A few minutes after hearing the news bit I something terrible happened. Traffic wasn't moving that fast which was probably why I saw what I did. The vehicle in front of me, which was an SUV, probably didn't notice it but there was a kitten on the road. I only saw it when it came out from under the vehicle in front of me, jumping around in panic...or in pain. I couldn't just suddenly stop because there was a line of vehicles behind me and might cause an accident. I slowed down, maneuvered the car carefully, and hoped to God that I didn't run over the kitten. I know kittens or cats get run over fairly often everyday because of their lack of road-crossing skills, but that doesn't reduce the sadness I feel whenever I see the roadkill.
One time I was on my way home and I was already inside our subdivision. I saw a kitten sitting in the middle of the road. I panicked, parked on the side of the road, and got out of the car. It was night and the kitten was color black so it wasn't that noticeable. I tried to shoo the cat out of the way by walking towards it but it didn't move. I tried to "herd" it by getting closer but it still wouldn't budge. Other vehicles passed me by and the drivers were probably thinking I was weird. I ended up physically nudging the kitten with my foot just so it would move to the side of the road. I didn't know what else to do. I didn't want to pick it up because of cleanliness reasons. I left the kitten snuggled up against the sidewalk, hoping it was safer there.
What do you do in these kinds of situations? My experience earlier today with the kitten along the highway made me cry in the car because I couldn't do anything. How do you handle these things, especially in the unkind streets of Manila?