Why do I do it????

[cassiesmom]

Only my PT friends understand this. I just left Petsmart. I don't buy cat food there very often, even though it's less expensive there than it is at the supermarket. They had a puppy class going on in the center aisle, so I had to go by the adoptable cats to get to the cash register. There are 6 cats there right now and I could easily have signed up to bring one (or more) home. they're in those cages with glass on one side and bars on the other- no privacy ever. It just breaks my heart. Fortunately, the shelter that has space there is no-kill, so the cats will be safe either at Petsmart or at the shelter till they are adopted. Serendipitous that there should be a thread on the subject today and I was just there.

[Bella_Sadie_Hailey]

I too get caught up in their stories. Its hard NOT to!

I just want to strangle people sometimes. How can people do anything to cause harm to a pet? I've heard so many stories, and when you think you've heard it all, someone tells you a new one.
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Thats so true!!!!!! I think you should take the poor guy home....It won't hurt having three cats and two dogs...??? Poor baby I'd take it if I could. I have no clue it makes me SO MAD when people are mean to animals makes me want to show them how it feels. Animals can't talk we talk for them, so it's up to us to stop it....

[Bella_Sadie_Hailey]

I forgot to say that you seem like a very nice person!! You should really give that poor guy another chance at life.

[katladyd]

Not too long ago, my boyfriend and I went to the local Humane Society to get a cat for his cat Buddy, who needed a playmate. I saw a beautiful cat I wanted so badly to adopt! He was a white cat with orange markings on his head and ears. The best thing was he had the most beautiful amber eyes! I decided not to adopt him because my apartment is already crowded with my two cats and my bunny. My Siamese boy, Ming, suffers from a predisposition for FLUTD and gets blockages easily. The vet said I should try my best to avoid stressing him, so another cat was really out of the question. Well, I resisted the temptation and this cat was adopted by someone else withing a couple of weeks. As much as I felt for this poor kitty in the shelter, I had to think of my own boy, also. I get my pet foods at Pet Smart, and I know what it is like to walk by those babies up for adoption.

[pomtzu]

I forgot to say that you seem like a very nice person!! You should really give that poor guy another chance at life.

Thank you - that's very nice of you to say that. However, I can't go back on the agreement I made with my son. Besides that, his 2 brat-cats would never tolerate another cat in their house. The only reason they tolerate each other is that they are twin sister litter mates.

Besides - next time I go in Petsmart I'd find another I want to bring home. It never fails. I just have to think like Taz said - they're safe and will find a home!