Mutual pestering
Pets Make Us Human: The story of Max, sent in by Angela.
One afternoon in 2005 I was walking around our neighborhood with no destination in mind when I saw a black and white kitten on the other side of the street. It was staring at me and when our eyes met, it meowed loudly and tried to cross the street. I was going to ignore the kitten when I saw that there was a car approaching, fast. On impulse I hurried to the cat and got hold of it in the nick of time. When I saw that there were no more cars, I put the kitten back down and went on my way. The kitten started meowing and it sounded like crying which tore my heart to bits. After a few seconds, I gave in and took the kitten home.
The kitten turned out to be a he so I named him Max from the indie film Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros. We’ve been pestering each other since.
Max gets a gift from Purina, PAWS, and the Homeless, Not Worthless campaign. Are you the proud human of an adopted stray dog or cat? Send your pet adoption stories and photos to saffron.safin@gmail.com.
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