thats really sad. once while driving DH and i saw a cat that had been hit by a car. we stopped to see if we could help it but it was already dead so we just moved it of of the road. for weeks i didnt even want to drive by that spot.

i was working at an animal shelter in IL when katrina hit. some volunteers went down to pick up some animals since the shelters there were overloaded with lost pets. we took as many animals as we had room for.my husband was volunteering and started working with a little feral kitten. eventually she would sit in his lap and let him pet her so long as there were no sudden movements. so we adopted her and named her jenga. she gradually started to trust us and would come when called. she loved to be petted and brushed(if i showed her a brush, she would run to me and nuzzle the brush).
shortly after we moved to WA, i had a window open. somehow the screen got pushed out and we havnt seen jenga since. this was 2 months ago.we are very worried about her as there are lots of coyotes in our area but i still have hope that she will come back. i miss her and think about her everyday.