Grizabella and her pet guardians/owners

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance last week calling for the word "guardian" to be added to any reference to pet owner in county documents.

I protest. I am not my cat's guardian. I am her 24-hour on-call masseur.

Grizabella knows all she has to do is meow and nudge my arm with her wet nose to get the massage machine to kick in. Sometimes, I think that's the only reason she sticks around.

And that we feed her, groom her and clean up her litter. And serve as a heating pad in the winter. She's got a good thing going here.

Last night she was particularly lovey-dovey, still high from playing with a new catnip toy Robert got for her. If she were a drinker, I think she'd be one of those affectionate "I love you man!" kind of drunks.

Next week is Be Kind to Animals Week, but I doubt our little princess will notice the difference.