Reply #44: Way overblown.

[Chulanowa]

I love cats. How much? I don't mind terribly when my new kitten jumps on my face at four in the morning because she wants to play. I've had many a cat in my time, and you know what?

Sometimes you have to give a pet up. I have left cats with friends - When I moved from Alabama to Alaska, I could not afford the extra cost to bring my two cats with me, so I left them in the care of a friend. They're doing quite well still.

The Clintons are a busy family. College, campaigning, speeches, all this stuff... They can't take Socks along for the ride. Frankly I'd me pissed if they left the animal home alone with an automated food dispenser, wouldn't you? I'm likely not pulling the lever for Hillary in the primary. But my reasons for that are sure as hell not going to be about her giving her cat to another caring family, for any reason. It's not like she tied the kitty to a brick and tossed it over a bridge.

If you want to get pissed about mistreatment of pets, then for fuck's sake, there are any number of avenues you can take. Volunteer for the Humane Society or the ASPCA. Keep your eyes out for people who starve or beat their dogs. If you see a pet store selling cats or dogs, go in and talk about them, see if you can get the breeder location and have it checked out to see if it's a puppy mill. Foster a pit bull, even. Shaking your fist about Hillary over this is... It's fucking dumb is what it is.