arrived in England six years ago, still can not help wondering diversity of animal life, the nearby urbanized. Next to my house live foxes, hares, raccoons, badgers, hedgehogs, partridges, pheasants and other wild animals. And every year, starlings incubating eggs in a nest built in the attic.
Hand proteins have resorted to taste delicious nuts. How many times have seen the evening, when riding in a car crossing the road a bit shabby fox, hurrying for. Hedgehogs occasionally come to our site, and the poor hares, partridges and pheasants, running on the roads, are often victims of automobile accident.
And how many birds on the lakes and rivers, is abysmal! Ducks and geese fly in flocks, snow-white swans swim proudly families and in five steps from the College of incubated eggs.
all live side by side and be happy, people do not shoot birds, do not kill animals, but they are fed and monitored for their populations. And those with a crowd of people rushing to try brought bread, soaked it in water and eat with pleasure. Solid idyllic urban world and the wildlife!
And as for domestic dogs and cats, then the matter is very serious situation. Immediately comes to mind is a humorous version of "You have lived long enough in England, if...
a) surprised to see at night on the street, a cat, not a raccoon, and worry about where its owners;
b) start to get nervous, seeing no for an hour or a squirrel. "
My daughter is a year moaned about the lack of domestic cat, and we decided to make a child a birthday gift on the condition that it will be a cat to feed and care for her.
in Russia With countless soft furry creatures, even if I had no idea what zamorochek would cost to take Yard education, mind you, kitty in England. The procedure for adoption of a child to become.
In the UK, everywhere there are numerous rehabilitation centers for disadvantaged animals, one of these networks is called «Cats protection».
These are small houses with elongated cell-suites for each cat. In general, they appear singly, but in some rooms for two or three females, depending on the companywide stock character who prefers both. Each suite has a heated bed, toys for entertainment and for sleeping space for outdoor games and, of course, necessary food and drink. Pay for this future owner.
Koshkolyuby wishing to buy a kitten or a mature cat, stroll to the barracks with the cats, look at them through the transparent door, like in a zoo, choosing a favorite attractive face.
But the simplicity of the procedure is finished and starts fussing paper and a bunch of inquiries, such as: how to name your great-grandmother, uncle of the seventh tribe? The joke, of course...
And in fact, held the cats are interested in, whether your home is suitable for living cats, whether there is a plot of land for its walks, how many and what ages of children living in the home, and where the cat will sleep, where
then the next cat owner signs a contract, where he honestly swears regularly follow the terms of the contract, grooming, nurture, feed three times a day, regularly clean the cat feces, releasing into the yard just after the cat will As soon as the cat is ready to walk, you need to do for her special cat recess in the door for entry and exit, because the cat - the creation of freedom-loving and walks by itself, and not on the orders of the owners.
After the agreement with all terms of the contract on the same day to take the cat home, you can not. If you are lucky, only a week to send you a man who must personally verify the accuracy of what you say about the suitability of accommodation for the four-footed beast.
You will need to prepare all the appropriate accessories cat: a bed with soft mattress, a bowl of water, milk and food, soft toys and games for sleeping, writing tray and a special training tool for point claws. Last, the right, more is needed for your furniture, which may suffer from the sharp claws of your pet.
Cat's representative, and, as a rule, my dear woman, ready to kiss all the cats, all carefully check once again will ask about the maintenance and care of soft animal, a friendly conversation over a cup of tea in the kitchen. In a shelter in case of loss of each animal's implanted under the skin of your cat a special chip. It is similar to the goods in the shop: if you hold it for a special device, the zvyaknet and it appears the names of the owners of cats and place of residence. These are the miracles happening in England with the cats!
After all of the many formalities you become the happy owner of the yard purebred cat or a cat, or a «bag of shit», as my husband calls of God's creatures.
For the subsequent costs can easily add the mandatory castration of £ 30 (about two thousand), weekly, filling the tray £ 3 - £ 4, a special meal Felix or Whiskas £ 4 - £ 5 per week, depending on Power is divided into five, if not mistaken, the age categories: kittens up to six months, from six months up to a year, teenagers, adults and elderly cats.
English domestic cat would not eat the leftovers from your table, even fat and tasty, like salmon, lamb or turkey, turning face, but draped over their cat's food and it streskayut
to a long list of expenses for the cat do not forget to add the insurance, which will facilitate your expenses in case of illness or death of a pet, about £ 50 - £ 60 per year, depending on the insurance company. Of course, you can not pay for insurance. But if a cat, God forbid, sick, and you take her to the veterinarian, the bill can be hundreds of pounds, if nothing special, and thousands if you have found something serious and needed urgent surgery. Do not throw you his affectionate friend is in trouble!
Wait to count the cost, the list is not finished yet. In case you are going on vacation, and the British tend to go twice a year, the hotel provides for cats. For one day stay in which you must pay, at least, £ 7 - £ 8 a week that will be £ 50 - £ 60.
That is, perhaps, and all costs, which at once forget the sight of murchaschego, fluffy, warm creation. They say that when stroking a cat, it relieves stress, blood pressure is balanced and the man becomes better. According to surveys of the population, which sounds nicer and nicer than anything in the world, the majority of respondents answered "murchanie cat!"
My husband does not believe in God, but when it comes to reincarnation, he was looking for our cat, who impressively stretched out on the couch, and says that in the next life would be a cat or a cat. To which I replied to him: "Look, do not make a mistake with the host country! "God forbid that you cat born in Thailand, plan your birth in England, where the cats to care for the first class.
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