I am NOT a Bleeding Heart

Hi All! So far today my training has gone well! 1 hour Zumba, walked a mile, as soon as I'm off here it will be time to start steps with the kitchen chair, then on to weights!

Now to the subject at hand, which was inspired by a incident yesterday that sparked a rather long FB convo. So Lisa Begin Kruysman you are my Blog Muse today!

This would be the original post: 
My 96 year-old mother-in-law just called. She lives in a senior development in Whiting, NJ. A kitten has been stuck up in a tree outside her house for a week. She has called the town, police, etc. It is hard to get the whole story, but the woman is upset. This is in Ocean Co. NJ...Anyone?

These are informative posts that followed concerning Lisa's encounters with the powers that be:
We are on the phone with the Township now. It is hard to really know who she has called, she is so agitated.
We called the town. Animal Control has been made aware.
Okay, just got off the phone with Margaret from AC in Manchester Twsp. Quote...it isn't a tiny kitten, it is teen aged, those people are so old there they probably can't even see it. FD won't come with a bucket so she suggested that they could all throw in a couple of bucks for tree service guy. I know it may be feral, and some don't care, but this is what she told me. I told her I would be sharing her comments on facebook and wherever I can. Yep.
An elderly man is threatening to climb up a tree on a little ladder. The problem is, the cat is going higher because it is scared. It is a shame.
I called Animal Control and had a disturbing conversation after which I called the Mayor's office and spoke to his secretary. Two minutes ago someone from the Mayor's office called me back to say a truck was brought to the scene which in turned scared the kitten out of the tree after which it retreated to a sewer. That is their story. But it was funny that when I said I was going to blog about it and call the paper...I will see what the witnesses say. Anyway...with things said well, "It's just a cat, or comments about old people, just goes to show who is in charge of our animal welfare.
Yes, we are told the kitty is down from the tree, but I think that there is a bigger story here. It is how this situation was handled that is so telling. I am just talking about this incident, please note, but each day I hear from other areas in the nation where those who are supposed to help the animals in their appointed region are not doing their jobs. A cat is up a tree for over a week and it is not the concern of Animal Control because it is feral, should come down any day and we don't have a bucket high enough to get the cat down? Beside...the old people probably aren't seeing the cat properly. It took a visit with a community truck to get this cat down (only after a threat of bad press). Doesn't matter if it is feral or not...you are ANIMAL CONTROL...it is YOUR JOB.

Yeah I know that was a lot of posts, but for you to understand the circumstances I feel they needed to be posted. Now I am not a bleeding heart liberal in no way shape or form. I'm not a member of PETA, I eat meat...a lot of meat...and I have a collection of leather jackets. However, I firmly believe in human rights, and mostly believe in animal rights! Humans, with the exception of children, physically/mentally challenged, and some elderly are very capable of taking care of themselves, some choose not to but that's their problem, I don't feel sorry for you if you are capable of fending for yourself but chose not to. I'm sure at this point  I have offended someone, well, too bad! Domestic animals are not capable of fending for themselves, they are totally dependent on their owners. Animals with no owners, like that this kitten in the tree or perhaps a lost dog are dependent on those who have been hired, or have volunteered to take care of them. Animal Control, The Humane Society, Veterinarians, are just a few examples of these people. Am I wrong? Were these people not hired to take care of animals in need?  I also believe another part of the problem is the fact that laws concerning animal rights and safety are lax. Take Micheal Vick for example, if he had killed or treated cruelly as many people as he did dogs, he would have never seen the light of day, and depending on the State that his many many vile crimes had taken place in he may have even seen the death penalty! If an officer of the law is killed in the line of duty, he is a hero, his assailant is punished to the full extent of the law,  but not his K-9 partner, nothing happens to the assailant of the police dog. Or if he is punished it is the equivalent of a slap on the wrist. NOT FAIR, in my opinion!  No I am not taking away from the death of the officer I believe that he is a hero and his killer should fry! But I believe the same of his K-9 partner, his killer should fry also and the Dog should be deemed a HERO! Now to the animal control issue where this poor cat was stuck in a tree for a week with no food, no water, probably starving and scared, and animal control would not help! What? Again is this not what you are paid to do, OH Wait! I get it Animal Control means...let the animal starve and die, one less offensive creature on this earth to bother me! Makes me want to tie that lady to the top of the tree for a week with no food or water or anyone to care about her and see how she feels. And as I said yesterday...oops can't do that because she is human...I would go to jail for cruel and inhumane treatment! Think about it! 

Enough for today...But I am not done bitchin about this...