Thom,=20
You must remember that Neal's cat is the ONLY thing in the WHOLE WIDE =
WORLD that lives him and that he truly has feelings for. He cannot =
relate to what other people do at all. He interprets everything by his =
own shallow existence. If he had to make that decision, he would be =
alone forever. Thus, he could never make that decision for the =
betterment of the poor suffering animal. He would selfishly cling to =
its poor existence, living vicariously on its pain.

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