Letter to the Editor: It is not right to abandon a pet

Dear Editor,

This is extremely hard for me to write for I read of this many times a day, each and every day. It has gotten worse -- videos being made, young people watching some of the most horrific carnal abuses of our furry friends. This has to stop. It has been reported on X as well as Google.

We don’t see this behavior here yet. Will it come? Yes, if we do not keep our thoughts and our actions mobile. Watch, look and listen. People talk, and videos from Facebook appear. It will hit Facebook one of these days. With that said, is there truly cock fighting here? It is illegal in Wyoming, so I have been told multiple times. Why is it still going on if indeed it is illegal?  

I have been a fur baby activist/animal activist going on five years, and much has only gotten worse for varied reasons, some of it financial, some of it disrespect for all life, some of it “I just don’t care. What will it hurt if …?”

This is my first experience with a “pet” being abandoned. He obviously belonged to someone. He came racing into the garage for food the other night. I sat down with him, petted him and talked to him -- cried a little. Poor little guy. He was so hungry, so scared. He has a right to be. I have three male cats, and most of the time they are cool, as they were this time, seemed to understand his need and fear.

Turning a pet out is abuse of some of the worst kind. What if he was hit on the highway? Did you stop and think of hunger, fights, disease, etc.? This once beautiful male was bit up from the tips of his ears to all four legs, back and all.

People, this is not right. It is cruel. It is abuse and inhumane, some of the worst kind. For the sake of this little one, once a beloved pet, take him to a shelter, try to get the cat a home or have him euthanized and sent to Rainbow Bridge.

Our fur babies, even little gerbils, have feelings; they hurt, they grow, they eat and sometimes even entertain us. They also suffer, in their own ways. It is not necessary. Compassion, respect and caring are all that is needed. Sometimes, that means a shelter, a new home, etc.

Barbara Anderson

Lovell