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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1810.0. "BLACK CAT DEAD, READING, UK." by SUBURB::COFFEYJ1 () Fri Sep 30 1988 06:44

    
    This is a sorry job but I can't sit here thinking someone is wondering
    where "Kitty/Blackie/Sooty" is, and that they're suffering
    unnecessarily.  
    
    On the way home last night I passed a dead black cat.  I couldn't
    stop as I was with company, and a little in shock as well as for
    the first couple of minutes as it looked very much like our Jasmine.
    
    This morning I took a different route to work to check if it had
    a name tag. Unfortunately the tag has either been ripped off or
    the owners had unfortunately not thought to have one made.
    
    Basically this is to say if anyone has lost a black cat with a yellow
    collar anywhere around the London Road (between The Turks Head and
    Cemy Junction) area I'm very sorry but he\she is dead.
    
    I'm very sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but I'm sure it's
    better than mommy and daddy worrying themselves silly.
    
    Condolences, and please let me know if you know kitty, or think
    you know a mommy and daddy who are searching for their mog who's
    gone walkabout.
    
    Tearfully,     :-(
    
    Jo Coffey,
    Reading, UK.
    (7)830 ex 3782.
    
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1810.1*poor baby*AIMHI::OFFENFri Sep 30 1988 14:019
    What a *terrible* thing to have to write ----
    
    	But what a nice person you are for posting it in the hopes that
    	*mom or dad* work at DEC or know the owners.
    
    Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
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1810.2Where's my handkerchief?DRFIX::IVESFri Sep 30 1988 18:0820
    I am in the same sitation as you.
    
    On my way to work yesterday morning on route 101A across from the
    Coca Cola plant was this beautiful black cat laying on the side
    of the road. No collar or anything. (Shed a few tears, ruined eye
    makeup) and came to work. I called the animal officer and they 
    said someone would go right up and take care of the body. WELL
    this morning it was still there (foolish me no waterproof mascara
    this morning either). When I reached the office I called the
    animal officer, chief of police, and the mayor office. I WILL go
    home that way to night and check.
    
    We live in a condo development so I have no place to bury it.
    
    This has been really hard as my daughter had to put her childhood
    black cat (lovely old gentleman) to sleep on tuesday. So it seems
    that some black cats have not fared well this week.
    
    Barbara
    
1810.3me too :^(TPVAX3::ROBBINSFri Sep 30 1988 19:4317
    
    
             Barbara, 
    
                      I saw the same beautiful black cat last night
    on the way home.  I cried too all the way home and cried again this
    morning.  The animal officer does not pick up the deceased animals
    I found out today. I believe they told me it was the Public Works
    Dept. oh crap I can't remember.  It's been so busy today and I didn't
    write it down!!!!  What I'd like to know is if someone is looking
    for that cat how the HELL are they ever going to know when know
    one knows who picks up the body??????????  I've been mulling over
    this question all day and something has to change.  The cat had
    better not still be there tonight or I'm getting on the horn to
    to whomever.!!!
    
                                                                kim
1810.4SUBURB::TUDORKSCEADUGENGASat Oct 01 1988 09:2010
    I live in the Whitley Street area - near London Road and the Turks
    Head.  If anyone is advertising a lost cat locally it'll be in the
    window of our local newsagents.
    
    If I see anything I'll let you know and break it to the owner. 
    Thanks for the information.
    
    Sadly
    
    kate
1810.5AIMHI::OFFENTue Oct 04 1988 12:4617
    I KNEW I shouldn't have come back into this note.....
    
    I was just hoping that the owner had been found......
    
    I ABSOLUTELY HATE reading things like this.  Every weekend when
    I drive my daughter to work, I always seem to see a cat or a kitten
    on the side (or middle) of the road.  I only have a twelve minute
    drive and one street has a 30 mph speed limit and the other one
    has 35 and 45 mph speed limits.  I HATE, HATE, HATE seeing things
    like that.
    
    That's one of the reasons my kitties are indoor-only kitties......
    
    Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)