Cat Squashed by Car

Haddy "Fluffy Pants", born in a Tucson alley May, 2001 to Buttons and some one-eyed alley Calico, went suddenly to Jesus on October 16th, 2008. She was survived by her loving litters (from before she got fixed), One-eye Jr., Princess Lady Cat, Mr. Fraggle Tooth, Joe the Cat, Sparkles, Moses, Cuddles, and Steve; grandchildren, Bella, Mittens, Lucky, Sha-Ney-Ney, Trinity; Brother/Uncle Rocco. Most of all Haddy will be missed by her loving owner Mildred Pabelsmear, a lonely matron with an affinity for felines. Haddy had a rotund and docile countenance, perhaps due to her love of Fancy Feast and leisure. Thank you, Haddy, for your short life and sorry you got pancaked.

The following is a message from a reader. Her message is untouched--a plea to people everywhere to learn from Haddy’s oozing demise.

Hi Friends,

Last night I dealt with a small tragedy.

On my way home from the gala last night, I encountered some road kill. Normally, I would just drive by it--like anyone would--but when I passed it, I noticed it looked like something other than a squirrel or raccoon. That’s because it was a cat!!! It was really upsetting, and I really didn't want to just leave it there. After some thought, I decided to drive back around the block and investigate the accident scene.

So, I parked near the cat, and I looked it over. Next to its body lay its tags and its bell, which had been flattened in the hit and run. It was definitely dead and had blood coming from its mouth.

It was a sad sight, and I didn't want anyone else to squish its broken body even more. So, I decided that since it was domesticated, it was probably okay to pick it up and move it.

I picked it up. It was still (sniff, sniff) warm. I was contemplating where to put when I decided to just lay it on the grass near where it was hit. I was going to call the owner listed on the tag when a girl came out of a nearby apartment. She said, "What is it? What was hit?" I said, "Someone hit a cat." Another lady, clad in a moo-moo, came out behind her and said, "What cat?! Oh my god! That's Haddy!" She ran toward it, dropped to her knees, and started cradling its limp body. She was crying hysterically. At this point, I started crying myself. I couldn't take it! What a poor kitty!

Lessons learned:If you have a domesticated animal, never let it out of your sight, or it could die under the cold cold wheels of a car.

If you are a driver, don’t be an irresponsible jerk or you’ll have God to answer to.

Signed,

A Cat Lady