Things have been kind of tough here in the home. Mommy had a good job that was bringing in steady money, then her company lost its contract and she was out of work for a bit until they got a new contract. Everything seemed good and it looked like all was going to be well. Then they told Mommy that they weren’t getting the sales they expected and only wanted the top performers on their new contract to come in for a while to boost sales. They said they’d call her when they had work for her.

Come May 2nd, Mommy will have been waiting for them to call her for two months now without any work.

I might not be that well informed of a kitty, but even I know times are tough. Now it looks like those tough times are hitting more than just the humans. Animals at the Bronx Zoo in New York are being “laid off” and being shipped off to other zoos and centers since they’re going to be closing four exhibits there. And this isn’t a temporary fix either, it’s a permanent one.

If a zoo that is as well-known and supported as the Bronx Zoo is being forced to do this how long is it going to be before others follow? Will there even be a home for these guys to go to? Surely other zoos are hurting just as much. I think they should “trim the fat” so to speak and cut back the salaries on all the humans at the top of the food chain there who sit around behind fancy desks and take home big checks. That money should go to keeping those exhibits open and making sure those animals don’t loose their jobs and livelihoods. Better yet, give the animals jobs in finance. I bet you anything, those lemurs, foxes, deer, and porcupines will do a much better job at handling the finances at that zoo then those humans are right now.