I wasn't going to post here because I just couldn't pick one, but tonight...I just need a place to vent and here seems to be the perfect place!
So my neighbor and I have very different views on what constitutes as love for your animals. I got a scathing note once about two things, one of which was about my indoor cats. She lets hers outdoors. In the note she told me she was 'an animal rights activist' and just did not think I was providing my cats with enough responsible ownership by keeping them indoors and, furthermore, not opening any of my windows. I was prepared for battle but never got my opportunity. I guess she didn't see my giant 300$ cat tree in the huge windows I never open, or the fact that my living room looks like Petsmart and Petco made sweet sweet love from wall to wall, or that I am feeding top of the line food, have regular vet visits, and interact with my cats daily for hours on end. I guess...I guess these things happen. Also, I don't think she realizes that if I
did let my cats out, the first thing they'd do is fight with hers. My cats stare at her cats all the time and huff and puff and try to get out to go fight/murder them. Nothx.
But that's not my point. I came home today and, as usual, avoided hitting her outdoor cats with my car as they scampered from my yard to hers, but also noticed her dog was loose. Not just loose, but on the other side of the street at 8 o'clock at night, no leash, no owner, no collar. This dog also does not care much for me, so sometimes we meet outside of my door so she can growl and bark at me. Fun times, but anyway...as soon as I stepped out of my car she moved to
the middle of the dark street to watch and growl at me before sitting there. I know this dog doesn't like me, but I did try and coax her over. Oh yeah, she's also diabetic with shitty vision. When the dog didn't budge, I had to walk away. I don't want her dog getting hit, I
really, really don't, but I also didn't want to make a bad situation worse by making the dog run off or pissed off enough to try and bite me. I'm just stumped. She's home and safe now, thank goodness.
I don't get into people's business, but I really hate that she forces me to almost kill her animals any time I go outside. I have almost hit her dog and her cats on numerous occasions and it will tear me to pieces the day that one of her cats misjudges and gets hurt by me. I do my best, but I can only do so much. I know it'll be expected of me, too, to pay some of the cost if I do end up hitting one of her animals. I would feel awful if I said 'no' and euthanasia was applied. I feel like I'm forced to be caught in this terrible web. I'm just going to leave it at that, I'm getting rather emotional over here
Fucking idiot.