We found a kitten in the road, blind in one eye. It is remarkable that we saw it, tiny enough to fit inside a tuna fish can. We took it to the animal clinic, where we were told that the kitten couldnÕt possibly live. The only humane thing, the doctor said, her eyes cast downward ... The only humane thing --

Z. held the tiny kitten in her two hands as the doctor injected it. She cried without making a sound as the kitten squirmed in her hands, then stilled. Later she told me, I could feel the little heart beating so quickly. That little tiny heart had to work so hard --