I love my kitten, she makes my house a home, she`s always my best friend I never feel alone
She makes me smile, she makes me laugh, she fills my heart with love,
Did some breeder breed her, or did she fall down from above ?
I`ve never been a breeder or seen life through their eyes,
I hold my little kitten and just sit and criticise
I`ve never felt their anguish, I`ve never felt their pain,
The caring of their charges through snow or wind or rain,
I`ve never sat the whole night through waiting for babies to be born,
The stress and trepidation when they`re still not here by dawn,
I`ve never felt the heartache of a little life in my hands
This darling little baby who weighs only sixty grams.
Should you do this instead of that, or that instead of this
Alone you fight and hope one day he`ll grow to be a cat
And bring joy to another being and make a house a home,
You know it`s all just up to you you`ll fight this fight alone
Formula, bottles, heating pads, you've got to get it right
Two hourly feeds for the little guy throughout the day and night,
In your heart you really know you`re almost sure to lose the fight
To save this little baby, but God willing - you just might,
Day one he`s in there fighting, you say a silent prayer
Day two and three he`s doing well with lots of love and care,
Day four and five he`s still alive your hopes soar to the heavens
Day six he slips away again, dies in your hand day seven,
You take this little angel and bury him alone
With aching heart and burning tears and an exhausted groan
You ask yourself why do this, why suffer all this pain ?
But when you see the joy your kittens bring, it really self explains
So, when you think of breeders and label them with `greed'
Think about what they endure to fill another need,
When you buy a kitten and with your precious money part,
You only pay with money - We pay with our heart !