To the editor, regarding “Cat Fight,” 8/27/99:
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I was sickened by the attitudes of Mr. Sarraj and Ms. Melvin. The tortured life of a terrified cat played a supporting role to political BS and whining. This story is not about any person (typical human arrogance). It is about millions of stray cats who live in terror every day because of these two people and millions like them. Unneutered/spayed cats, Mr. Sarraj, lead to millions of strays. Releasing a cat in a dangerous park, Mrs. Melvin, to “picnic” out of garbage cans and wander “lots of territory” is hardly “saving its life.” It is killing the cat by disease, stress, accidents, and/or the actions of sadistic people. What happens to the cat when winter rolls in? There are shelters and individuals who will take in any cat and nurture it until adoption.
