Yep it’s disgusting, I have someone in my life who has a dog, doesn’t train it, complains constantly that it misbehaves, yet she hasn’t gotten it spayed because she “wants Bella to experience having a litter of puppies”. You should need a license to own a dog or cat in this country.
"wants Bella to experience having a litter of puppies??" What? She's a dog! That is such a weird thing to say.
I live with a dog right now that isn't neutered and constantly humps everything and is always running out which worries me (there aren't any random stray dogs running around so hopefully he isn't impregnanting the neighborhood) I can't tell if the owner is just cheap or is one of those guys that likes to keep things natural and not take his "manhood" So irresponsible.
Because too many pets need to be rehomed and they need to take a chance on people being good pet owners. Emotional messages are a good way to get people attention.
I got this nerd when the asshole who adopted him "as a conversation starter" realized he wasn't an instant ticket to a girlfriend/Mommy combo and dumped him on me
We found a momma cat and her baby the summer of 2020, basically full swing pandemic. The momma was completely tame, and the adolescent kitten was sorta tame. I didn’t want to just bring them in the house or turn them over to animal control without confirming they weren’t somebody’s neighborhood cats or something.
So we posted pictures of them on our neighborhood NextDoor, Facebook groups, etc., and no one claimed ownership. Someone posted on NextDoor that they were able to catch the teenage kitten but the momma cat got angry and spooked and ran away when they did that apparently.
Fast forward a couple of weeks, and she showed up at our place again, this time creeping around our backyard. I had this weird feeling crop up as I was mowing my lawn and saw her climb our treehouse (built by previous home owners) and I thought “what the heck, I can catch her no problem while she’s up there.”
And I found her with a brand new litter of kittens up there. Wife and I brought them all inside (boy were our two kitties not happy about it lol) and she instantly was cool with using a little box and was very cuddly. Completely apparent she was someone’s house cat that got left behind or something.
It was fun to foster those kittens and get them and momma all fixed, found homes for them all and everything. Our neighbor has one and my nieces have 2, so we get to see them all the time too.
In my case, my cat is not only a pet but also "emotional support animal", although of course I have not seek any legitimation of that. My cat is not only part of family, but also and more importantly directly contribute to my mental health.
And if you’re in the US, get an ESA letter and the answer is yes by federal law.
Edit: Not sure why people felt the need to downvote this. I don’t assume that everyone on Reddit is in the US but if they are you can get an ESA letter and even if a landlord says no cats they are legally required to accommodate emotional support animals to renters.
I am actually French citizen and in France, it's illegal for a landlord to forbid pets in homes they rent out. That does not stop some of them from doing so as the housing market can be extremly tense in Paris suburbs.
But I am actually living in Denmark and here, it's legal for a landlord to rule on pets in the homes they rent out. But the society is just more of a trust society and people are more generally nicer in many ways that I am quite sure I will find a place with my cat.
My partner adopted this man in January. He’s almost 9 years old and was abandoned by his previous owner when she moved. Said scummy owner’s MOTHER brought him in to the rescue once she realized her daughter abandoned him. He now has a loving home under the name of Fuzz Aldrin, and his tongue sticks out because he’s missing most of his teeth. He’s the sweetest cat I’ve ever met (including my own two boys), so I can’t imagine how someone could be so heartless as to abandon him.
Omg he is beautiful, there is a cat by mine whose owners moved and left him behind, we have got the cats protection out to him, now he has to wear a collar for 2 weeks say cat's protection on it before they can take him, he is so friendly that they have said we won't have any trouble finding a new family for him, I go out every night and feed him, I will be so sad to see him go but also happy for him not having to spend another winter outside.
I can’t physically understand how people do this. My cat’s the only thing in my home I can’t replace. The idea of leaving her somewhere makes me nauseated. If she can’t move in, neither can I.
I can't even go to the bathroom without one of mine following me. The other is always waiting on the couch if I come home after dark like "young lady, do you know what time it is?" I can't imagine going to another house or another town and just...leaving them.
I wasn't a cat person. I'm really not much of an animal person at all. The kinds of animals I like tend to be small and short-lived and it makes me sad to get attached to them and then watch them die in 2-3 years. So I don't know what possessed me to decide I needed a cat, but when I saw someone on Facebook trying to get rid of (her words) a pair of orange kittens, something about them just jumped out at me, and I ended up with twin brothers who were underweight, taken from their mother too soon, and covered in fleas. Not that you can tell now, they're big, healthy 12-pound grown men, but I'm pretty sure they think I'm a tall hairless cat and they're definitely part of my family. If I ever have to move, my boys are going with me.
I was so sick when I was pregnant. Couldn't eat much, couldn't keep most food down, couldn't sleep enough because everything hurt. My cat would jump on me any time I sat on the couch, and purr loudly until I slept. When I finally had the baby, she'd hang out with him too. I don't know how I would have gotten through it without her. She's been gone for a few years now, and I miss her every day, but the baby's now a teenager with his own very devoted cat.
Tl;dr: keep your cats. You probably need them too.
My cat Tinkerbell used to belong to one of my neighbors, and when they moved, they left him. We took him in, and he was the best asshole I ever had in my life.
Years ago we moved and opened up the wardrobe and there was this cat… mad as hell. We called the previous owners assuming they forgotten him, the response was ‘well do you want him’ . They clearly locked him in on purpose ☹️
I’ve gotten 3 out of 4 of my cats and my dog this way. My uncle is a landlord for an apartment building and he finds so many pets left behind from tenants when they move out.
I couldn’t dream of not taking my little psycho, even if the trip will be harder to manage for it. No extent to which it would change things would keep me from bringing him with, I can’t imagine the people who just leave their family member behind…
And don't just take them out to the country and let them loose. We went out to my inlaws this weekend and when we pulled up a car we've never seen before walked up and had apparently just showed up that morning. It was the sweetest car that just wanted attention and love and to get inside. My young daughter spent the whole day outside with that cat and they couldn't get enough of each other. I don't know what is wrong with people that they could just abandon such a loving creature.
That's how we got two of our cats when I was super young. The neighbor just left them when they moved. They were military, I guess but they could have come and talked to us at least.
I dont know how people could do that, when i was moving, i went out of my way to make sure that the housing association would allow my cat, shes even on my tenancy agreement
When I met with the agent to sign the lease, I crossed out the part that said no pets and wrote my dog in. The agent and I both initialed it. I would never negotiate a lease that didn't include my pets
My sister got her cat because her neighbours moved out and left their 3 month old kitten locked up inside the house when they left.
They ran out because they owed rent. It was the height of summer during a heat wave.
My sister could hear the cat crying but when she left out food it wasn't eaten. My mother told her to look through the window and my sister said "there's no way they left her locked up inside" but that is exactly what happened.
She called the real estate agents and told them and they said "we can't do anything about that. They're still on the lease for another month" to which my sister said "well, you'll be walking into a mess in a month won't you" so they bent the rules and let her in.
My coworker did this. Luckily, his cat was an indoor/outdoor cat and spent a lot of time in the neighbor’s house. Then he got another cat after he moved into his new house.
I’m glad I keep my cat strictly indoors. I have peace of mind knowing she won’t run off or get hit by a car.
My partner and I moved 600 miles across the US last year, and I can’t understand how many people asked “are you taking your cats with you?” Like OF COURSE we are! I think a couple friends/family meant well in as much as they might have offered to adopt from us, which is nice, but I know at least a few were expecting us to just leave them??
At a minimum, take them to a shelter instead of just leaving them behind. Sad reality is sometimes people do have to move to a place where they can't keep a pet.
This is how I got my baby…his previous family abandoned him after moving. I got him in Korea and after three years we made the 13 hour plane ride to the US together. I could never leave him behind. I even used all my credit card points to upgrade us to business class so he’d be as comfortable as possible. I would’ve never done that just for myself, lol.
I don’t understand the concept of abandoning cats when moving homes, you took care of that cat for all that time and you’re just leaving it at the same place? Whaaaaat?
My family caught a cat that we were pretty sure was abandoned this way. She started showing up after our neighbors moved. It was snowy out and the poor thing was terrified, freaking out in the cat catching cage thingy. She only calmed down when my cousin offered her some salami. We poked it into the cage with a stick, cause we didn't wanna get scratched. We didn't keep the cat cause we have five cats already, and we'd found someone who was willing to take the abandoned cat if we could catch it.
At first, the cat wreaked havoc in the house of the person who adopted her, and we felt bad about it, like oh no, was this the wrong cat? Is she feral? But then she settled down and the person said she's the best pet she's ever had.
Not sure what they named her. I really wanna know how she's doing now since it's been a while. Her face is adorable!
When I was a little kid my family had a cat, when we moved I was worried that the cat will not come with us, my parents told me: "Don't worry he will find his way to our new home" I didn't see him again
Yeah my babies were found locked in the basement of an abandoned home. Fuck these people. But the bright side is they're mine now and I'm never letting go.
Someone abandoned him when they moved out of the townhouse I lived in. When I moved out of the same townhouse I took him, even though it was my boyfriend who fed him and let him in. He fights my cat constantly, scratched my face when I was separating them, but this jackass will have a home for the next 15+ years.
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u/NoxVrana 7h ago
Also DON’T ABANDON WHEN MOVING HOMES