Quote Originally Posted by K9soul
I have no doubt Bri is in a difficult situation and I don't feel any of this situation was an attempt at a scam on her part, however if her mother is having trouble putting food on the table and paying the electric bill, four (or more) pets is too many. As I understand it, some of these pets were here before this financial crisis and did not receive routine care, i.e. spaying and shots, even then. The situation is not fair to the animals and not fair to the child involved. At least some of them should be rehomed for both the family's sake and the animals' sakes. .
I cannot agree with this more. I have said this over and over again. No one is helping Bri or her animals by keeping the animals in the home. They do not have the money, time, knowledge or patience to care for that many animals. It is only adding to the stress and financial hardship. Those that want to help Brianna need to assist in finding good homes for her animals, and be there to support her in her certain grief at having to give up some of her beloved animals. I do not know if the family is in a position to keep any of the animals, I would like to think that Bri could maintain at least one of her pets, but I am not sure if that is a realistic goal for this family. What those who are truly interested in being a friend to Bri need to do is gather around her, let her know that she is still a good and worthwhile person without the anilmals in her life, and that they will still be there for her. They then need to do whatever they can to assist in finding appropriate homes for the animals. It would be great if Bri would assist in this process since she knows the animals better than anyone, but it is understandable if it would be to difficult for her to do so.