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Last week, Scarlett the cat, who captured the hearts of the city and the world, passed away. In 1996, firefighters responded to a burning garage in Brooklyn and noticed a cat carrying her kittens out of danger, one kitten at a time. The mother cat, named Scarlett for her red patches of fur, was seriously burned on her eyes, ears and face, and collapsed after bringing them all out; the six kittens were also injured from smoke. She was taken to the North Shore Animal League and, after thousands of adoption inquiries, Scarlett came to live with Brooklyn resident Karen Wellen. Wellen, who wanted a special needs cat because she was recovering from a car accident, said she couldn't stop crying about Scarlett's death, which came after hospitalization for a number of issues. She also told the Daily News, "She was the most precious and loving cat, and in our household, it was all about Scarlett."
Remembering Scarlett the Cat
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such major new york related news should surely be covered by the national media as well.
Humans are the cruelest specie on the earth. People killed their children and mistreat them and this cat risk her life and rescue her little despite the burns. SHAME on the HUMAN RACE. Look at christine quinn who has no heart and no ethics. STOLE our votes and sold our democracy. AMercians are dying overseas for our freedom and this witch turn NYC into a banana republic.
@suepart, then don't click on it, it is that simple stupid
RIP, Scarlett. If only all humans cared as much for their children. We can learn a lot from cats. They're often wonderful creatures.
@felixthecat... I agree with you on both accounts, but... LOL WUT?
@WesleySnipesAlot, thanks and peace for all.
Hear, hear! Spitritof76!
Feline domestica don't care abouts dem bugbears or Bugaboos or whatever embarrassing Homo sapiens fecal-matter-fashion-statement-masturbate-to-the-image-of-yerself- mommy/daddy-doo that is currently undermining the curious-what-evergood-about our species.
Freck.
Fighting the instincts, humans made religion.
...Even a cat can show how much compassionate you are without church denomination.
It just shows how much compassion and love the cat had for her kittens.
If only all people had that...I am tired of reading about Meth addicts leaving their kids in a house that is burning down due to their meth lab exploding, or parents who put their kids food in a fridge with Meth ingrediants and the kids dies from ammonia poisoning...Some humans should't be allowed to breed...
Scarlett will be missed especially be her adopted mother...
I've grown quite fond of cats in recent years. It's humans I can do without.
RIP, Sister Scarlett. Beloved and gave lots of love in return. Love, sympathy and strength to Karen Wellen.
In any household with a cat, it is ALWAYS about the cat, which is why that jerkwad, Petcka, killed his girlfriend's cat in a jealous rage.
If only humans had the love cats and dogs do.
That was definitely a moving story. Def. brings a tear to my glass eye.
At least her kittens will live on.
Someone write a children's book..
>>We can learn a lot from cats. They're often wonderful creatures.
Yes, I definitely want to learn how to mercilessly kill mice and small songbirds....especially how to play with them while biting and maiming them while batting them with my paws. Killing is fun!
Get a grip. Cats are domesticated carnivores, NOT human beings.
Jerky, no one said they are human beings. In fact a lot of human beings would have left their children to die in the fire. I bet you are one of those selfish spineless ass. By the way, I hope that is not your picture, it looks like wart on my ass.
That's not his picture. That's the mug shot for Andy Dick during his arrest a few months ago. It says a lot about a person when they choose a mug shot for their avatar.
A lot of people would say that mercilessly killing mice is a good thing. On the other hand, humans often kill for no reason other than the thrill of it. Anybody who reads Gothamist knows that happens with depressing regularity.
Hey! My avatar's a mugshot. I take dat last comment poisunally!
Spirit76, Andy Dick, omg. It is a shame how heartless and cruel we are as a specie. We do more harm to this world and ourselves and theses defenseless animal. This cat puts a lot of people to SHAME and that is why some people must post negative remarks. They are ashamed of themselves.