Doris Day Preferred Dogs to Humans

She admitted she was bad at relationships with men.

Doris Day died today.

What I always admired about her was her kind heart, plus she had a true love for animals. She made it no secret she preferred animals over humans.

Hey, can you blame her? She admitted to having some really bad relationships with men.

She left Hollywood to spend her time working with animals. She devoted her life to them. That’s commendable.

I’m wondering if her admitted ‘bad luck’ with men is what drove her to animals. Do you think?

Doris said,

‘I’ve never met an animal I didn’t like, and I can’t say the same thing about people” —

I bet many of us animal lovers can agree about this!

Betty White of course is another famous animal lover/activist.

Everyone knows the “Golden Girls” actress for her long television career, but she is just as proud of her work with zoos. She is a devoted animal advocate, educating the public and helping to conserve endangered species in the wild.

One of my favorite quotes by Betty White is:

‘Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do…”

Aint that the truth??

In a way I feel the same as Doris and Betty.

I’ve always always been a wild and crazy cat lover — and animal lover in general. I am attracted to animals in a way that’s hard to describe. I can’t watch the Sarah McLaughlin commercials about the starving animals, without immediately turning the channel, running out of the room or turning it off completely.

I’ve just always felt a connection to animals.

I look into a cats eyes and my heart melts. I admit I cried buckets of tears over many beloved cats in my life who I have lost, had to leave or who died.

Honestly, I’ve shed more tears over my feline buddies than for most humans I’ve known.

OK I admit it.

My grandma died in 1996. I was out of the country at the time. I got a call from my dad. I felt sad of course, a bit numb too but I just didn’t break down in tears. I barely cried. I don’t know why. Not, the way I broke down over two cats who I had for 17 and 20 years.

When they died it felt like I lost my kids. My heart was ripped out!

I’ve heard people say to me over the years:

”I just don’t care for cats!”

I think to myself: How can you not CARE for a cat? They’re beautiful , awesome, gentle, gorgeous spirits… ‘angels with tails’ I call them, or ‘ fur kids’.

It always makes me wonder ”WHY??”

Sometimes I’ll respond with ‘Well…maybe you just haven’t met the right one yet,”

but, I’m really thinking,

’Maybe THEY don’t care for YOU!!”

Many days after spending a full day around humans I can definitely relate to Doris and Betty —

YES, I do prefer animals over humans, quite often.

R.I.P DORIS DAY! You were a light in this world. You’ll be missed.

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