I agree with Spencer too! It's so sad when people get pets, and then don't take care of them. Why get one in the first place! I think everyone has encountered irresponsible people like this. Certainly everyone in this post has! When I lived in Indiana, my parents and I lived in a neighborhood (community) where there were strick rules to NO outdoor pets. It always angered me when I saw someone's pet wandering around outside, even though it was not allowed. One summer, I was home from college and the most adorable long haired blonde tabby cat found me. I thought it was a stray. It was so skinny! I brought it onto our screened in porch and fed it and took care of it. I had a friend that said she would keep the cat, since I couldn't take it to college, and my parents didn't want me keeping another stray. A few days later, a lady comes to our door looking for her cat. It turns out that she was looking for the little kitten we had named buttercup (I think there's a butter theme for these blonde colored kitties! )My mother had answered the door, and she felt that we were obligated to give the cat back to them since it was rightfully theirs. She did tell them that the cat shouldn't be outside. The lady said, well, we leave food and water out for it! How rude! She had two little boys too. I felt so bad when I came home and found out about it. Here was an absolutely adorable kitten that loved people attention. A few days later, I saw buttercup roaming again. It's just rediculous that people should do this. Once again, the lady came and found the cat. I went back to college and later, when I came home from break, guess who was lying in our driveway with a harness and matted fur? Yep, buttercup. I was so mad that (forgive me if this upsets anyone), I ended up taking the cat and giving it to the friend who was originally going to keep it when we first found it. Everything turned out fine, and the lady didn't seem to care because we didn't see her again. Buttercup is doing fine and living the housecat life like she should!
I definitely think Butter is yours and I'm sure he'd say the same. After all, he did decide to adopt You as his new family!