11/10/2024
A lifeless kitten next to me in the passenger seat. Just 3 weeks old, and already abandoned—dumped like he didn’t matter. This was supposed to be a routine sterilization run, but here I am again, faced with another innocent life suffering because of choices that weren’t his.
You didn’t sterilize your pet. Maybe you thought it wasn’t necessary, or you wanted just one litter, for the “cute babies.” But now, this kitten is a casualty of that decision. His mother might have given birth, alone and frightened. Or maybe she was discarded because she became pregnant, and you didn’t want the responsibility. The truth is, the animals that end up on the street are victims of the decisions we make.
Every rescue feels like a battle against a tide that never stops. I see animals left starving, scrounging for scraps, just because they’ve grown up and are no longer “cute” or convenient. Females are abandoned when they go into heat. Males are tossed out when they start marking territory. And now, they’re left to fight for survival—alone, hungry, and afraid.
It’s not just the physical toll; it’s the emotional one. I carry the weight of every life I can’t save. The guilt, the helplessness, the depression—it’s relentless. I do this alone, 24 hours a day. When I miss your message, it’s not because I don’t care; it’s because I’m stretched beyond my limit, trying to save as many as I can.
If people just sterilized their pets, so much of this suffering could be prevented. These animals don’t deserve to be abandoned, to be born just to die on the streets. The tiny kitten beside me didn’t ask for this life, but here we are, in this position because of a choice you made.
Next time you think it’s okay to let your pet have “just one litter,” remember this kitten. Remember the lives that suffer because of that choice. Sterilization isn’t just a choice—it’s a responsibility.
Sterilize your pets. Because every time you don’t, it’s a life that suffers. And it’s a burden we carry every single day.
