A cat with a sorry note

how difficult it must have been for the owner to do a thing like that to but if the owner probably placed the same in a basket in front of a veterinary clinic or hospital, there will be hope that the cat will first get the treatment needed and who knows, the doctor might adopt it too. happy mylotting ann

Well, as much as I hate to hear that someone gave up their pet at least they took the time to take it to the shelter rather than just turning it lose on the streets. With the economy getting so bad it is bound to happen. My only question is would this person do the same thing with their kid if it got to costing too much? Pets are much like kids so I'm wondering. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

Hi max, you've posed a difficult one here, but judging from your post, I would say the owner loved the cat, and was trying to secure its future. However, I wonder how different the situation would have been if the cat hadn't been hit by a car.

That is so bad that the owners don't keep their pets any more. I think people should be responsible when they decide to have pets. But if the owners can not really afford to their lives, perhaps they have to give their pets to others. Otherwise if they still have food to eat, so do their pets. It is the last choice to give away their pets. I love China

The ex-owner made the correct decision in giving the cat to a shelter rather than the alternative choices. Abandoning it in the streets would be horrible for the cat, and it would most likely die slowly and painfully, while a shelter would take care of it. Judging by your description, I'm guessing it was a no kill shelter. This meant the cat was almost guaranteed a better life than if it starved on the streets.

I feel the same way as a few people on this topic: If you can't afford medical emergencies that your pet might suffer, you shouldn't have them. Animals under our care have no choice in the matter, which means it is our sole responsibility to provide for their well-being. I have many pets, and if I ever thought that I couldn't provide for them adequately, I would be rehoming them first thing...not abandoning them on someone's doorstep in hopes that someone takes pity on them.

I feel sorry for the cat but I think that its also good that her owner had left her at the animal rescue place rather than at the street, at least she have thought of the cat's welfare somehow. Besides the owner can't afford to take care of the cat anymore at least he/she was honest about it.

It's a sad sad thing that's happening right now in society. People can't even afford to have pets now.

I gues the owner did the right thing, not just abandoning the cat becauseing he/she had bigger problems on his/her ind, otherwise she could have left the poor cat alone without taking it to any shelter, but I guess that was the best thing the owner could do, other facilities like hospitals would have healed the cat, but i think they would have also taken it to another pet shelter afterwards, since nobody would take it, so, yes, those were the very best of actions that the owner could provide the cat with,

It was a really sad thing When the cat owner left it.I think she have no choice to make this choice. I hope this cat have find a good palce to stay some good person and continue adopt she.

I think it was a tough decision for her. She did not have much choice, but she knew that the best place to leave the poor cat was at the animal rescue. It's better than just to leave the cat somewhere on the street...

I think it was very responsible of him/her. So many people just throw out their animals, leave them in the middle of some forest, or tie them up in some place and leave them. It was responsible tat she cared enough for it to bring it to a shelter instead of just dumping it. She did the right thing, I understand her situation.

if i were the owner, i would have done the same, rather than leaving the cat die, i would prefer to give it away to someone who can take care of her better, hopefully..

the cat was injured and the owner couldnt afford to keep it i think thats actually good of the owner to leave at a animal rescue center instead of leaving it in a ditch

I find this story really sweet. Around here we have an over abundance of cats. The local shelter has put the word out that they really can't take any more cats until they move into their bigger building. And so we are hearing plenty of stories of cats just abandoned, or litters of kittens just left out to die. It's so saddening. I feel for whoever owned the cat. They obviously loved it and wanted the best for it.

It is sad when the economy is so bad that people can't afford to keep their pets anymore. I wonder what they would do if they had kids. Do you think that they would take them to an adoption agency and say "Sorry, I can't afford to keep my kids anymore?". Or would they just find a way to feed and nurture them. Some people say that animals don't have emotions like humans do. But I think that animals have feelings when their masters are gone. I have seen and heard about some dogs that have been depressed because of such a thing. What do you think? I have never looked up, or read any kind of studies on it. But I wonder if they have feelings just like people who are sad when they miss a loved one.

I work at a veterinary clinic and we really support the pet shelters. I've taken a tour of the shelter and I really like what they are doing. They have six boxes that are available to people during the night to drop their pet off anonymously in. The boxes lock when an animal is in there and can only be reaccessed from the inside. When the boxes are full, owners are encouraged to come during the day or at the next night to drop their pet off. I was told that the shelter employees would come in and find animals loose in the loading dock if the boxes were full, which is surrounded by an eight-foot-high fence. People were so desperate to get rid of their pet that they dropped him over that fence. The point that I am trying to make is: there are owners out there who don't care for their pets. They see their pet as a toy and when they get bored of him, they get rid of him. And then there are owners like the woman that you described- people who realize that they, for one reason or another- can no longer provide for their pet the way that they need to- and have to part with them. Rather than let the pet suffer at her house, she tried to seek help. There may have been a better way to handle the situation, but she didn't just let the cat suffer at her house.

Hi max, Awwwww, the poor cat, but the only thing I can say for the owner is that, thank God he left outside the rescue home, as they come have just lfet the poor cat on the road side to die. I also think the before anyone can be allowed to keep pets, they should be means teated and check out the families, all too soon these animals are the ones that suffers, its like leaving one of your child on a doorstep. Tamara

I understand the owner for he or she is only thinking of the cats' life.The owner was about to lose everything he or she owns and the owner probably don' want the cat to suffer too..The owner was only concerned of the cat because the owner probably can't provide anymore for the cats needs like food and shelter. The owner did the right thing,I know it is hard for the owner to leave his cat like that but in his or her situation that is the only way for the cats life to be saved. Letting go of something that you treated as a family is very hard but we sometimes need to do sacrifices for them to have a good home and in som situation like this for their lives to be saved. I feel sad for the owner but on the other hand I feel relieved that the cat turned out okay.