Please consider spaying her!!!!!
I foster, and know how many unwanted unplanned kittens there are. If we ever get to where kitties aren't euthanized due to overpopulation, I'll be the first to allow a litter here and there.Originally Posted by madpiano
Even though I do agree with spaying/snipping non-pedigree cats, I am also glad some people don't as otherwise I wouldn't have been able to have my adorable kitten.
sorry, just a long rant, but maybe shelters should make it easier for people to adopt cats, then there would be more room ?
That is so odd that it works that way in other countries. Here, at least in my local shelters (all of them) you have to sign a contract that says you will never let the cat be an outdoor cat, that you will always keep it indoors. There are too many dangers and disease and horrible people out there. I wouldn't take the risk either way.Originally Posted by madpiano
Even though I do agree with spaying/snipping non-pedigree cats, I am also glad some people don't as otherwise I wouldn't have been able to have my adorable kitten.
I went to the local animal shelter to adopt a cat from there ( I initially wanted an older cat, at least 10 years old and preferably female), but they made it so hard for me to adopt any cat from them, that I gave up. I tried the local cats protection league. Same story there. Both places said that I can't have a cat, because I am at work all day and cannot fit a cat-flap. Doh. The reason why I wanted an older cat is exactly that. They tend to be quieter, and don't mind having limited access to the outside (in my case a medium sized garden with a 6ft fence all the way around it). I asked the animal shelter about an indoor cat only ( I live in a 3-bed house, not a small flat), and they said I could adopt a FIV cat, but would HAVE to keep it indoors all the time. But I wouldn't be able to guarantee that (kids running in and out during the summer and stuff...), so I didn't want to take the risk.
I mean, I wasn't inflexible. I said I don't mind breed or colour. The cat can go out in the morning and every evening, all day weekends. I have a big house which is free to the cat to roam, I wasn't against adopting 2 at the same time, and even though I said I prefer an older cat, I also said I wouldn't mind any other age.... How much more flexible can I be ? Why do they make it so hard ? I mean, are only unemployed people with cat-flaps allowed to adopt cats ?
Another friend of mine had the same problem. The moment she told them that she was in full time employment, they refused her a cat. We both ended up getting kittens from someone we heard of through the friend of a friend who needed to get rid of unwanted (?) kittens. Neither of us wanted a kitten, as it isn't nice for them to be at home alone all day, but there was no way we were able to get a full grown cat.
Listening around at work.... same story all over. I mean that way, it's no wonder the shelters a full of unwanted cats, and people go out and get their cats from backyard breeders or a pet-shop.
And the whole thing about pedigree cats are the only ones supposedly allowed to breed. Thats fine by me. Nothing against that, if they wouldn't cost so much ? When I was refused by the animal shelter, I started looking around for pedigree cats. I was shocked at how expensive they are.
My kitten was one of those "free to a good home" and the woman wouldn't accept any money, so I bought her some cat-food, but I would have much preferred to take one from the shelter......
sorry, just a long rant, but maybe shelters should make it easier for people to adopt cats, then there would be more room ?
Keeping a cat indoors only is an American-Canadian cultural thing. In the UK, Australia, NZ, and probably many other places, it's not only unheard of but also considered cruel to keep a cat locked up indoors all the time.Originally Posted by Jen
That is so odd that it works that way in other countries. Here, at least in my local shelters (all of them) you have to sign a contract that says you will never let the cat be an outdoor cat, that you will always keep it indoors. There are too many dangers and disease and horrible people out there. I wouldn't take the risk either way.