Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right? Furtunately, our country is back to more or less normality, about which all critters are very happy!
Still, every day seems to be many holidays. Which is good, because we all have our favorites. So I will pick out one or two, and you can click the link above if you’re curious about the rest. This is an Open Thread, so please feel free to add your favorite pomes and photoes and holidaze for today in the Comments!
Quick TV program note: Tonight at 10 PM Eastern is the first of a short series on ABC, Soul of a Nation. They’ve been advertising it as “by black Americans, for all Americans”. So you may want to have that playing in the background whilst reading here!
Today is International Rescue Cat Day!
International Rescue Cat Day is the day to bring a new member into your family by adopting at cat! There are so many cats out there just waiting for a home, so make sure to rescue when you decide to adopt a new cat.
The first Humane Society was the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) founded in 1867, by Henry Bergh. Bergh founded the ASPCA on the clear belief that all animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment and must be protected under the law. Overall, ASPCA plays a major role in the rescue and adoption of animals and working toward better laws toward animal welfare.
Click this link to find out why aminal rescues/shelters are important and how you can help!
From The Heart of a Homeless Cat
by The Foundation for Homeless Cats
Little kittens, senior cats,
Healthy, or with fur in mats,
Once beloved, or lifetime stray,
We have all been thrown away.
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Blessed are some with a happy life,
What we all desire with all our might,
Rescued by a human friend,
Who will have and hold us ‘til the end.
Safe, secure, ‘til death us part,
A forever home with a forever heart,
But too many others will never know
What it is like to be loved so.
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Humans flaunt their need for love,
Search everywhere around, above;
Why are they too blind to see that
This is why God created the cat?
[Full poem here. Approach with tissues!]
[Hopefully someone else here will have better luck finding author info; Pinterest showed the Foundation as the source, but I do not see it on their website. Click the Foundation linky for pootie profiles!]