I love cats, I just adopted a rescue but I am not going to support an organization in a red state. As a former Iowan with family members there, I am appalled and disappointed with the we love cats but hate our fellow citizens
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I'm just going to throw this out there as a librarian in a "blue state" that borders a "red state". My colleagues on the other side of the border are having to do WAY more commendable work than me lol I get to just do my job without the state actively calling me a pedophile.
Animal orgs in red states are often forced to so much do more with a lot less. They typically have a greater % of people living in poverty, less social safety net programs/resources for those folks, fewer animal protection laws with milder consequences. Animals need help & these orgs are doing a ton
Thank you for adopting a rescue pet!! I hear you about being anti-red state, but urge you please don’t take out frustrations on animal orgs who happen to be located in a red state. In many cases, we need MORE support bc of limited state funding/attention (e.g. IA’s lack of puppy mill laws)
I live in Iowa and see and feel every day the disconnect between our state government and people/pets in need. The shelters and rescues do amazing work and as has been said, need support even more.
super unnecessary and rude response. people and animals in red states don’t need any more reminders that you all hate us and think we deserve whatever the fascists decide to do here. keep it to yourself and enjoy your cat who was lucky enough to be in the right state for you.
Friends, I’ll ask that we lower the temp here, please. 1) OP is frustrated about the mindset of SOME people in red states and 2) Let’s stay focused on our shared love of cats/cats content and let the political convos happen in other parts of the interwebs 🙏
of course, i would just urge someone who used to live here/care abt ppl here to use more clear and responsible language when discussing those of us who still do, as you’ve given them the grace of assuming they meant to say they only mean some people, but they haven’t actually said this themselves.
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