01-04-2010, 01:28 PM
I was at the newly renovated County Building on Aupuni Street today.
As I was leaving to go to a meeting there was an angry citizen at the entry complaining loudly to R.J. Hampton (Emily Naeole-Beason's aide) about a cat. I spotted the poor kitten laid out on the sidewalk looking like it could die of dehydration at any moment.
The citizen was saying that the cat had been abandoned in a panting dehydrated state in the parking lot. The man had moved it into the shade of the portico three hours earlier and alerted the county staff to call for aide for the animal. He returned three hours later and it was still there apparently untouched or attended.
It was a sad scene.
I had to be at a meeting in a few minutes and left but it bothered me plenty. An hour later I acquired some water and returned determined to try to revive it if it was still there and take it somewhere for help (home? my teenage daughters to nurse it?)
I'm not sure if it is good news or bad but the kitten was gone when I got back to the site. I hope R. J. did the right thing. I will assume she did. So I will thank R.J. Hampton in advance. I also hope it didn't make a dead end trip to the humane society.
I still feel bad. I had left there with two adults present at the scene. One talking very loudly about the extreme lack of aloha and the other just standing and staring at the kitty.
Sometimes we never know how these things end.
Best wishes little cat.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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As I was leaving to go to a meeting there was an angry citizen at the entry complaining loudly to R.J. Hampton (Emily Naeole-Beason's aide) about a cat. I spotted the poor kitten laid out on the sidewalk looking like it could die of dehydration at any moment.
The citizen was saying that the cat had been abandoned in a panting dehydrated state in the parking lot. The man had moved it into the shade of the portico three hours earlier and alerted the county staff to call for aide for the animal. He returned three hours later and it was still there apparently untouched or attended.
It was a sad scene.
I had to be at a meeting in a few minutes and left but it bothered me plenty. An hour later I acquired some water and returned determined to try to revive it if it was still there and take it somewhere for help (home? my teenage daughters to nurse it?)
I'm not sure if it is good news or bad but the kitten was gone when I got back to the site. I hope R. J. did the right thing. I will assume she did. So I will thank R.J. Hampton in advance. I also hope it didn't make a dead end trip to the humane society.
I still feel bad. I had left there with two adults present at the scene. One talking very loudly about the extreme lack of aloha and the other just standing and staring at the kitty.
Sometimes we never know how these things end.
Best wishes little cat.
Assume the best and ask questions.
Punaweb moderator
Assume the best and ask questions.
Punaweb moderator
Punaweb moderator