once and take them off to die.

And "Momma Kitty", now she's called, mourns her loss and then, she's put outside, and of course, she's pregnant once again.

Dad tells "Kitty" STOP THIS NOW or you wont live here long!, but deep inside of Momma Cat, this time something's wrong.

Too young, too small, too often bred now nature's gone awry, Momma Kitty feels it too and she crawls off to die.

She too is freed from this cruel world, and from her time of strife. How harsh the truth, how high the price, this "Miracle of Life"?



"PLEASE SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS!"

-By Barry Taylor, DVM If you need info on early spay/neuter please contact him. Also, if you live in NH, Dr Taylor offers a low cost spay/neuter assistance program. He is located in the lakes region, please contact him for all the details. Thanks, Dr. Taylor, for all you do!!



I must have read that now to more than 10 people and still I cry as I read it here. I have never had a pet who had babies, but my neighbors have, many with very tragic results. After taking two kittens from the lady across the street from me last year, I took her mama kitty in and had her spayed. I knew I wouldn't be able to keep taking kittens and otherwise it would not have been done.

The Vet told me that she had been pregnant, and it cost me $80.00, but it was cheaper than having to suffer the heartache of that poor cat having more and more litters that were tormented (small children were involved), abandoned or taken to the pound. They kept one male from her and now he and the mama cat live together, outside, (of course!), but at least there will be no more kitties.

The ones I got from that mama kitty are spoiled house cats and very happy!


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I Am So Glad That Concerned People Have Come To Read This Poem



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