Why some people should not be allowed animals....

[HashRouge]

Our family have had 4 cats over the years but we never went through big charities so didn't have any of the stress I read about in threads like this! Cat one was abandoned in my mum's garden when she was 2 weeks old, cat 2 came from a small, local sanctuary (we took her home the same day), cat 3 came from a family of kittens fostered by my next door neighbour for the CPL and cat 4 I picked up and took home with me after several weeks of walking past him on the street in Córdoba (he lived in a Roman ruin!). I'm glad you've found some OP, a house without a cat seems very strange to me!

 

[honetpot]

A lady came in my shop and asked if she could put up an ad for 2 kittens. She explained she'd had them for 2 weeks and she was allergic to them, that was fairly obvious from her wheezing.

we had lost our last cat the year before so we took them both on.

There are genuine reasons sometimes for re homing. I was a bit surprised though that she hadn't realised her allergy beforehand.

I went to a very interesting lecture given by a consultant at Cambridge on allergies. Sometimes a cocktail of allergens can set off somebody wheezing, ie they have a mild allergy to house dust mite but show very little symptoms, but add cat dander and they become symptomatic . Also that you do build up some tolerance and sometimes getting rid of the cause, perhaps your old cat dying, can increase your reaction your reaction to other cats.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

As we recently lost our little Tommy (see my other RIP Tommy thread) we have been looking for another cat.

I have contacted several charities (most of whom either seem uninterested or won't rehome to homes with dogs or near main roads) and have also been looking out for animals needing rehoming either on preloved, gumtree, facebook etc

Has anybody else been tempted to reply to some of these ads? Honestly some of them make my blood boil. I have had to stop looking at them . Poor animals :-(


Things like ...

Rehoming 6 year old cat. We got a puppy and the cat doesn't like it - well presuamably you got the cat first so why not rehome the puppy and leave the cat be?

Rehoming an 11 year old cat as we don't have the space for it - well how much space exactly does this poor kitty take up, and why does it take up more space now than it has done for the past 10 years?

Rehoming a cat 4 years old as the kids don't pay it any attention - okay then as the adult in the house why don't you pay it a bit more attention?

10 week old kitten needs a home as I have to go back to work - ok, so people's circumstances change, but you can't have had the poor thing more than a couple of weeks and you had no idea about this whatsoever before getting a kitten?

Please tell me I'm not the only one who gets upset by this?

as per another thread we had a 10 year old cat gifted in because the owners got a new puppy they had had the cat since a kitten and the cat was scared of it so the cat was given up but they kept the puppy, this really bugged me and I felt for the poor cat. They should have got rid of the puppy.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

The point is that if charities want people to rehome cats rather than going out and buying a kitten off preloved then they should make it easier for people who can offer a genuine good home for life. What isn't fair on the cat is keepiong it in a pen for months whilst perfectly good homes are turned down without individual circumstances being looked at.
.

This I find very disturbing - you mean keeping in a pen safe and fed well is worse than sending it to a home where the owners leave it out and don't care!! - they don't have correct amount of toilets for each cat!! they live on a busy road!!! they are in a bad road which is notorious for cat cruelty!!. Sorry but questions need to be asked to make sure the cat will be in the right home suitable for both parties.


questions need to be asked and are no unreasonable :






home type > For flats and maisonettes,

ground floor, do you have access to a garden?

> Do you own or rent your home?

How long have you lived at your current address?

> Do you have an enclosed garden?


> My road is>

will anyone be at/able to visit home during the day during the first three months?

> Do you have any children living or spending time in the house

>
> If yes, what ages are they and how often are they there?

> Are they used to cats?


> Do you currently have any other pets?

> If you no longer have the cat, why not?

> What age cat are you looking for?

> How many cats/kittens would you like?

>
> Are there any particular cats you are interested in from our website?

> I have a fur length preference: (please state)

>
> Please confirm that you understand your obligation to neuter any kitten n by the time the cat is 6 months of age.




These are totally reasonable questions to ask potential owners - for you to accuse a charity of having certain aspects of responsibility for the cats. Shows me your one of the type that will just get a cat from anywhere and encourage these people to keep making money out of selling cats of the web and not caring where they go or end up.

 

[RunToEarth]

Outgrowing a horse or pony is completely different to getting rid of a cat or dog because you can't be bothered or because it has got old.

I have lost count of the amount of adverts that end "sale due to lack of interest/giving up horses".

I've sold horses on because they didn't suit me, I feel confident both parties are happier as a result, does it make me a bad person? No.

Personally I find the concept of keeping a cat (other than a house cat) and living next to a busy road madness - but then I can't understand why anyone would have a cat as a pet anyway.

 

[JulesRules]

This I find very disturbing - you mean keeping in a pen safe and fed well is worse than sending it to a home where the owners leave it out and don't care!! - they don't have correct amount of toilets for each cat!! they live on a busy road!!! they are in a bad road which is notorious for cat cruelty!!. Sorry but questions need to be asked to make sure the cat will be in the right home suitable for both parties.


questions need to be asked and are no unreasonable :






home type > For flats and maisonettes,

ground floor, do you have access to a garden?

> Do you own or rent your home?

How long have you lived at your current address?

> Do you have an enclosed garden?


> My road is>

will anyone be at/able to visit home during the day during the first three months?

> Do you have any children living or spending time in the house

>
> If yes, what ages are they and how often are they there?

> Are they used to cats?


> Do you currently have any other pets?

> If you no longer have the cat, why not?

> What age cat are you looking for?

> How many cats/kittens would you like?

>
> Are there any particular cats you are interested in from our website?

> I have a fur length preference: (please state)

>
> Please confirm that you understand your obligation to neuter any kitten n by the time the cat is 6 months of age.




These are totally reasonable questions to ask potential owners - for you to accuse a charity of having certain aspects of responsibility for the cats. Shows me your one of the type that will just get a cat from anywhere and encourage these people to keep making money out of selling cats of the web and not caring where they go or end up.

I have no idea why I'm bothering to get into this argument as you clearly haven't read what I said before. However, in an attempt to clarify myself I will repeat the following phrase:

The point is that if charities want people to rehome cats rather than going out and buying a kitten off preloved then they should make it easier for people who can offer a genuine good home for life. What isn't fair on the cat is keepiong it in a pen for months whilst perfectly good homes are turned down without individual circumstances being looked at.

so just to highlight.....

a genuine good home for life.
and
without individual circumstances being looked at.

I have no problem with being asked questions by a charity to ensure I am a suitable home.

I am talking about charaties that expect to find homes for cats but are unwilling to even speak to anyone who owns a dog.

 

[Jaycee]

Jaycee - we did actually end up getting two lovely 8 month old sisters from CPL who actually turned out to be very accommodating. They are keeping thier distance from the dog at present, but I'm sure with a bit more time whey will all be fine together and luckily we have the space to allow them to be seperate if they choose to.

Lovely to hear that you re-homed a couple of youngsters. I now have 3 cats and 2 dogs and guess who rules the roost now? Yep the kitty kats! lol

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I have no idea why I'm bothering to get into this argument as you clearly haven't read what I said before. However, in an attempt to clarify myself I will repeat the following phrase:

The point is that if charities want people to rehome cats rather than going out and buying a kitten off preloved then they should make it easier for people who can offer a genuine good home for life. What isn't fair on the cat is keepiong it in a pen for months whilst perfectly good homes are turned down without individual circumstances being looked at.

so just to highlight.....

a genuine good home for life.
and
without individual circumstances being looked at.

I have no problem with being asked questions by a charity to ensure I am a suitable home.

I am talking about charaties that expect to find homes for cats but are unwilling to even speak to anyone who owns a dog.

I have read what you said and replied - When a cat is gifted in or goes into the care of the charity. The original owner has to fill a form in which includes vaccines - worming - neutering dates etc - whether the cat can be homed with other cats or dogs or young children. If the said cat is been said not to be homed with dogs there is a reason for it.

Cat scared of dogs
Cat get's stressed a fouls when near a dog
Cat attacks dog etc.
Cat pulls it's fur out due to stress when near a dog

You cannot blame the charities when the information from the previous owner says *not to be homed with dogs*!!!!

 

[HashRouge]

Personally I find the concept of keeping a cat (other than a house cat) and living next to a busy road madness - but then I can't understand why anyone would have a cat as a pet anyway.

Spoken by a true dog person

 

[JulesRules]

What part of "I'm not talking about cats that aren't suitable to be homed with dogs, I'm talking about charities that have a blanket rule about dogs regardless of cat or dog history/temperament " do you not understand?

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

What part of "I'm not talking about cats that aren't suitable to be homed with dogs, I'm talking about charities that have a blanket rule about dogs regardless of cat or dog history/temperament " do you not understand?

I have not come across that either being involved with CP nor have I come across this when looking for a cat or dog with

Dog Rescue
Blue Cross
RSPCA
Windor Belmead


to name but a few so I gather these must be small charities unknown to most or Branches of Said charities. Unfortunately some Branches to have *some* of their own rules.


Then in that case they are stopping cats being rehomed.

*I really should not read this forum with chronic migraines*