moosmom
03-16-2009, 03:21 PM
I stopped by the Humane Society yesterday on my way to my best friend's house, to let them know how well Murphy has settled in.
I walked around looking at the cats when I came upon 3 kids (I say kids cuz they're younger than me, but they were actually 18, 20 and 15) admiring a beautiful kitten named Pumba. I started talking with them and come to find out, their grandfather took both of their cats from the home (the grandfather lives with them and the kids parents) and surrendered them without them knowing it. They have been trying to get the kittens back (there were 2 littermates, one of whom got adopted, unbeknownst to them). It seems, according to the kids, the grandfather suffers from either dementia or Alzheimers.
I spoke with them at length and they told me that they have the surrender papers and want their cat back. The HS wouldn't give them Pumba back without them paying an adoption fee. They also said that she had just come back spayed and needed time to recover. Where better a place to recover than home with loved ones???
I was furious!! I immediately called Channel 3 news and spoke with some ditz in the newsroom. She tried to turn it around and make it about the grandfather driving while he has Alzheimers. I had the kids talk to her and she kept getting back to the fact that state law says anyone suffering from Alzheimer's shouldn't be driving. I got on the phone and told her if it were a hoarder with 20 cats in their house, they'd have a news truck parked out front. It was no use and we wound up hanging up on this idiot.
I told the kids to pay the adoption fee (which they planned on) get the cat the hell outta there and then contact the media. The CT Humane Society HATES negative publicity.
What I don't understand is, if giving this cat back to their owners frees up cage space for another needy cat, WHY NOT???
I wished them luck and hope they did get Pumba back.
*a side note* As I was walking out, I was curious about what one of the volunteers had in her hand. She had a beautiful albino rat named Albert!!! He and I bonded instantly. But, feeding my cats is far more important right now than overloading my measily income with another mouth or two to feed.
*sigh*
I walked around looking at the cats when I came upon 3 kids (I say kids cuz they're younger than me, but they were actually 18, 20 and 15) admiring a beautiful kitten named Pumba. I started talking with them and come to find out, their grandfather took both of their cats from the home (the grandfather lives with them and the kids parents) and surrendered them without them knowing it. They have been trying to get the kittens back (there were 2 littermates, one of whom got adopted, unbeknownst to them). It seems, according to the kids, the grandfather suffers from either dementia or Alzheimers.
I spoke with them at length and they told me that they have the surrender papers and want their cat back. The HS wouldn't give them Pumba back without them paying an adoption fee. They also said that she had just come back spayed and needed time to recover. Where better a place to recover than home with loved ones???
I was furious!! I immediately called Channel 3 news and spoke with some ditz in the newsroom. She tried to turn it around and make it about the grandfather driving while he has Alzheimers. I had the kids talk to her and she kept getting back to the fact that state law says anyone suffering from Alzheimer's shouldn't be driving. I got on the phone and told her if it were a hoarder with 20 cats in their house, they'd have a news truck parked out front. It was no use and we wound up hanging up on this idiot.
I told the kids to pay the adoption fee (which they planned on) get the cat the hell outta there and then contact the media. The CT Humane Society HATES negative publicity.
What I don't understand is, if giving this cat back to their owners frees up cage space for another needy cat, WHY NOT???
I wished them luck and hope they did get Pumba back.
*a side note* As I was walking out, I was curious about what one of the volunteers had in her hand. She had a beautiful albino rat named Albert!!! He and I bonded instantly. But, feeding my cats is far more important right now than overloading my measily income with another mouth or two to feed.
*sigh*