Three adults plan to rob a bank.....all the details of the carefully planned robbery seem to be in order.....the getaway car is full of gas.....the getaway route carefully planned and the hideout was selected months ago.....

On the day of the holdup the driver parks his car in a place where it won't arouse any attention.....the driver waits in the car while the other two enter the bank and announce, "this is a holdup, everyone get on the floor.....!!!"

During the holdup a bank employee pushes the alarm and was shot and killed by "one" of the robbery suspects.....

Upon leaving the bank all 3 suspects were captured, put in jail, sent to trial, and all three were found guilty of murder and robbery and were sent to prison for the rest of their life.....EVEN THOUGH ONLY "ONE" PULLED THE TRIGGER, THE OTHER TWO HELPED LOAD THE GUN....." This is guilt by association.....

This is the same with animal control officers.....when you pick up a stray and place them in your vehicle, you didn't pull the trigger, but you sure enough loaded the gun.....Guilt by association.....

Animal control officers will sometimes tell you that they only have one dog or one cat.....well maybe, just maybe, if you adopted more than one pet, you wouldn't have to load the gun so often.....

Euthanization rates climb every year.....its the same story over and over again.....we don't have enough money to house all these animals....."YA ALL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MURDER THEM....." Why not take some of that money and build more kennels, create a more effective foster care program, and pass a regulation that states each veterinarian will donate a day each month to a cost-free spay/neuter program for low income family's that can't afford to pay for their already high-priced fees.....

I just let my fingers do the walking through the yellow pages of our local directory.....I didn't count the total vets there are in this area (Kern County, California) but I'm quite sure that there are enough that maybe they might have to give their services about every 3-4 months....one day isn't going to infringe on the profits one little bit.....

If you're reading this entry and you live in a "Kill Zone" check the yellow pages in your local area and see if you don't come to the same conclusion.....

"KILL ZONES"

Do you live in a "KILL ZONE"? A "KILL ZONE" is any county that routinely "humanly euthanizes" there over abundance of cats and dogs.....

"Homeward Bound Kittens" is conducting a survey.....We would like to know if you live in a "KILL ZONE" and what is the average yearly kill rate.....

We also want to know what the average yearly kill rate is nation-wide.....

Kern County is a "KILL ZONE" with an annual average of 20,000+/-

Imagine a nation with 50, 75, 100 "KILL ZONES....."

With 100 "KILL ZONES" that would be an average of 200,000 pets murdered each year.....

THIS CAN'T CONTINUE

"KILL ZONES" should be required to iniate programs to help the fur people.....instead, they find ways to stop the rescuers from helping with the problem.....why is this?????

I'll tell you why.....

Its easier to kill, than to sit down and work out a feasable solution.....its all about the almighty dollar.....

If its a matter of money, maybe animal control and the spca should do like the underground rescuers do.....we hold yard sales and donate all the proceeds to a spay/neuter fund for the kitty's and cats in our neighborhood.....and to help with medication for our sick fur people.....

A helpful hint.....we order all our medication online.....its cheaper.....some pet medications require a prescription from your vet, so you might work out the details with him/her.....

If ya' all have any info on the yearly kill rate in your area you can e-mail the infor to.....

homewardboundkitty@sbcglobal.net

or use the tag board.....any info will be greatly appreciated.....

Ya' all have a great rest of the day.....and a better tomorrow.....ttfn.....Reid and Debbie