Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
omg luckies4me. I am soo sorry, that week must have been horrid for you, It is hobbible all the things ppl can do to animals without even a feeling or regret. I personally wouldent have fogaven Dan but it is your life. Hope your pets you have now are safe from Dan.

Yes they are safe with him lol. I leave all the time and he cares for them well, now that he knows how. I can't hold that against someone who doesn't know, now that he knows would be another story.


Some people just need to be educated is all. He still cries when he thinks about what he did, and feels so much regret because he didn't know how to take care of them. Because he's a man, and thinks he can do everything he was scared to come to me to ask how to take care of them etc. not to mention I really think my pregnancy took a toll on him....it was always up in the air whether Dylan would live or not, I don't know how he focused on both at once........it obviously affected him because he wouldn't do anything like that on purpose.

A lot ofpeople just need to be educated, they have no clue how to take care of animals and it's my fault for not explaining how to care for them, and just handing over the responsibility of them to him, without properly explaning what to do for the animals.

It was so terrible when he came to me and was balling his eyes out for them dying. The sad thing is that he really liked the animals too, but was too stubborn to ask for help with them.


Now after being educated about certain animals he is AWESOME wth them and I couldn't ask for a better Daddy for Dylan or a pet owner. He spoils the ratties and kitties....he's known how to take care of cats as he has always had cats butnever had small animals. His dad always shunned them away. *sigh*


Anyways, last time I left I came back and all the cages were spotless, he gave the rats a bath even lol, all had food and water etc. Now he knows their exact living needs that need to be met and I am really proud of him. Every pet owner makes mistakes one in their life, and that was a real big one for him, but luckily it helped him learn.


He did feed them, I am probably overdoing it a bit, but he didn't feed them enough. He really thought every other day was good for them.


At least now I can rest easy and know my animals are safe. I just wish his family would have educated him before and this would have never happened.


And just to clarify, Dan didn't intentionally kill anything, it was an accident.......it was my stepdad who killed the animals on PURPOSE, the bird and kittens. He was a freak and would beat my mom all the time, including while she was pregnant.