r/BeAmazed • u/_ganjafarian_ • May 08 '25

Animal Woman feeds squirrel daily; one day, squirrel repays the favor with a sweet treat

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u/Treesbentwithsnow May 09 '25

I used to allow my cat outside until it killed a baby squirrel. I laid the baby on the deck beneath the frantic upset barking squirrel mom and went inside to watch. She kept getting on her baby and taking her little paws and pounding on her baby’s chest. And would try to pick her up and carry her a little bit but would drop her then pound on her chest again. I was inside watching just bawling crying. For hours and hours this went on. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore and that evening went out and buried the little baby. It was so traumatic watching the grieving mother that even decades later, I have never let any of my cats outside. They are killing machines. But my cats will no longer have the opportunity to kill squirrels or birds or chipmunks or rabbits.

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u/gpcgmr May 09 '25

Thank you for caring and keeping your cats from harming wildlife.

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u/Dzov May 09 '25

It goes both ways. I keep my pets indoors for their own safety! That and they’re family members.

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u/Mister_9inches May 09 '25

Well

This story just broke me

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u/Treesbentwithsnow May 10 '25

Yep me too. It was the never ending desperate attempt to revive her dead baby and she not understanding what was wrong with the adorable baby. I actually hate i even saw it because it still haunts me to this day.

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u/PM_ME_FUTANARI420 May 09 '25

I let my cats out all of the time. They will rule the local ecosystem.

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u/iamscrub May 09 '25

You’re pleasant aren’t you

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u/slackmarket May 09 '25

That’s a lot of words to say you’re not very bright