# Sad mission even before my morning coffee...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-mission-even-before-my-morning-coffee/589582>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 19, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-mission-even-before-my-morning-coffee/589582 "2011-07-19T14:25:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-mission-even-before-my-morning-coffee/589582/1 "2011-07-19T14:25:24Z")

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So there I was driving to work this morning when I saw the common, yet still sad, sight of black fur in the middle of the road. My first thought was “Another poor squirrel miscalculated…” but then I realized that the victim was a little black kitten.

So I went to work, dropped off my lunch, picked up a small box, and went back for it. She looked about 3 or 4 months old and the body was still warm. Blood actually dripped when I picked her up and placed her in the box. I set the box in the back of my Jeep and went on a mission to find who would take the body.

First stop: My vet. They said they’re “not allowed” to accept random dead animals, and to go to the city’s Animal Services.

Second stop: The municipal building. They told me that when Animal Services picks up a dead animal they take it to the SPCA so to go there.

Third stop: The SPCA. They accepted the body.

At least the little black kitten’s final journey was in the back seat of an awesome Jeep with the windows out on a beautiful summer morning, with a woman who shed some tears for her.

All this before my morning coffee…

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**Author:** ![JoThrive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JoThrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoThrive)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-mission-even-before-my-morning-coffee/589582/2 "2011-07-19T14:28:25Z")

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That is a sad story. Thank you for dealing with the poor kitty.

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-mission-even-before-my-morning-coffee/589582/3 "2011-07-19T14:53:07Z")

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What a sad start to your day! But good for you, for taking care. Poor kitty. ☹

My daughter won’t leave a dead cat in the street either. I didn’t know this about her until she was with me one day and we saw one, a pretty orange tabby with a stub tail. We scooped up the body with a piece of cardboard from my trunk, took it to her house and laid him in her yard. We called the city and they sent someone to pick it up.