Resolved Question
Why don't people understand that pets are a PERMANENT responsibility?
I'm getting a kitten, and as I can't spend much, and also want to adopt a homeless kitten, I'm looking at animal shelters and classifieds like Craigslist. And seriously, Craigslist is just horrifying me. There are so many posts of people trying to get rid of their cats with the worst excuses! "Oh, I got this kitten because it was just so cute in the store, but then I took it home and found out I had allergies." Or "Oh, they were having a deal on black cats at the animal shelter during Halloween, so I bought her, but now I figured out that I work 70 hours a week and don't have enough time to take care of her." Or "This kitten just isn't fitting into our family lifestyle the way we hoped she would."
Seriously? These are all things that should have been thought about before the cat was purchased! Who purchases a cat without knowing if they have allergies? And if you knew you worked 70 hours a week, why on earth would you get a cat that you knew you couldn't care for? And what did you expect, an angel of a kitten that would never put a toe out of line and would never forget to use its litterbox? Good Lord, how selfish! Kittens aren't stuffed animals. You don't buy them on impulse because they're cute. You don't buy them on a trial basis, and then give them back if you decide you don't like them.
Really, what is WRONG with people? I mean, ANYONE could adopt these cats- some crazy sadist, or someone who's careless enough to let their cat get run over by a car... why would anyone buy a cat they didn't plan for?
I mean, I'm adopting my cat and planning to have her for up to twenty years. I'm a young adult now, so I thoroughly expect to still be responsible for the kitten I adopt when I'm in my late thirties. Because that's the unspoken contract you sign when you take responsibility for an animal. You don't give away a baby because she spits up or uses up too many diapers- an animal has a right to life and stability, too!
Don't you think it's horrible the way people treat pets as disposable?
Seriously? These are all things that should have been thought about before the cat was purchased! Who purchases a cat without knowing if they have allergies? And if you knew you worked 70 hours a week, why on earth would you get a cat that you knew you couldn't care for? And what did you expect, an angel of a kitten that would never put a toe out of line and would never forget to use its litterbox? Good Lord, how selfish! Kittens aren't stuffed animals. You don't buy them on impulse because they're cute. You don't buy them on a trial basis, and then give them back if you decide you don't like them.
Really, what is WRONG with people? I mean, ANYONE could adopt these cats- some crazy sadist, or someone who's careless enough to let their cat get run over by a car... why would anyone buy a cat they didn't plan for?
I mean, I'm adopting my cat and planning to have her for up to twenty years. I'm a young adult now, so I thoroughly expect to still be responsible for the kitten I adopt when I'm in my late thirties. Because that's the unspoken contract you sign when you take responsibility for an animal. You don't give away a baby because she spits up or uses up too many diapers- an animal has a right to life and stability, too!
Don't you think it's horrible the way people treat pets as disposable?
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