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Hi everyone,
Sorry if this is in the wrong place! I'm still quite new to this site and I've only posted in the cat health section so far after one of my little girls had an accident and broke her leg. She's had surgery and is recovering well though
Anyway, so yesterday I was looking on a website called Gumtree (like craigslist, but used quite often here in the UK) at kittens. I already have 2 lovely kittens, Sophie and Chloe who I love very much, and I don't really have any intentions of getting any more cats at the moment because I want to make sure that if I was to adopt any more cats/kittens I'd have enough money to pay their vet bills and insurance costs and 2 is enough for me right now.. I just like to look at pictures of the cute little kittens sometimes!
I came across one post on there where some woman was selling her 7 month old kitten because she's getting a puppy and wont have time for the cat.. The thing that angered me the most though, is that she'd previously rehomed another kitten (I couldn't view the ad description because it was some time ago) and also an 8 month old dog because "his not getting the exercise so he deserves better".
It really disgusts me that some people just adopt pets and then decide they don't want them anymore and then decide to get another, and I guess the cycle will repeat itself.. I wonder how long it'll be before this new puppy she's getting is listed because she's getting another animal instead.
It really upset me reading about it.. I don't know how someone could put an animal through that.. It's settled at a home with owners it thinks loves it, then the owner just decides they're bored of it and want something else and so just get rid of it as if it's just a worthless object and it's time for an upgrade.. I really wish people like that could be banned from owning pets because it's really not fair for the pets they bring into their life and then just discard
I wish I could adopt the cat so at least I could make sure it'd have a loving home where it'd be well cared for, but my situation isn't the best right now. The last few months I've not been working because of illness, and I'd worry that I couldn't provide for all it's needs. She's also not received any vaccinations or been spayed, even though she's 7 months old, and I don't think I'd be able to afford all that along with the pet insurance at the moment.. When I got Sophie and Chloe my situation was better. I was studying full time as well as being self employed and I was making a decent income and before making the decision to adopt them, I had the money set aside for their vaccinations, spaying, pet insurance, etc.
I hope it's ok to write about it here! I just needed to rant a little about it because it really upsets and angers me.
Sarah
Sorry if this is in the wrong place! I'm still quite new to this site and I've only posted in the cat health section so far after one of my little girls had an accident and broke her leg. She's had surgery and is recovering well though
Anyway, so yesterday I was looking on a website called Gumtree (like craigslist, but used quite often here in the UK) at kittens. I already have 2 lovely kittens, Sophie and Chloe who I love very much, and I don't really have any intentions of getting any more cats at the moment because I want to make sure that if I was to adopt any more cats/kittens I'd have enough money to pay their vet bills and insurance costs and 2 is enough for me right now.. I just like to look at pictures of the cute little kittens sometimes!
I came across one post on there where some woman was selling her 7 month old kitten because she's getting a puppy and wont have time for the cat.. The thing that angered me the most though, is that she'd previously rehomed another kitten (I couldn't view the ad description because it was some time ago) and also an 8 month old dog because "his not getting the exercise so he deserves better".
It really disgusts me that some people just adopt pets and then decide they don't want them anymore and then decide to get another, and I guess the cycle will repeat itself.. I wonder how long it'll be before this new puppy she's getting is listed because she's getting another animal instead.
It really upset me reading about it.. I don't know how someone could put an animal through that.. It's settled at a home with owners it thinks loves it, then the owner just decides they're bored of it and want something else and so just get rid of it as if it's just a worthless object and it's time for an upgrade.. I really wish people like that could be banned from owning pets because it's really not fair for the pets they bring into their life and then just discard
I wish I could adopt the cat so at least I could make sure it'd have a loving home where it'd be well cared for, but my situation isn't the best right now. The last few months I've not been working because of illness, and I'd worry that I couldn't provide for all it's needs. She's also not received any vaccinations or been spayed, even though she's 7 months old, and I don't think I'd be able to afford all that along with the pet insurance at the moment.. When I got Sophie and Chloe my situation was better. I was studying full time as well as being self employed and I was making a decent income and before making the decision to adopt them, I had the money set aside for their vaccinations, spaying, pet insurance, etc.
I hope it's ok to write about it here! I just needed to rant a little about it because it really upsets and angers me.
Sarah