new york woman hoards 46 cats

nyc_naomi — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:48:51 +0000

I am a cat lover, always have been and always will be. I rescued a stray once in Houston Texas from the parking lot of ‘Eddie Minnelli’s’ restaurant. I gave my cat the name ‘Minnelli’ and loved him dearly until that horrible day my stupid ex-boyfriend let him out of the apartment. My next kitten ‘Minou” was so small he fit in the palm of my hand. He could flatten himself and squeeze under my bedroom door. When my daughter was born, I found Minou a nice home with a woman who really wanted him. My last cat ‘Sunshine’ liked to slept on my head at night. She did not ‘meow’ like other cats, instead she thought she was a bird and made cute swallow sounds everytime I looked into her turquoise eyes. The point? In ten years, three cats, and I knew them all well.

As a cat lover, there are certain behaviors that leave me wondering what in the hell some people are thinking.

A New York woman was recently evicted from her apartment because she did not pay rent for the last two months, the problem she is now facing is what to do with her 46 cats? All the animal shelters are full and can not take them. She said her life was so bad that only her cats gave her reason to get up in the morning and she would kill herself without them. Okay, so most of us already realize that there are some mental issues at work with this particular lady. Animal hoarding is about fulfilling the needs of the owner - not the animals.

Frankly, it is better for a cat to live on the streets than live in a horded environment. I don’t care how depressed this lady is, if she couldn’t pay her rent then I guess it goes without saying that she couldn’t afforded to have all those cats neutered. Now 46 cats are going to be roaming the streets and they will not know how to take care of themselves, most of them will probably die unless people are willing to step up and adopt them.

April, 2005 a woman in Utah was charged with cat hoarding. She claimed that she had only rescued strays - not true. Many of those cats belonged to people in the neighborhood, some even had microchips which traced them back to their rightful owner.

I found a PETA article on this issue. Does anyone else have any opinions on this matter?

first time to brighton beach

nyc_naomi — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:11:05 +0000

After living in New York City four crazy years, this New Yorker took her first trip to Brighton beach. Dont be too shocked, I have also never been to the Empire State Building, The Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island and I would never dream of going to Times Square New Years Eve. Brighton Beach made me feel like a foreigner in my own country.

I knew that Brighton beach, ( a.k.a. Little Odessa) was known for Russian immegrants yet I found myself shocked to hear the Russian language everywhere I went. The whole day I was there, sunbathing in my cute green bikini, walking on the boardwalk, and buying water at a corner store all I heard was Russian, Russian, Russian.

Coming from Seattle, a pretty cool mixed city, I was surprised to see how segregated New York really is. Under the elevated train it was hard to find a single sign in English. Something about it felt charming and appealing. Yet at the same time, I grew up believing that people should not segregate themself from other communities. I can’t really judge them because I don’t know what it is like to be a foreigner in the United States. Although, I did have a chance to feel like one for a few hours.

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new york woman hoards 46 cats

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