Cruelty, plain and simple ...

WARNING ... this is not a cute and fluffy post

I work with a woman who has a cat. An old cat. A very sick old cat which is slowly dying of kidney failure.

I know this because we are daily subjected to the tale of her declining pet, and how sick he is and how bad she feels.

And this makes me mad. Not because (eventually) she is going to have her cat put down. Far from it. What makes me furious is that she is postponing the decision because she can't bear to be unselfish enough to have it put to sleep.

This animal has no quality of life. It has lost the ability to go outside to the bathroom, and has to be hand fed. Surely its reward for 15 years of love and affection is to be well cared for to the end, and allowed to go with dignity. She has a responsibility to this animal to stop its pain and let it go ... for its sake, not hers.

So how do I tell her that I think she's a selfish bitch, without actually telling her I think she's a selfish bitch ??