Oh, Allyson. The pain you are feeling now will someday be worth it in exchange for the great comfort and care you gave Oliver, but I know right now it's just pain.

Allyson, I'm sorry. But I'm glad you found him and took care of him at the last.

Allyson, I'm so sorry. He was lucky you found him.

Allyson, I am so sorry. You truly did the kindest and best thing, but I know how horrible that decision is. I'm so sorry.

Oh, Allyson, that's so sad. But I'm glad that he found you to take care of him and give him yummy turkey and a warm bed and some cuddles for his last days.

You done good.

Echoing others. You certainly gave him a better life than he would have had abandoned in the cold, Allyson.

I want him back. That's the shittiest part. I wish i could have had him another day to spoil him and I would have slept with him on the couch his last night and stuffed him full of treats, instead of having him sequestered in the bathroom.

The vet wrapped him in the towel I brought with his toy.

I keep going back to the fact that he trusted me, let me hold him and put him in a carrier, and then I brought him to a strange place and killed him.

I know that he would have been cold, alone, and miserable outside the last few night. When we were watching the news there was an advisory to bring pets inside, and Oliver was asleep on his blanket next to his food bowl. He was warm, and I said to Kristen, "he must feel safe and content, because he's completely passed out."

When they scanned him and he had no chip, I told the vet I would like to get him chipped before we left. I was so confident that he'd be okay. Coming back to the house without him was not okay. And he's only been here for two days. I had no idea how much it was going to hurt if he was sick. I just thought I could take him to a shelter and it would be okay. But not with fip, and the vet said that he would never recommend putting an animal down if there was another option.

I'm going to go hug Ruby until she begs to be let go.

Fucking United Nations bastards.

Countries vote to accept execution of gays

The United Nations has removed a plea for lesbians, gays and bisexuals not to be executed in a narrow vote.

For the last 10 years sexual orientation has been included in a list of discriminatory grounds for executions – gay rights activists say the vote to remove that listing is “dangerous and disturbing.”

The UN resolution urges countries to protect the right to life of all people, calling on them to investigate killings based on discriminatory grounds. Sexual orientation was previously listed as one of these forms of discrimination, alongside ethnicity, religious belief and linguistic minorities.

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But now sexual orientation has been taken out of the list. The amendment was supported by Benin in Africa on behalf of the African Group in the UN General Assembly. It passed on a narrow vote of 79 for, 70 against , 17 abstentions and 26 absent.

Some of those voting to remove sexual orientation were countries where gays are known to be or thought to be executed or summarily killed including Iran, Nigeria, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iraq.

i'm sorry about Oliver, Allyson. i'm sure he appreciated the kindness you showed him in that short period of time.

Oh, Allyson. How heartbreaking, I'm sorry. I have a little tear for poor Oliver and poor you, too.

I'm glad he felt warm and safe for his last few days.