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ChefTindle721 OP t1_j7dq3nt wrote

Reply to comment by banjomin in Loving forever home for 2 bonded cats! by ChefTindle721

The other option to not taking them in would have been to leave the estimated 6 month old kitten out in the cold where she was abandoned to begin with. And she would've still had her litter shortly after, leading to 5 more street cats to likely die outside. We tried to find someone to take them when we rescued her, and had no luck. Shelters have been packed for months, I didnt want to just drop her off at one. I'm just trying to do my best to find them a loving home as I can't be that for them much longer. I've been trying to find a way to keep them with us when we move, it's been hard enough finding affordable housing that will let us bring any cats, let alone 5 when we bring in a roommate to afford rent. I feel awful trying to rehome them, but I really don't have other options.

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banjomin t1_j7dr3c0 wrote

>Trying to excuse yourself from that responsibility makes me question how much what you say should be trusted.

EDIT: strong replies from people who think that deciding to bring home an animal you can't keep is somehow an involuntary choice. I get that the situation sucks for OP, and that it's hard to walk by suffering, but we all gotta try and make good decisions. Ignoring the issues with taking home an animal you can't keep isn't going to be good for the pets that end up in this situation.

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ItsyaboiNyarlathotep t1_j7duv0i wrote

Wow, do you have any idea just how unpetfriendly landlords are in the Springfield area? Getting up on your high horse because someone is being forced to choose between housing and animals that they care for is not only unfair but completely heartless. Someone's asking for help, don't use that as an excuse to turn your nose up.

(Edit) Look, you're probs a decent dude. But have you never had to rehome an animal? The whole process sucks. Just try to approach from a place of understanding before judgment. Life is hard right now for most of us out there with everything going on, let's try to be on each other's side?

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ItsyaboiNyarlathotep t1_j7e0lcn wrote

No one is ignoring the issues, did you not read that OP found homes for a majority of the litter? Would you propose calling animal control, or just leaving the animal there? For a lot of people those alternatives might as well leave them with an involuntary choice. Also, things happen, people might take home an animal fully believing that they're going to keep it, simply for life to get in the way and leave them with hard choices. Again, they don't need judgment in those cases, they need help.

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