12 October 2012

Feral Cat Again

I know I posted this not many months ago but I've ust given permission to an academic to use the image on a report on animal welfare.

I took the photo in Ireland in 2008.  She was particularly hostile but then I was standing very close to her kittens. This could have been Bebe had we not taken her in

11 comments:

Knatolee said...

A great photo. Good mummy, protecting her babies!

jams o donnell said...

She was very vociferous in her intention to make me get lost!

CherryPie said...

It is a great photo.

jams o donnell said...

Thanks Cherie!

Andrew MacLaren-Scott said...

Ah, so there but for the grace of Shaun goes Bebe.

But feral cats have a reasonable life, at the top of the food chain.

jams o donnell said...

There will be far worse fates.Still curled by the fire or outside. I think Bebe knows the choice on a cold night!

Andrew MacLaren-Scott said...

I am sure she does! And with two human slaves to bring food and keep the fire stoked up. I do often wish I was a cat. Though perhaps I should be careful what I wish for in case those tales of cross-species reincarnation are correct. I can see a couple of disadvantages, namely getting my balls cut off at adolescence and a rather unsavoury alternative to toilet paper. But maybe these won't concern me when I am a warm and well-fed cat. I rather suspect they won't. So, something to hope for then.Thanks.

Dragonstar said...

An excellent photo Jams. You've really caught her attitude!

jams o donnell said...

Ah Don it's worth losing the knackers for waitress service and a warm place to live!

Thanks Dragonstar!

Syncopated Eyeball said...

She's so fearsome! She must be very afraid. I think it's a great image, Shaun.

jams o donnell said...

She was I think