Animal Lover

I am an animal lover, so this morning when I went out to buy my ciggies and newspaper (yes I'm still smoking even though the price has gone up again) I saw the dog catcher drive by with a truck load of dogs. Most of them sitting there looking dejected and one barking his head off. It saddens me to see this as I know they are not kind to the dogs and once at the pound the dogs will be put down after 3 days. On the other hand I don't like to see them roaming the streets sick and diseased. A few months back there had been a stray on our street which one of the neighbours had started to feed. He arrived on our street looking all pathetic and hairless and my son called him Diseaso. After a few months of daily meals the dog started to look healthy and his hair started to grow back. He was a friendly dog always trying to get into your compound, sticking his nose up your skirt when you got out of the car to open the gate and licking your hand when you weren't paying attention. He always got ya by surprise. So one day I came back from work and he wasn't around. My youngest son informed me that he had been taken away by the dog catcher and apparently had put up one hell of a fight. I felt sorry for the poor thing and actually missed him. I too own dogs. I also have a cat and a bunny rabbit. I have a Great Dane, a Shitzu mix and another small dog of questionable breed. They are a lot of work but if given care and kindness these animals will show you affection back. When you have been out and upon your return the dogs will greet you with their tails wagging, the cat will rush across the driveway to rub against you and even the bunny will stand up in his cage as if to say look at me, and in the early morning when you get up and start your chores they will reward you with piles of shit in the front (small dogs), piles of shit in the back yard (big dog) cat shit in the litter box and bunny shit in the cage. So my days begin with cleaning shit. Shit my kids pretend not to see. But hey its ok as I've said I'm an animal lover.