I guess I am appalled at people who adopt pets only to leave them behind in a park or an empty home. My question is, would you do that to your baby or child? I think fur babies are at our mercies. What is the mentality here or lack of. News bulletin flashed a goose was beaten to death in a park in our area. A video tape on the news had a film of it. What the ..where are the people to stop these abusing activities and not film them. Are you going to get an academy award? I am so shocked and upset at humanity of late. A friend called enquiring if we could take a cat as they were moving to NEW YORK and could not take it. They said they were going to drop it off at a park and hope it would fend for itself. How is this poor adult cat going to look after itself. Is there a food bowl and a water bowl available waiting at a tree for him or her? I wanted to say..take a rifle it shoot it as that is exactly what you are availing this poor fur baby to. Where are our kindness gone to and mercy. We are not humans any more but worse than the poor animals in the wild. I applaud the few that show humanity and kindness. Please pass this kindness as it is now a treasure.