The cats are terrible. Out of every 10, nine are scratching and biting and hissing.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function

We will soon have some cats housed at the shelter, though.

I've been bitten, scratched, had [my] head cracked open.

The suffering is overwhelming. Sometimes they have food left, but all their water is gone. Every second is critical.