Well, mama was out on the Corso, Rome’s shopping street, and she stopped to meet these darlings.
Their papa says that they have been friends for a long time, Viola on the left and Jagger, the kitty, named after Mick, on the right.
They live on the street, homeless and wet in the rain and cold now that it is winter. There are so many anthros on the street, mama says, living in doorways or under arches. A longtime friend in our neighborhood, Emilia, has been on the street for years and everyone in this area knows her and stops to chat with her often, and yet the reality is that she is manic/depressive, used to the street and can’t really imagine living anywhere else.
Still, it’s very sad. And there seem to be so many more homeless than the last time we were here.
Mama says you can’t believe how many homeless there are here and also in the US, perhaps with doggies or kitties as companions, but during holidays, it is hard to imagine how isolated they must feel with no family, few friends, and no means of support. It’s hard to imagine at any time…
Be glad for your roof and your family and hug your doggies and kitties often. Mama was so happy that Viola and Jagger at least have a papa that keeps them warm while he tries to make a few euros. Some animals are not so lucky…
I didn’t want to write a sad blog, but…
I am glad that these sweeties are cared for and healthy.
Maybe skip the presents and help a shelter. It sure makes sense to me…I might have been in one were it not for fate.
Dads friend who helps him around the house works in a city Philadelphia. He says there are tons of homeless in the city center as they built a shopping mall
It is really unconscionable that we cannot take care of our homeless and provide shelter!
Me too, Loulou. Maybe it was fate. Maybe it was luck – but we do have it so much better than so many homeless animals. but these two look well loved and cared for. Thank you to the person who gives them love and warmth. Mama gives a fixed amount each month to 30 Millions d’Amis to help out. If we lived on a farm, she would adopt every kind of stray imaginable!! Bet yours would too – so Loulou, we are lucky to be apartment dwellers!
Uh, oh, are we moving to a farm? Mama would do that, too, as would so many.
That is so sad.
But the papa was so kind and they were so darling and warm.
We are so thankful for a home and food. We hate that there are so many who have neither and have to live in the extreme weather conditions.
I know, it’s sad, but look what you did with taking in all of the Funny Farmers!
Yes, we need to help others every chance we get.
Even a quarter a month for shelters helps.
So true, LouLou.
I wonder often where they go when the weather is unbearable. Our friend in our neighborhood sleeps on steps across from the police station, which is really a good place to be for safety. Although no one bothers the homeless here I think.