Thanks for Nothing

My Mother has a soft heart. Please don't tell her I told you. She can be very hard nosed, and harsh when she has to be, but deep down, she has a soft heart. Please, please, don't tell her I said that. One of the things that prove to me my Mother's kindness, is her willingness to take care of stray animals. I believe that God tests us sometimes by sending something for us to take care of. I think that it is usually a stray, but that can mean an animal or perhaps not. I think that when God sends us these strays,he is seeing what we are going to do about it. Are we going to turn our back on the defenseless creature and on Him? Or are we going to take care of it and try to find a home for it? If I am correct about this, my Mom has passed the test with flying colors. Again, please don't tell her that I said that. So, in my quest to help her with the passing menagerie of cats (where she lives, many people are losing their homes and turning their cats out to fend for themselves) I contacted some cat food companies in the hope that one of them might be willing to help her. The first one that I contacted was Purina. I spoke with a John in their customer service department and he was wonderful. I was a little disconcerted to find that Purina is owned lock stock and barrel by a foreign company, but John more than made up for it. I explained to John what the problem was, and that my Mother is in a position of taking care of these cats that have no one else. John was great. He took my Mother's information, and promised that she would be receiving many coupons and samples in the very near future. God Bless the people like John in the world. Then I contacted Iams. They make a great commercial, don't they? But when I explained my Mother's situation to the Iams representative, I was informed that Iams doesn't do that sort of thing. Sorry. Guess when I'll be buying Iams again? The last that I contacted was Science Diet. The representative there told me that since Science Diet already donates to many animal shelters in the country, they couldn't help my Mother either. Okay, we'll call that one a draw. I suppose the idea of discounting or even sending a coupon for a 20 pound bag of cat food to help some strays in my Mother's neighborhood would be too much for them. At least they are helping other animal shelters. Should this information influence how you buy your cat food? You tell me. And when you have the answer, you can thank me later.