Seriously. Some mega-douche made off with Mr. Daniel Harlan’s pug-nosed Himalayan cat, Samantha, from his makeshift encampment under a freeway off-ramp near 8th and Harrison. Then, when he went off to look for her, his tent got stolen as well.
Seeing as how Samantha is the only thing he really cares about anymore, if you have any information concerning her whereabouts, please don’t hesitate to give Daniel a call on his cell at (415) 742-0095. Yes, homeless people have cellphones too. Pretty much everyone has one now. In fact, I was woken up just last night by a recycling scavenger having an argument with someone he was talking to on his Nokia. Multitasking!
Update! The cat has been located and returned to Mr. Harlan. Well-meaning (an apparent non mega-douche) Tom Neville came upon Samantha just as Daniel had left her (leashed to the camp, in the rain) and assumed he was rescuing her from a terrible situation. Which begs the question, is it a form of animal cruelty for homeless people to have pets? What’s more important: the pet’s well-being or the person’s emotional support?
[photo from sfgate]
Sucks. Speaking of which, the Mission’s very own Kathy (the little old hunched-over homeless lady who has been a neighborhood staple for decades) has finally passed on. RIP (and Happy Birthday, again).
Sorry, Kathy is who? The African American woman who is severely bent over?
Kathy was an African American homeless woman who had lived in the Mission for at least 18 years. She suffered from severe osteoporosis which deformed her back so that she was eventually permanently bent over.
“Who the Hell Steals a Cat from a Homeless Guy?”
Another homeless guy (or gal), who else?
that’s so fucked up! i hope he gets her back
Yeah, AD…the very same Kathy.
Wow, I had been seeing her for years. That’s pretty sad. Also seen her go through some rough times though.
i think we know who steal pets from homeless people… do gooders…. http://sfist.com/2009/11/03/ask_sfist_pets_and_the_homeless.php
Found!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/09/BAAJ1BV43M.DTL
I’m really happy for Harlan. But from the state Samantha was in when she was rescued, it would seems he can’t take care of a cat. Sometimes love just isn’t enough as is apparent in cases of abused children. I wouldn’t take his cat away and I wouldn’t suggest that anybody should, but that cat (tied up and left alone on the streets for stretches of time) is being abused.
really? tying a pet up for a short period is abuse? I put my dog on a run to get exercise, and sometimes on a long chain, is that abuse? I leave it alone too. is that abuse? cuz the dog loves me, and thinks your a pompous clueless dick.