Looking At FB This Morning Ruined My Day
Up front, I’ll
admit that I’m not a huge fan of Facebook. Or Assbook, as I sometimes refer to
it. I use it to promote my “brand,” such as it is, and also, to check out what
my sister and her family are up to. Too, I’m a member of a couple of the site’s
groups for cat-lovers.
This morning,
while sipping my first cup of java, I was scrolling through FB and was struck
by a post from a group member. Apparently, a cat was killed – last night –by a
ferret owned by another member of the same family.
Forget about
the fact that some misguided people think that ferrets are cute and cuddly, and
what’s more, domesticated, but the
truth, if one cares to look it up, is that these critters are related to minks,
badgers and weasels. AKA, they are known
to be vicious. Once they taste blood, “once” is never enough.
As people are
stupid as shit, the woman who posted, a friend of the family, from what I
gathered, evidently did not think that the bad news was news enough. She also
posted a pic of the savaged kitty, (pre-savaging, thank Buddha), along with the
sickening details of how it died, including the fact that “most of the family
was away and it all happened so fast.” That helps. Thanks for nothing.
This got me
going. We had a few back-and-forths before I realized I was wasting my time
after she urged me to “pray for the family,” and myself! Contrary to popular
belief, you can fix “ugly,” “Stupid,”
however is another story.
As a lifelong
animal lover and advocate, stories like this one bring out the rabid in me.
And, because I belong to a few animal-rights groups like the ASPCA and PETA, I
am barraged daily by nightmarish tales detailing the atrocities committed by
“human beings” on our fellow creatures.
Speaking of
PETA, perhaps those so quick to condemn its members would change their tune if
confronted, every day…every hour…by the evidence that people, by and large,
suck. If I had the guts, as well as the stomach to be in the trenches with
PETA, I would either end up in a padded cell, or in jail, for killing someone.
Just writing
this piece is getting me worked up. As I was researching ferrets, countless You
Tube videos popped up in the Google feed with the titles, “Ferrets Are
Dangerous,” “Mauled By A Killer Ferret,” “Ferret Killing A Cat,” and other such
eye-candy. Who in the HELL would film a cat being killed by a ferret, as
opposed to saving the cat’s life?” What the hell am I missing here, people?
I wish I could
say I feel better after spewing, but I’m going to have that poor cat’s face in
my head all day long, and possibly beyond. The ferret was “re-homed,” by the
way. Hopefully, in a household where a very large and territorial feline will
rip its throat out.
As for the FB
poster – some people just need to shut the f*ck up.
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