Thursday, 17 April 2008

My mom & dad....they're the cat's pyjamas!


I can't tell you how proud I am! My mom & dad are heading over to their local OSPCA (Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to adopt a cat tomorrow. See the cutie in the pic? Her name is Angel & if all goes well, she'll join our extended family. I suppose it's not such a big deal to some, but you have to understand the background with my parents.

My mom & dad are Italian immigrants from a teeny weeny little town in Italy where the sheep outnumber the people. Pets were really never kept, so when I brought home a kitten in my teen years, it was simply NOT okay. Slowly but surely, however, mom & dad appreciated having a pet around.

It's been a few years since they've heard the pitter patter of little paws in their house, so they asked me to find out if there was any way for them to become the proud owners of a kitty cat without having to go through a pet store (especially with all those stories about about how they're bred & kept!). I turned to our own kitten's vet who referred us to the OSPCA.

By adopting an animal from the SPCA, everybody wins. Those animals desperately need a loving home, so why not provide one? From a financial standpoint, you actually do your wallet a favour by adopting from the SPCA, though that shouldn't really be your primary concern here. Your pet will have up to date immunizations & will be either spayed or neutered, and all for the small price of $115.00! I have a kitten that was adopted as a result of a friend of a friend's pet having a litter of kittens. My "free" kitten ended up costing me close to $500.00. Mind you, I would have paid 10 times that for my adorable little Chancho!

So my parents are doing me proud: They're opening their minds to a concept that was totally foreign to them only a short while ago. They'll be providing a nurturing environment for a needy cat...wow! You've come a long way, baby!

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