stargurl78
Ideal_Rock
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I work at a university in Detroit and I just started a class on Tuesdays after work. Tonight I was leaving class a little after 7:30 and I saw a black and white kitty (not a baby kitten but not a full grown cat either) on the side of the road on the service drive to the express way. He looked a little freaked out and was trying to scurry into the grass along the side of the road. I didn't know if I should stop and try to catch him but it's not really the safest area and I was by myself. So I called my husband because he was downtown getting some food and a few beers with a friend. He said he would go look around the area I was in after they got their food and cashed out. So I called my vet office for advice in the meantime and they said to call the local police office for that area and request the number for animal control. The police officer said that they probably wouldn't come out for cats (maybe they only come if the animal is considered dangerous?) but they gave me the number anyways. I just kept getting the busy signal so I gave up. I'm guessing a kitty on the side of the road isn't going to be top priority and the cat might be better off on the streets than in the custody of Detroit animal control anyways. The vet tech also said that if my husband or I could have caught the kitty, we could have taken it to a kitty adoption clinic the next day. Well unfortunately when my husband and his buddy got to the area, it was about 45 minutes after I had been there and they had no luck, even after searching for quite some time.
I seriously feel TERRIBLE I know I'm probably being a baby but I have been upset all night and I know many PSers are animal lovers and will understand. My heart hurts just thinking that the poor little guy could get hit by a car or picked up by some jerk down there who will mess with it. There are some apartments in that area so I guess he could have gotten out and maybe was found shortly after by his owner. Or maybe one of the people in the cars behind me picked him up and are bringing him to a good home. I know there are wild cats down there but he just looked kinda scared and confused so I'm thinking that wasn't the case. I really wish I would have just stopped and tried to grab him, I am kicking myself now
Please send dust and wishes that this poor little guy made it back home or someone was able to pick him up and provide him/her with a new loving home.
I seriously feel TERRIBLE I know I'm probably being a baby but I have been upset all night and I know many PSers are animal lovers and will understand. My heart hurts just thinking that the poor little guy could get hit by a car or picked up by some jerk down there who will mess with it. There are some apartments in that area so I guess he could have gotten out and maybe was found shortly after by his owner. Or maybe one of the people in the cars behind me picked him up and are bringing him to a good home. I know there are wild cats down there but he just looked kinda scared and confused so I'm thinking that wasn't the case. I really wish I would have just stopped and tried to grab him, I am kicking myself now
Please send dust and wishes that this poor little guy made it back home or someone was able to pick him up and provide him/her with a new loving home.