Feeling Bad.. real bad.

Today Brad was out on the front porch and heard what he thought was a cat crying. He called me outside to get my opinion. I stepped outside and listened for a few moments and then heard a hoarse cry from a cat. I told him it sounded like the cat was hurt. I asked Brad to go see if he could find it. Our first thought was the cries were coming from the woods & we would not be able to find the cat. Brad came inside, went to the bathroom, got dressed and went out looking. It took Brad approximately 10 minutes to get out of the house. When Brad went across the street he walked around trying to listen for the cat. I watched out the front door, and saw him stop at the stream. Brad came back in with his head hung. I asked him twice what he found and he was hesitant to tell me. Finally he did, and he told me the cat had died in the stream. I started crying. I asked him where the cat was still lying, and he told me in the water. I insisted he go back and get the cat out of the water and make sure he/she wasn't breathing anymore. And, if the cat indeed was dead, to find a dry place to lay him.

Brad took a plastic bag to put over his hands, and went back to the stream. Brad pulled the small tabby cat from the water and carried it's lifeless body over to the bushes. He laid the poor little cat under the bush and came home. I am so upset over this, because if we had only gone to see where the cries were coming from right away we may have been able to save this cat.

I am a HUGE animal lover. I am devastated that this cat had to die a horrible death. I assume he/she was run over by a car, and ran into the neighbors yard, then fell into the ditch were this stream is. The poor kitty sounded as if he was crying for some time, just screaming for someone to help him. I so badly wish I would have ran right across the street to find where the cries were coming from instead of waiting on Brad.

RIP precious little Kitty. I am so very sorry I didn't get to you in time. I wish I could have saved you, and given you a nice warm home. I hope in death you no longer feel pain. I love you even though you weren't my cat. RIP little baby.

To all the careless pet owners, and bastards who dump their pets, I hope you all rot in hell! Animals should NOT have to suffer like this. And it is because of irresponsible pet owners that things like this happen. I would give everything just to help my pets (who are my furry kids). Even if it meant only having one more week with them. I love my animals, they are my family. All animals should be treated just as nicely as a person should be treated, if not better. Animals are so much better then people. It makes me sick that this poor little cat had to die like this. I know some mother F-er hit him with their car and didn't stop. I hate people!