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That was the temperature this morning when I left the house to do my feedings at 15 different locations.  Thanks for your comments from yesterday everyone.  Actually, the two kitties on Central frantically running around yesterday morning are kitties I've been feeding pretty regularly there for months now.  I did not see them this morning, but still went there and left fresh water and food on the porch on top of a fleece blanket there.

OK, so I called Metalico from work yesterday and found out that it was actually whoever owns the house at 330 Central Park that hired contractors to get the dumpster FROM Metalico to clean out the house.  So, unless I know who owns the house, be it a bank or otherwise, I will never be able to express my displeasure with them removing these professionally built cat shelters from that property, even after being told that someone comes there every morning to feed the cats, therefore would be there the next morning and would see that she needs to remove them from the property, hence they needn't TRASH them into the dumpster.  JERKS.  I hope I able to someday talk to someone about this.  I saw this recently:

I may have seen something similar to it previously regarding children, but boy is this the truth for me.  You can do or say anything you want to me, but if you mess with the welfare of the animals that are under my watch, and under my care, or with any other defenseless animal, ANY other, you will feel my wrath.  I don't care who you are.  Trust me.  If I can't reason with you, trust me.

On another note, yesterday, someone who doesn't understand my sensitivity posted something horrible on my Facebook page.  It was a video of a girl over the age of 16 with a bucket by the side of a river.  In that bucket were six baby kittens.  They were alive, you could see them moving.  One by one, she threw them into this river like she were throwing a baseball to a batter.  I've never seen anything so disturbing in my entire life, and I don't think I will ever get over it.  And I have seen some very disturbing things regarding human deaths.  But this topped that.  I guess my point is..................  there is such evil in this world, so much evil that its hard to comprehend.

Did you know that often, sadistic acts of animal abuse are a stepping stone to abusing humans?

Here are some facts:

Did you know that in a shocking number of cases, individuals who commit terrible acts of violence against people, such as serial killers, child abusers, spousal abusers and rapists, have a history of animal abuse? For example, as a youth, Albert DeSalvo (the Boston strangler) trapped cats and dogs in crates and abused them.
Did you know that a 1997 study discovered that 40% of animal abusers had committed acts of violence against people?
Did you know that it is estimated that nearly 1 million animals a year are abused or killed in connection with domestic violence?
Did you know that 46 states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that make intentional cruelty against an animal a felony charge? Before 1986, only four states had felony animal cruelty laws.
Did you know that dog-fighting and cock-fighting are illegal in all 50 states?
Did you know that pit bulls, in particular, constitute an increasing percentage of victimized animals?
Did you know that neglect and abandonment are the most common forms of companion animal abuse
Did you know that dogs are the most common victims of animal cruelty? Of the 1,880 cruelty cases reported in the media in 2007, 64.5 percent (1,212) involved dogs.
Did you know that eighteen red foxes are killed to make one fox-fur coat, and 55 minks are killed to make one mink coat?
Did you know that wildlife officials estimate that over 100 million wild animals are illegally poached each year in the United States?
Did you know that it has been documented that raccoon dogs, a wild species within the dog family that is often made into fur trim, have been skinned alive for their fur?
Did you know that despite a ban on commercial hunting, a small number of countries still kill thousands of whales every year?
Did you know that many of the dolphins you see in dolphin shows or in swim-with-the-dolphin programs have been violently captured from the wild? These intelligent, self-aware animals are not suited to life in captivity.
Did you know that every year tens of millions of sharks are caught and have their fins hacked off? Shark fins are considered a delicacy among some populations and in some countries. These helpless sharks are then thrown back into the ocean, only to drown or bleed to death.
Did you know that it is illegal to sell polar bear skins in the United States but there are no such restrictions in Europe and Japan?
Did you know that it is illegal to import and sell ivory in the United States but that the United States is the second largest ivory market in the world after China?

Interesting facts.  Sad facts.  True facts.  We need to end this, and each of us can do our part in reporting what we see, not driving past something, but stopping to investigate.  The more people that take an interest, the more these voiceless victims will be helped.   Please do your part.

On a happier note, the cat I rescued Sunday morning, in captivity at Sheryl's house, is getting braver! Sheryl took this picture!!!  Hurray!

Have a great day.