“In surveys from 1947 to 1985, fewer than half of American reported that they owned a pet,” writes Last. “Today American pets now outnumber American children by more than four to one.”

I was reading this article and thought of him.  By the way the cat died.  Not going to be graphic about its condition but let's say if it was a steer or a pig you'd know it was not worth calling the vet.

Is this a problem for the country?  People would rather have facebook, twitter and a pet than a human?