The story takes place in Hong Kong (HK). Hong Kong was transferred to China on 1 July 1997. The cat’s name is Flora. The date is 15th November 2009 so it is not news but it is worth reminding us of the darker attitudes of some people towards cats. Flora is (or was because I don’t know if she is still alive) a colony cat in Tsim Sha Tsui (see map below). Colony cats are essentially feral cats but semi-domesticated because they are looked after by kind people. Trap-neuter-return is often carried out by these considerate people. Others consider them crazy!
Whenever there are kind people looking after homeless ‘community cats’ or ‘colony cats’ there are an equal number of unkind people who dislike (and sometimes hate) both the cats and the people feeding them in equal measure.
Flora had been looked after for months in the cat colony. On the date mentioned she was found on a construction site in Hou Fok street by her carer. Her left eye had been stabbed by a sharp object – perhaps a tool used by a construction worker. We are not told what the instrument was but it was found. Wouldn’t this have been excellent evidence to catch the perpetrator? Perhaps there were finger prints on it? If there were finger prints it would have been good evidence but in Hong Kong you need a witness (I presume that means someone who actually saw the attack and is willing to give evidence).
The director of Hong Kong Refuge said:
“Most of the time, the police is not interested in the case of animals abuse.”
There lies the major problem in trying to curb animal abuse of this nature. If the police don’t want to enforce the law, the law is almost useless. It could be argued that unenforced law is worse than useless because criminals know it is impotent because the police are uninterested in enforcing it. This encourages abuse. People in Hong Kong who care about cat welfare don’t bother to report animal abuse crimes anymore. This is sad because it also unintentionally fosters animal abuse.
Flora only comes out at night now because she had been abused before. A construction worker (another one or the same person?) kicking Flora while she was pregnant. Can you believe the evil in that person’s mind?
Source: HK Animal Speak
My feelings entirely.
You disgusting piece of filth. So you kill cats because they kill mice and rats in your yard? Dirty tramp, I know you don’t have a house for there to be a yard. I was about to say with any luck you’re dead by now and the world is a better place but I don’t want you to be dead because I know whats on the other side and it’s great. I wish you the most miserable pathetic life, hopefully a psychopath like you has done something stupid and he’s spending the rest of his life in jail anyway. Prick!
Uh. Wishing for others to be in a place that was originally created for the fallen angels is quite an atrocious desire. When pointing the finger you have 3 pointing back at you. I don’t wish for anyone to go to hell. Even my worst scum person on this planet. We should edify each other instead of saying what not to do.
You don’t understand. This cat doesn’t have an owner. How would you feel if your mom was homeless and she came onto my property asking for food and I just beat her with a stick? How would you feel if I killed your sister because I didn’t like having her around? Terrible, right? Now imagine how someone who loved their cat like family suffered through exactly that. Stop being so stupid, and try having a little compassion. It’s like you never went to preschool.
I have two words for those kinds of people: FUCK. YOU. You have no right to be treating animals this way and that should be Something that can put you in jail just as long as murder can! These people make me sick and if I ever meet one I’mma punch them and then break their arm. In case you haven’t noticed, I absolutely HATE people like this. They can DIE IN HELL.