Quote Originally Posted by kittycats_delight
Yes their vaccinations and spays should have been something that was dealt with but there were unforeseen circumstances in this situation that happened after the animals were obtained. Bri had both cats and dogs before things turned bad. Her mom lost her job, they had a break in and lost a lot of things and almost got evicted. It has been a long climb for her mom (a single mother) to get back on her feet.

I think considering if anyone can come up with a better solution here I would love to hear it. And like I said before if it means Gizzie losing her life or putting up a few buck to get her spayed then I vote for the few bucks. I have already voluteered to help from the beginning. I don't want to see this cat killed because we feel they were not responsible. That doesn't make things right by any means.

If you don't want to help don't. If you have other suggestions as to how to solve this please say so but do not slam a 14 year old child and single mother for this. And with all due respect Bri is 14 what kind of job do you honestly think she can get to be able to pay a vet bill of $730? And considering her mom is not steadily employed now don't you think it will be possible if she does get a job that some of her money will have to go to help keep them afloat?


Michelle
First off, I think that there are many single moms out there that would be totally offended to know that they are thought of like this. Many single moms are out there doing everything in their power to make sure that their kids and their family is taken care of. Being a single mom is NOT a disability. Please get that one straight right now.

Bri may be 14, but as I said before, that is no excuse for this behavior. 14yr olds know how their actions affect situations, and they know right from wrong. If she were, say, 4 (following developmental psychology, which yes, I have studied), it would be an acceptable excuse. This is not. Heck, we have 4 pregnant 14 and 15yr old in the 8th grade where I teach. They are not stupid, and it didn't happen accidentally. They want kids. They know how to manipulate as well.

A "few bucks" also doesn't add up to $730.00.

There are always "unforeseen" circumstances. It happens to everyone. I had to replace 4 tires on my car on Xmas eve, because our block was vandalized, and then in the same day, the alternator went on my car, and it's a VW. So, all together, it was $1600.00. That was unforeseen. I'm a single girl, who owns her own home, and am responsible for the mortgage and the care of my cats (and I care for the fosters).

So, if you want to start a fund for me, hey, be my guest, because poor me, I'm single, a teacher (we're always underpaid), and I foster cats for shelters, so I'm taking care of animals not even my own.