Originally posted by yorkster
He was 12 years old, and the reason he was left at the shelter was that his former owners said "he is too old."

My lord, how can you have a pet for 12 years, and dump them because they are too old????????
What kind of people are they?
Just revolting

Another situation that appalles me is that when a couple splits up they abandon their/his/her pet. It's incredible!!! What goes on there??? My own Neelix was left behind here in Spain when a co-worker went back to Germany (he was born there) He had a girlfriend here (also German) and when they split up, she went back to Germany w/o taking care of the cat - I was told that they rescued little Neelix together, when he was just a motherless tiny kitten wandering around the streets. Now this co-worker was still keeping Neelix, and later on found another girl-friend and a new job back in Germany. Seems that there was no room for Neelix or that he brought painful memories from the former relation... Well I just can't understand this part, but it's lucky for both the cat and me we found each other - Neelix is a love-bug and trusts people a lot, so I wouldn't trust his survivor skills in the city streets, and me, well, it makes happy to provide him with affection and fun.

I wish every abandoned pet had a happy end to their stories.

Nita