This is not religious text in any way. It's more ecological and emotional. I am a cat person, I like cats, I help them whenever I can. I respect nature and animals in general, but I can't say I am consistent and I am not a hypocrite, because I am. I am not vegan, not even vegetarian, I wear leather (mostly boots and belt I have for decades now), I am as bad as anyone else. I am trying to excuse myself that I am too small, non important, nobody, I can't make any difference whatever I do. And that's probably true. but it still gets me a lot.
A day ago, a little male kitty, maybe 6 months old, the only one from a litter of three kittens that survived, was found dead, run over by car. Their mom is one small greyish and white cat, who is so smart that, for now, for all the cats I fed and loved in that small area, she is the only one alive after 3 years. There were summers when I was happy to visit a bunch of happy, cute and healthy cats, on that little hill next to the dumpster, play with them, give them to eat, and then, a few months later there would be just her. Some would just disappear, some died from unknown diseases (likely poisoned or FIP), some were killed by dog. There was a literal angel kitty, male, almost white with some black spots who was so sweet and cuddly everyone loved him and gave him food. Sadly, that's what killed him, his chubby little body couldn't escape dogs and I found him dead one day, a literal little angel, killed FOR NOTHING, not even as a food. He was killed for fucking fun! There are three boys, age maybe 12-13 who trained local dogs (previously those dogs were harmless) to kill cats for fun, and those children would laugh every time dos catch and kill a cat, especially kittens. That's the society we live in!
The little female cat had tree kittens, God knows how many litters she lost before and she is only 3 years old. A little mommy was doing her best. Kittens didn't live up to see Spring. One was poisoned by people, the other was killed by dogs that children in my area trained to kill cats, third and final was run over by a car because people need cars, obviously, but don't need clean air or animals. One man even attacked me, he was twice my size mind you, that I am "encouraging" cats to live there and damage his precious car. He said that since there are 5 of them now, there would be likely 15 in Summer and dozens in few years. All the cats from that time apart from that one are dead now. I told him not one kitten ever survived, and most adult cats don't live longer that 1 to 2 years. That made him shut up, which is a miracle. Sadly, I was right. None of the angels survived. Last one died alone from bad injuries hit my a giant metal load of crap. Rest in peace, little angel.
Now, I by no means idealize cats, I am fully aware those are little beasts, even some strays I feed scratched me occasionally, but that's normal as I sometimes forget how tiny they are and they must defend themselves. I do not hate dogs, not even those who killed cats. I saw how those kids trained the dogs to kill, it was horrific. Dogs should be our best friends, angels, and we use them to kill for fun? Meat, well, I do eat meat, I am guilty as hell. I don't know how to live without those proteins. But when I think about it, only way to kill animal for meat that is even close to merciful is by hunting with one precise instant killing hit. I don't even want to think about meat factories, that's literal HELL. Farms do not seem much better sometimes. Imagine being farm animal, people take care of you, feed you, you are happy and you think they are your parents or they love you, you feel safe. And then they kill you and eat you. I don't know. I am not a fucking saint, I eat meat, but nothing about the way we get meat sounds good.
Cats, as any other animals, can be mean and even evil too. But as with humans, there is usually a reason for it. Although, there are people who are just born evil, animals are usually not. If the dog is aggressive you bet there was some abuse of that dog involved. If cat is aggressive, possibility too, but also, cat is small and soft and it has to defend itself. I saw stray city cats who live in coexistence with humans, who even get to like people, who let you cuddle them, even carry them, fluffly, peaceful little angels who wouldn't hurt anyone. Those die first. All little angels most people loved died before the age of ONE. Mostly by humans: cars, poison, dogs trained to kill for fun, even beaten to death. Those people who enjoy that live among us, think about it. I have also a pack of very fast, very distrustfull, careful, and not really cuddly female cats. They are small, feisty, fast and trust no one. I managed to spay them because not one of their kitties ever survived and it was enough. Although they are not cats people would adopt ever, they are smallish, wild, fast, trust no one, and will scratch you if you come too close, and one scratch the heck out of me (I was feeling hurt because of that but well, she is like 2 kg and I am 65, I had that coming!) they are still angels.
Sure, it's easy to love cats, they are cute. But trees are angels, grass is angels, flowers are angels, sky, clean rivers, animals, including snakes and spiders and all, are angels. People, not so much. We are guests here, trying to ruin the paradise we live in. Polishing our cars loaded with toxic fumes, smoking our toxic cigarettes and tossing them with other plastic garbage wherever, with our plastics, with our buildings planted over former green grass fields, not thinking much but how to survive day by day. And on the top of the hell raisers, rich people. People with billions who rule the world. People who are the worst offenders but will never be punished. That's our paradise, we are ruining right now. Most children are innocent and sweet, and they love animals, especially friendly cute ones, but some humans start to present evil from early age. I don't think that a child who enjoys torturing living being is going to grow up into decent human. Prove me wrong!
Rest in peace, all the little ones.
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