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RB purrs for an unknown kitty
I make a 120 mile commute every day between home and
the office. I normally take one of two freeway routes, depending on which freeways are congested. Today was an expecially bad day - sig alerts on both of primary routes. This meant that I had to drive about 1/3 of the way on freeways, get off on surface streets through the largely unincorporated areas of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, then rejoin the freeway after the congestion. As I was driving down one of the main drags through Jurupa, I saw a furry lump in the middle of the road. I managed to avoid hitting it then found a spot where I could safely make a U-turn and go back. When I got there I found a very beautiful, very dead large orange tabby cat. From the injuries he sustained I could tell that he died instantly and painlessly. I would have liked to have been able to bury the poor unfortunate kitty but I don't carry tools with me and there were no appropriate places nearby to do so anyway. I did move the kitties remains out of the street up onto the shoulder, well off the road, and called the agency responsible for dealing with animal remains. Most import- ant, they maintain a list of animals they collect, a description, and when and where they were collected so worried animal owners can find out if their furkids have been taken. Please join me in purring this poor thing finds his way to the bridge painlessly, and this his humans may learn of his fate instead of worrying and never knowing. I also learned something important today - it's difficult to drive on a busy freeway with tears in your eyes. Dan |
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