Mama Where Do Strays Go Joey

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by Robyn Stacey

Title

Mama Where Do Strays Go Joey

Artist

Robyn Stacey

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

Mama, Where Do Strays Go

Joey is a member of my rural feral cat colony. She was born in 2013 and is a member of the Rat Pack kittens litter: Frankie (Frank Sinatra), Joey (Joey Bishop), Dino (Dean Martin), Sammy (Sammy Davis Jr). As it turns out, however, Joey & Dino are female; so, Joey is now short for Josephine & Dino is now Dina.

I try to catch as many as I can, spay/neuter them and find homes for the friendly ones. Unfortunately, being rural, some wander off, hopefully to find homes of their own or become barn cats or such.

The excerpt is from the short story "Mama, Where Do Strays Go". It is a story I wrote back in 2011. It was inspired by the plight of a sickly kitten some internet friends of mine and I tried to help someone save. Because the kitten was sickly, the person was fearful of taking it into their home with their children; so, she left it outside thinking if it was still there and alive in the morning she'd take it to a vet or rescue. Several people worked their connections to get a rescuer to the person's house that night. Unfortunately it took hours and the rescuer couldn't get there before morning, and the kitten passed away. (Note: the kitten photographed here is NOT that kitten.)

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November 15th, 2015