Something that would always drive me nuts is the existence of cats & dogs. And I’ve seen that strays are really very sweet. Today we went for shopping & there I saw this tabby cat…he was sleeping, I couldn’t resist the temptation of petting him & when I did, he woke up & he was being so sweet & friendly.
Even when I see some stray cleaning his/her paws or in some other act, it only takes a fraction of a second & I’m head over heels in love with that animal. I wish we could help them all, but we don’t have enough space in our house. My younger siblings & I look after 29 cats…although we have this dream of building a proper animal shelter for cats & dogs, but Karachi is becoming a strange place, so we don’t know. Ever since Taliban are in the picture, we don’t even know how long we are going to stay here. The only reason I don’t leave this country is because of my cats & here these damn Taliban are giving all of us headaches. I just can’t abandon them. I have to put down all of them, if I ever have to leave this place cause of these lunatics.
Anyway over the years, I’ve become friends with many strays & I’ve seen that they try to adjust quickly & they are extremely friendly. Many people think that strays are dirty, but it’s not true. Yes, it’s difficult to domesticate a cat, but it’s not impossible. I had been friends with some strays who even used to let me touch their new born babies.
And I’m very sorry to say, but a lot of damage has been done by people who call cats selfish animals. People who don’t know cats at all go around saying stuff that isn’t true. One needs to work hard & only then animals trust you.
And then I have also heard countless myths about cats. Kali billi manhoos hai. Aap khud manhoos hain, if you have such absurd ideas. And then there’s another myth…people say that females who have cats in their house don’t ever get married. And I don’t know how do people draw such crazy conclusions about innocent animals.
Cat was the favourite animal of Holy Prophet (PBUH). In fact, his cat’s name was Muezza & Muezza was a well loved cat. When the Holy Prophet gave sermons, Muezza used to sit on his laps. And Hazrat Umar said that he was even answerable to God, if a dog in his vicinity went to sleep thirsty. These examples tell us a lot about cats & dogs & how they should be treated. It’s another thing that we accept one thing that suits us & discards another thing that might benefit someone else.
Even when I see some stray cleaning his/her paws or in some other act, it only takes a fraction of a second & I’m head over heels in love with that animal. I wish we could help them all, but we don’t have enough space in our house. My younger siblings & I look after 29 cats…although we have this dream of building a proper animal shelter for cats & dogs, but Karachi is becoming a strange place, so we don’t know. Ever since Taliban are in the picture, we don’t even know how long we are going to stay here. The only reason I don’t leave this country is because of my cats & here these damn Taliban are giving all of us headaches. I just can’t abandon them. I have to put down all of them, if I ever have to leave this place cause of these lunatics.
Anyway over the years, I’ve become friends with many strays & I’ve seen that they try to adjust quickly & they are extremely friendly. Many people think that strays are dirty, but it’s not true. Yes, it’s difficult to domesticate a cat, but it’s not impossible. I had been friends with some strays who even used to let me touch their new born babies.
And I’m very sorry to say, but a lot of damage has been done by people who call cats selfish animals. People who don’t know cats at all go around saying stuff that isn’t true. One needs to work hard & only then animals trust you.
And then I have also heard countless myths about cats. Kali billi manhoos hai. Aap khud manhoos hain, if you have such absurd ideas. And then there’s another myth…people say that females who have cats in their house don’t ever get married. And I don’t know how do people draw such crazy conclusions about innocent animals.
Cat was the favourite animal of Holy Prophet (PBUH). In fact, his cat’s name was Muezza & Muezza was a well loved cat. When the Holy Prophet gave sermons, Muezza used to sit on his laps. And Hazrat Umar said that he was even answerable to God, if a dog in his vicinity went to sleep thirsty. These examples tell us a lot about cats & dogs & how they should be treated. It’s another thing that we accept one thing that suits us & discards another thing that might benefit someone else.
