Ah, but these people don't think animals have feelings or rights. It's very hard to make any imnpression on the view that animals are just there for our amusement - and that a spoilt crying child is more important than the fate of two kittens. And I can't help feeling that the Catholic religion does nothing to counter this sort of anthropocentric view of animals. Gah.

I'm not convinced that the SPCA would intervene, but it's worth a try. The abductees have been returned to their mother, at least temporarily, so I'll see how things develop. But they're vulnerable where they are, and I'm trying desperately to think of someone who could take them for the next few weeks.