Political Pets Speak Out!
Election Day is finally here! Thank goodness fingernail chewing and high anxiety about its outcome that lots of humans are experiencing is almost over.
Being cats in a household where our human companion pawrents are so actively involved, can be incredibly stressful. They constantly watch MSNBC checking for any slight changes in the national and regional polls.
They often wring their hands and sigh a lot! They make tons of phone calls, which takes their attention away from us, making sure that their friends are registered and are voting today!
They spend a huge amount of time on the Internet, checking voting trends and early voting statistics by the hour! They pace the floors, and worry. I tell ya, life has not been easy living with our humans, lately. Thankfully they remember to feed us on time and clean our litter boxes.
But are we the only cats in America who are impacted so drastically by their human pawrents reaction to the political climate these days? Are we the only cats in the country who are upset that they are not eligible to vote? We have lots of questions that remain unanswered, and we must tell ya it would make our nine lives a whole lot easier if our meows and hisses could be heard. We feel strongly that it is very unfair we are not purrmitted a voice!
It became so frustrating for us we had to find an outlet to express our strong feelings. After extensive research, done secretly in the middle of the night after our pawrents fell into a fitful sleep, we found a place where we could be heard.
We hooked up with Pets for Obama, where over a thousand caring and concerned felines, canines and feathered and finned critters daily interact. This active website created just for pets is a place where we are all joined for a single purpose. We are proud to belong to a group where cats, dogs and other pets understand our feelings and where we can express ourselves openly. While every vote counts for humans, here every meow, arf, chirp and whinny is greeted warmly and makes a difference. Yes we can!!
And while we are relieved that tonight our pawrents may be restored to a semblance of sanity and return to the lifestyle to which we have become accustomed, at the same time, we must get serious for a moment and add that during our lifetime we do not recall a more exciting and stimulating election as this one. We are incredibly thrilled and honored to have had the opportunity to witness a historic political event and to be able to share our experiences with you all.
We are interested to learn if your pets have also become politically involved! Leave a comment and share.
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Comments (4)
Vicki November 4, 2008 5:01 PM
This is my little pup named Teeto. He voted for Obama. As you can see he is wearing his favorite political button which is almost as big as he is. Soon we will know if he is on the winning side!
Diana Bauer November 4, 2008 5:58 PM
Senator Obama does not have any pets. Senator McCain does.
Di
Jo Singer November 5, 2008 12:08 PM
Hey.. the good news is...
President elect Obama is going to adopt a puppy for his daughters. They cannot have kitties as someone in the family is allergic.
But you betcha that he made that promise during his rally with his supporters last night and was heard by millions of people on TV.
We are thrilled that he kept his promise to his daughters that if he was elected they would get a puppy.
Diana Bauer November 6, 2008 10:55 AM
I have no doubt that President-elect Obama will keep THAT campaign promise! He's never let his daughters down.
I am intrigued by President-elect Obama's choice of dog. Don't know what it is yet, but I can't wait to find out. Somehow, I don't see him with a bulldog or a keeshond, ya know?
A basinji or a Rhodesian ridgeback might be ethnically appropriate, but I think they'd find the ridgeback too large, and the basinjis are high energy dogs - probably too much so for the White House.
What would be perfect would be for the Obamas to adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue group.
I'm now picturing all four candidates and their spouses as dogs. (My mind wanders in weird directions.) I see Barak Obama as a German Shepherd; Joe Biden as a fox terrier. John McCain is a Bernese mountain dog; Sarah Palin in a malamute. Both Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain are standard poodles, elegant and well-groomed, but without the idiotic show cut. Todd Palin is a scrappy mixed breed a la Tramp in "Lady and the Tramp," and Jill Biden is a golden retreiver.
Yes, my mind works in strange ways.
Di
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