This letter is in response to the letter from Dolores Howe about \”Town Sticking Together.\”
We are not trying to come into your town and change the rules. We are fighting for the right of one woman to keep the cats that she has saved inside her house, where they are not bothering anyone.
Yes, I am from a different town. But, I have a right to express my opinions when it comes to the lives of animals. If I do not, who else will? Ordinances are there for the better of the town. But, sometimes ordinances can be become a burden.
For instance, a town telling you that you cannot have a fence more then five feet high. Or a town telling you that you cannot have a boat or motor home in your driveway.
Well, we pay taxes on these properties. We pay all the bills associated with these properties and now the town is telling me I cannot have more than three pets or I cannot have a blue house with pink trim. As long as what I am doing is not hurting others or bringing down property values then why should they be able to tell me what I can and cannot do with my property.
How is having too many pets bothering you? The lady in question is not hurting anybody by having all those cats. She could have 200 cats inside her house. They are, not bothering you. They are not destroying the neighbors property values nor or they causing a nuisance
to anyone. They are being cared for by a good person and they are being adopted out to good homes by this woman.
Unless you are a homeless cat or have experience dealing with homeless cats, than how can you pass judgement on someone who is trying to help them. Would you rather these cats be outside, creating more kittens and getting into people\’s garbage to survive or would you rather someone take them in and care for them and get them homes.
You are being selfish. Think not only of yourself and your precious house and how people look at you, think of God\’s creatures and how we were the ones who domesticated them and brought them into our homes. And we are the ones who also abandon them and leave them to over populate. And now someone has the decency to help them and you want to bring up town ordinances.
I do not care what town I come from. I have a right to speak up for the animals. And so does anybody from any town. Now get off your high horse and be a little more compassionate.
Look at your children and imagine them homeless. Wouldn\’t you want someone to help them? Well, so do the animals. They feel just like we do.
Brooklawn, give this woman a break or give her a place that she can put these cats so she can care for them until they are adopted out. Otherwise leave her alone.
Again, if Furrever Friends needs any help, do not hesitate to call me.
Daniel Boggs, Gloucester City
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