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Originally Posted by nekokami
I can sort of see that it's a good idea to check to see if animals are being mistreated. Some people seem to have a gazillion animals crammed into filthy conditions, and that's not a good thing. But it's hard for me to imagine why any sane person looking at your situation would be worried about the animals, Ricky. (Worried about you, possibly.  ) |
The thing that is really hysterical about all this, is that the lady who is my petsitter (she takes care of the gang whenever I am traveling for work) is the wife of the city manager of Marble Falls (the town nearest to HSB).
Now, she is very big on animal rights and animal welfare, and that is something very well known to the good ol' boys of HSB. Beyond that, my cat-crazy friends from the internet come to stay with me from time to time (I even had one friend decide to move here from Ohio after she brought me one of my kitties). So, it's not like I'm a completely whacked out hoarder. I think someone would have noticed by now.
Actually, I do have one cousin who is an animal hoarder ... she even made the national news (I saw the story on the AP feed ... and even without seeing her name in the story, I knew it was her. I called the police in New Mexico and asked if the person from whom all the sick and dying cats were confiscated was by any chance my cousin, and they confirmed that it was). However .... she has been diagnosed with OCD and schizophrenia paranoid type. She suffers from serious delusions, and is barely functional.
I'm just your average cat-crazy. Believe me ... I have no plans to slide into complete "barricaded herself into her house and started talking to the walls" madness. Or, if I do ... I'm finding good homes for all of my animals first.
