perhaps a rant

Ok I have always had a habit of following storms and staying up all hours of the night just kind of a night person and decided to go film the lightning to see if I could go get some footage, I took Bobbi with me because she loves car rides and got her new carrier in the mail (will post pics later), I realize this blog is about Bobbi but I want to talk about something that weighs heavy on my soul as it should to everyone and that is abuse to animals its sick! furthermore the strays where I live is sadly out of control, so bad in fact that Bobbi cannot even enjoy her own yard because I am so afraid she will get a disease

Tonight was truly sad, my mom and I were driving around and filming the storm which when we went to check to make sure my grandparents grave ornaments were ok a pretty good size limp had fallen and blocked the road, I cleared the debris and found a really cool limb to fashion into a walking stick. So after placing it in the car we drove around more getting ok footage might be able to use it later, however, one street we went down a back road we noticed a cat sitting in the street mom almost hit her and she didn't move, turning around to see what was wrong I noticed she was very ill and couldn't move fearing she would be hit I used the limb to gently move her out of the road and into the grass, I felt so bad as she meowed a few times and seemed to be in pain her condition was heartbreaking I want to scoop her up and save her but I couldn't take the chance with Bobbi It was so sad and hard to see an animal especially a cat suffer the way she was by the time I got her to the grass she took some very misguided steps towards me and laid down her head on the limb looking up with this look of thanks and closed her eyes, I have no clue if she passed  then but I just pray she went to rainbow bridge to end her suffering, she was beautiful even in her state, a Himalayan looking cat with stunning blue eyes she was haunting I just pray shes in a better place, the most tragic thing is when we turned around her mate was across the street keeping a watchful eye on his or her friend.

I hate seeing this kind of thing no animal should die alone in the rain, on the side of the road, or never knowing what love could be, it made me appreciate my pets so much more but breaks my heart to know so many are suffering. I wish  laws were stricter on people who abuse animals to, volunteering in animal shelters when I was younger I have seen the worst of the worst, the forgotten as I called them some I was able to bring around others were put to sleep you get attached and it didn't matter if they were beautiful or deformed each was a life and had the capacity to love. so why do some people hurt their pets and other animals its so cruel if you don't want them there are places to go, like shelters and police stations, I have rescued so many by my house I have lost count but maybe they were the lucky ones.

so consider giving an animal a chance you normally wouldn't and hug and love the ones you have they could be like the shelter pets or midnight lost and alone and pray for the others to find a better place, sorry if this seems long I just cant stand to see any animal go through this, I look at Bobbi and see how lucky she is and wish I could adopt more, when you buy those treats, blankets, toys, clothes remember the shelter pets they would love to have some happiness to donate even if its just one thing think of how happy they would feel if someone cared, volunteer if you can and love is all that it takes to make a once forgotten animal into a cherished friend you never forget

this post is dedicated to Midnight and Mckee my beautiful orange tabby I sadly lost to illness