Samantha's Foster Home for Cats
I would like a pet, and my apartment building allows them, so I have considered the option. I really don't have the patience to walk a dog regularly, and I don't have a yard for one, so these considerations usually focus on pets of the feline variety. However, I am currently unable to pay for my own rent/bills/etc, and it would be very unfair to
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2. Shelter cats are not necessarily strays. A lot of them are abandoned or given up from homes when families move or even just grow bored of them. I would make sure that the rescue group gave me cats that were not wild.
3. I would ask for cats that are not kittens, because I do not know about kitten training, specifically. These cats would also be litter box trained. I work 8 hours on the days I work, and would be able to come home and play with the cat before and after.
4. True, that would of course be the main responsibility. But it's not a problem.
5. Toys, yes. Litter pans, food, and other accouterments are provided by the rescue people.
6. All cats at this program are already spayed/neutered.
7. I disagree.
8. Again, that's why I would be fostering.
9. Yes, again, that's why I'd be fostering. I'd have a cat for a week or month at a time, not 20+ years.
10. All cats in this rescue program have been tested for FIP/FIV and they are not positive for the diseases. It was specifically on a sign when I first came across the organization.
And, so you know, I have had a cat my entire life, except since moving to L.A. Tis was our cat when I was growing up, and he sadly died about a year after we got our dog, when I was in the 4th grade. Then a short while later we got our new cat, Kimber, who got along with our dog famously, and is still living with my parents in Maryland. I am familiar with having cats around and what goes into their care. And, actually, we did raise Kimber from a kitten, although I was young enough that I don't remember the specifics of it, and my mom did most of the work.
Also, it seems you're under the impression that I would be adopting a cat, from your comments about the cats living 20+ years and the statistics of them being abandoned due to people who can't commit. The wonderful thing, it seems, about this foster program is that I would have the opportunity to get more experience with caring for cats without the expense or a permanent obligation. Which counters about half of your arguments right there.
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