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Originally Posted by TheDragon
If you're responsible, you'll take the time to screen through replies from Craigslist. I agree that you should not just give away your cats to a random "free to good home" ad, but there ARE ways are you ARE making excuses. By letting your boyfriend take care of everything and being totally passive in the process and letting your cats live and DIE at your place the way they are, you are participating in animal abuse via neglect.
I'm not saying this to try to be hurtful and I do understand this isn't your intention and I know mental illness plays a huge role in this. However, no matter how you look at it, your cats are experiencing animal abuse level of neglect. The line is drawn when your kitten dies from falling because that is NOT normal and can only happen with fading kitten syndrome.
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And I want them to have good, loving homes. My boyfriend would have to vet the homes, because he's more experienced. I'd rather a shelter or rescue check, though, to make sure all bases are covered. We gave one kitten (now a fully-grown cat) to a friend of my boyfriend's, who is thriving and happy. The friend sends us photos sometimes.
I want to do what's best for the cats, but I also don't want to lose my home and property. I want to take them all to the vet for spaying/neutering, shots, worming, and whatever else they need. But money and being able to catch them are issues.
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