why do I find fault with this thread? Because it's nobody's business. If Pinot's Mom knows these people, she needs to deal with them herself, not spread their business on an internet forum.

Puss is their cat, not ours. Obviously if they feel they cannot give him the care he really needs then it's up to them to find him a new home or humanely PTS.

Plenty of people out there have pets that are just that...pets. They're not family members, they're not children, they're animals. As long as they receive proper vet care and some sort of attention on a regular basis, I'm not gonna judge someone for not coddling their animals. Would you rather a dog be a backyard pet, or just die in a shelter. Should "barn cats" all be killed to save them from a life outdoors?

Puss has obviously been cared for to some extent or he wouldn't have lived to his advanced age. If this family feels that Puss isn't happy any more or requires more attention than they can give him, then let them find a new home or PTS rather than let him slowly decline.

Bottom line, I refuse to "throw somebody under the bus" just because they don't care for their animals as much as I do for mine. I sure as hell ain't gonna share their business with other people who don't know them just to make myself feel better for butting in.

I'm not gonna pass judgement until I hear Puss' owners give their side of the story. If I told someone I kicked a dog and they spread it all over the internet, then everyone here would be ready to firebomb my house. Never mind that I kicked that big dog to get him to let go of the little dog he was attacking. There are 2 sides to every story and in Puss' case we've only seen one. Do you know what I'm getting at?