Quote Originally Posted by phesina View Post
am I not going to be able to help because I haven't handled the woman the right way? Pat
No, Pat. Get that idea out of your head. No matter how the situation would have been approached, she was just yanking your chain. A person who truly needs help and indeed, asks for it, takes it; no conditions, no attitude, no excuses. If she could talk to the neighbor's aunt, then she should've done it a long time ago and all this mess could've been avoided. I don't even believe there is an aunt or, if there is, I don't believe she talked to her. I think, as I posted earlier, that the kitten is dead or missing and she's trying to save face and make it appear as though you and Melissa were bullying her to surrender the kitten. I've seen enough of these cases in rescue that it's disheartening but all you can do now is learn from it and know the signs so that, if anyone else tries to pull this kind of stunt, you'll be able to spot it immediately. After a couple of attempts to help, I would have moved on but I know you were worried about the kitten's safety. Take heart, Pat; you tried your best.