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I was totally unprepared for the depth of emotion I experience when I took a kitten I have know for less than a week to the San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society. I new I would feel sad when the time came, maybe even cry a bit, having gotten attached to the little guy. I didn?t know I would be sobbing even before I put him in the cage. This essay introduces a short interview with the Animal Welfare Society.
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I was totally unprepared for the depth of emotion I experience when I took a kitten I have know for less than a week to the San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society. I new I would feel sad when the time came, maybe even cry a bit, having gotten attached to the little guy. I didn?t know I would be sobbing even before I put him in the cage. This essay introduces a short interview with the Animal Welfare Society.
Broadcast History
March 2005, KRZA 88.7 Alamosa/Taos
Transcript
"Tough Kitty" by Miles Eddy
I was totally unprepared for the depth of emotion I experience when I took a kitten I have know for less than a week to the San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society. My name is Miles, and you see, I have been house sitting for a fiend who inherited the kitten and was planning to give it away. I knew she was getting attached to the little fellow and knew she couldn?t keep it herself. So when I spoke to her, I volunteered to give him to the shelter while she was out of town.
I called on a Friday to drop the cat off on Monday. I new I would feel sad when the time came, maybe even cry a bit, having gotten attached to the little guy myself. I didn?t know I would be sobbing even before I put him in the cage. The drive over was short, but he panicked to the point of bleeding his nose trying to get out. This of course just made me cry even harder, and I pul...
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