I have a recurring nightmare: I'm living my daily life, wandering through my house, when suddenly I remember that I have cats—some number of cats, usually mostly kittens—who I've forgotten. I've left them for some terrible length of time without food, water, litter, bedding...anything. It's horrific.
I rush down to where they are—usually in a closed-off basement room, dim, dank, and awful. I always have to search and search to find them. The poor things are never dead (thankfully), but they are neglected, and the guilt and panic are suffocating. Almost never can I get to the point where I give them the water, food, and care they need.
This dream assaulted me again today...with a terrible addition. I won't write it; I don't want to memorialize it. I can only implore the dream gods not to make this a standard addition. Shudder.
I wish I could burn out the synapses that send this horror into my dreams again and again. I'd offer a LOT in return.
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If you can, give an abandoned or abused animal a home. Animals are utterly defenseless against humans' inhumanity. Remember this. If you know an animal is being abused, please do something about it. Consider stealing pets from abusive owners--yes, I said steal them. People who abuse their animals don't deserve ownership rights. You might be the only thing that stands between a harmed and hurting creature and death. Please.
ASPCA: http://www.aspca.org
PETA: http://www.peta.org>
Humane Society: http://www.humanesociety.org
Pet Finder: http://www.petfinder.com/index.html
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