PSA: Pet owners, beware

Darlings, we had a rather sad occurrence here at Chez Vel-DuRay this morning.

I was sitting in the nook, minding my own business, when our dear neighbor Wendy stopped by. She told us that there was a dead kitty in the front lawn, who had apparently met an untimely end at the hands of another animal. Knowing that Sputnik was safe and sound and sleeping in the basement (his favorite pastime) I ventured forth to view the carnage.

Sure enough, it was pretty gruesome. I'll spare you the details, but the people from Seattle Animal Control - who really earn their keep, let me tell you - came out and took away the remains within two hours of my call, which was quite a relief, as I didn't want to deal with that.

So be careful with your animals, dears. Don't let them run around unescorted. I don't know if this kitty had a home or not, but it was a terrible way to go.