Victor Soberanis is a Dallas native and the Class of 2025 valedictorian for Harmony Science Academy in Dallas. He’s currently studying neuroscience at Columbia University. Soberanis submitted the op-ed below.
Obliterating your car’s brakes to avoid a cat that has launched itself into the middle of the road is unequivocally becoming a modern experience in Dallas. It’s happening in our neighborhoods, shopping centers, and in my most recent experience, the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport at 1:00 a.m.
Dallas’ stray cats appear to be surviving what seems like the feline version of The Hunger Games, dodging speeding cars, withstanding Texas’ extreme temperatures, and fighting other strays with blood-curdling screams that make you wonder what superstrength they might possess. And they are everywhere. Animal shelters across the city are overflowing, while our neighborhoods continue to fill with stray cats…