On a Serious Note.

Indeed, yes a serious note.

I was reading the paper today, well actually a few minutes ago, which is still today...So I'll proceed. I was reading and I turned the page to see a picture of a dead cat, this horrified me though it was in black and white. However the story that accompanied the photograph was one that disgusted me so completely I felt ill.

The Story? Well the poor animal was the pet of a rejected MP, the cat scratched his grandchild one day, and he beat the cat to death with his walking stick. I know, truly horrific, I'm not a full on animal rights protester and I'm not one who goes around preaching rights of every living being but this is truly barbaric! What type of person beats a cat to death with his walking stick because it scratched someone?!

In my opinion, yes an opinion, this fifty three year old man should be made a spectacle of. To some it may only be a cat, hardly worth the worry for only a minutes rage of an individual. But no, it is beyond that, it is more than just a cat, this monster beat it to death because he lost his temper. It scratched his grandchild, big deal, he should have moved it to another room! I've been scratched so many times by my grandparent's cats that it's just customary to stay out of their way if they're in a cranky mood. Cat's have off days too.

But murder of an otherwise innocent animal is not only disgustingly wrong but also unforgivable. It makes you wonder that if that man can kill his cat in a rage what would happen if left alone with a child in a bad mood? Would he lash out at the child?

Obviously this person would say "No! Never, I'd never dream of harming my family"...Well guess what pal, you already did, you killed the cat, a cat isn't a novelty, if you get a pet expect them to become part of the family, not just something you can take your anger out on! Frankly I could rag on this guy all day but words would eventually fail me when trying to describe how mortified I was to read that story.

I wasn't even going to read the paper today, Saturday papers never really hold much interest, but it was there and I was bored. Now it's still there, on my chair while I am no longer reading it and am here, saddened by the atrocity.Overreaction? Not at all, it's a vile crime, a cat could never possibly hope to defend itself from a full size man with a weapon.

I don't think I'll finish reading that paper now. I'm still rather sickened. It's a rather traumatic thing to see and read.

I'm going to leave it at that because I can rant until my keyboard has broken and I still won't be able to get my shock, anger and disgust across.