Ignore some of the prats on here, I understand completely what you’re saying, they may “just” be animals, but once they become a pet they do become part of the family, I’m not saying I would grieve more over the loss of one of my cats than I would my mother or father, but as they grow and develop their own personalities you can’t hep but get attached to them.
I had a kitten that I lost the same way on one of the first nights she was let out to roam on her own at night, thankfully a very kind milkman brought her to me, all wrapped up, otherwise I would have been going out my head with worry, not knowing what had happened to her.
I bugged me because I knew although I lived in a residential area there were idiots who chose to drive around at over 50mph, that time it was “only” my cat, but it could have been someone’s kid stepping out between cars.
A few months later while driving down a fairly busy stretch of the A4, I noticed a little kitten that had unfortunately suffered the same fate and other drivers where happy to just squash it without a moments thought, I was even hooted at when I pulled over and walked back to pick the poor little thing, so I could take it to the vet in the hope it had been chipped and the owners could be informed.
Sadly we have to accept that there are far too many people who just don’t care about the welfare of animals, or don’t understand the affect they have on people’s lives.
But my thoughts are with you, and I hope you were at least able to give her a decent send off.
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PS – good luck with your campaigning