Anyhoo, she was incensed over an article she read and just couldn’t hold her tongue. My brofurs and I told her to let it go, that giving the story legs would only make her feel worse, not better. The Warden rarely listens to us even though she knows we are wise beyond our cat years. Duh!
The thing about the Warden is that she just really *really* loves animals. Cats, dogs, bunnies, horses, hamsters…she loves them all. She even squees over those little white mice at the pet store and threatens to buy them all before they become dinner for some pet snake. BUT she knows that if she brought them here, they’d be OUR dinner instead of the snake’s, so what’s the point?
She loves all critters, ‘cept maybe insects. She hates those earwigs that invade her garden, but she says you have to draw the line somewhere, and that insects are unlovable. IDK if that’s true, but the Warden just can’t get behind insect adoration. She can appreciate the helpfulness of good bugs like beetles, but love ‘em? That’s too much of a leap, even for a self-proclaimed animal nut like her.
The Warden says she loves all animals more than she does most people. There are some exceptions, but for the most part animals have her heart in a way that most beans just can’t. She says she was hardwired that way…came right out of her Momma’s womb an animal lover, and her feelings just got stronger every day.
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She told us a story once, about watching a Western movie as a young child. There's always fighting going on in those movies. The Warden said men were dropping like flies and she didn’t flinch. Then a horse went down and she couldn’t stop bawling. That was the last time she ever watched one of those movies, fur sure.
She can’t stand to see any animal suffer. It breaks her heart even when she doesn’t know the animal…it’s as though she can feel what they feel, because they’re connected somehow. And she doesn’t really feel that same sense of connection to most humans. Does that make sense to you?
So anyway, I want to apologize if the Warden’s last post made you sad. We will get back to our regularly scheduled, happy-go-lucky blogging now!! That’s a promise.
Love and kitty licks,
Annabelle
NO apologies necessary. We all are holding paws on this one - we agreed with you totally.
ReplyDelete(But you're right, our humans do tend to take "liberties" with our blogs from time to time, don't they? MOL!!)
Our blogs are for happy AND sad so no need to apologize!
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologize, it was an important post. So many people see pets as disposable, we suspect if they have kids they view them the same way eventually.
ReplyDeleteWe do have a small quibble with your Mommy insects are loveable especially butterflies, dragonflies and ladybugs.
Our mommy is an animal lover, too. She can't help herself. No apology needed...
ReplyDeleteYep, animal lovers are good people, the others...not so much!
ReplyDeleteNo worries Annabelle....me and my Mom feel the same way about animals....and I think ALL of us "got" what your Mom was saying. It is a big problem though when beans think we can just be tossed aside - we DO have hearts! :D :D :D
ReplyDeleteKitty Hugs, Sammy
Our Mom is the same way about animals and has a situation going on next door at the moment that is also a little sad so far.
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle, you are just the cutest. That is the best picture we have seen of you. We think you are terrific.
She doesn't hafta apologize at all. We agreed with what she said!!
ReplyDeleteno need to apologize....we sometimes have to give the blog over to the mom and let her rip - something about getting it out of her system. our mom feels the same way about animals (and bugs -ewww) so we understand
ReplyDeleteanna...noe knead ta pologize...yur mom just rited what all oh us wooda rited...had that been R post onlee it bee yur post N.... knot like say R post....tho we canna say we wooda inclooded bugs in R post..... coz therez de chance a taran toola wood show up N then we wood like freek out :)
ReplyDeleteWe understand completely. Our Mom and Dad feel the same way over all animals. Mom even feels for some of the bugs and is our home's official bug saver (don't tell her we told you that - she'd get embarrassed). Thank you for telling us! Purrs...
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, Annabelle, we understand completely! The Mom and the Dad are the exact same way.
ReplyDeleteWe understand, and we totally agree with you. Our peeps are that way about animals, too.
ReplyDeleteSometimes sad stories just need to be told. Our mom read it and was incensed too. We wish every pet would have a mom as great as yours.
ReplyDeleteSometimes stories *DO* need to be told. The Human loves animals like your Human--but she just can't really read stories about people doing bad things to animals of any kind cause they stay in her head and she just can't let go of them and that doesn't do anyone any good. So she sends green papers to the Good People who help animals & that just has to be good enough cause if she reads it she gets all obsessive and wacky. Sigh. peeps is crazy, huh?
ReplyDeleteHiya Annabelle, you sure look cute! :)) My mom agrees totally with your mom, so no worries there. We are all in agreement. We can be happy and we can be sad. We can rant and we can laugh! That's life innit! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's OK cos believe it or not, my peeps are the same way. Pop is worse than TW at bawling when there's an awful tory in the paper about some evil human hurting an animal. TW feels bad at the v-e-t when she hears an animal cry.
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