Lots of tears again yesterday. A lady came to the door with her three children asking if my human had seen her cat. My human had to tell her the very sad news and everyone started crying. Seems the cat was called Bella and she was 8 years old. She was a very much loved cat and had been living in the area since last May. The family came back again later with a picture of the cat, she was very pretty, just to make sure it was her who had been killed. We had kept her flea collar but as the lady said "anyone could buy one of those". She had been chipped but as she had been taken away by the environmental health people it seems they don't check for chips. My human got very cross about this (she does when something really upsets her) and phoned the department asking why, when people go to the trouble of having a cat chipped, does it get totally disregarded when it is most needed? The message was going to be "passed on" I can see my human getting to the bottom of this, she wont let up!
Later on the family came back with a big bunch of flowers (lump in my throat now) and a lovely card, it said "Thank you so much for looking after our beautiful cat Bella. It meant so much that she was being cared for in her last moments." Lots more tears were shed. I hope we can keep in touch with that lovely young family. I hope they get a new cat soon but my human told them they should have an indoor cat like me as they live in a dangerous area. More cats are killed on the roads than any other way. All my friends out there please take care if you are outdoor cats.
Remember "cats and cars don't mix...the car always wins".
Take care and be safe.
Mogxx