Same thing can be said for children - if you don't socialize them they grow up to be so insufferable and nobody wants them. I can think of a few examples offhand lol.
Either way, yesyesyes - if you are in a custodial position, you have the obligation to discipline/train your charge so that they can be lived with. Not doing so is irresponsible.
I have a friend who is a horrible pet owner. She and hubby went and got two adorable kitties to replace the one that got hit by a car. Well, they also planned to start a family. Comes the baby..and now she tries to suddenly throw the cats out in the yard or locks them in the garage to keep them away from the precious infant. Cats, of course, are confused and upset, as they'd gotten LOTS of attention while she was pregnant and cuddley-on-the-sofa, and are now banished from her and baby. She's trying to give them away, as she doesn't "have the time nor patience" to deal with them. I can't take them, as our three are enough, let alone add two more to the mix. It's not the first instance of her irresponsibility, but I think it comes from being raised as a farm kid, where cats/dogs are tossed outdoors and get along fine that way. City kitties don't adapt that easily, dammit.
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Either way, yesyesyes - if you are in a custodial position, you have the obligation to discipline/train your charge so that they can be lived with. Not doing so is irresponsible.
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I have a friend who is a horrible pet owner. She and hubby went and got two adorable kitties to replace the one that got hit by a car. Well, they also planned to start a family. Comes the baby..and now she tries to suddenly throw the cats out in the yard or locks them in the garage to keep them away from the precious infant. Cats, of course, are confused and upset, as they'd gotten LOTS of attention while she was pregnant and cuddley-on-the-sofa, and are now banished from her and baby. She's trying to give them away, as she doesn't "have the time nor patience" to deal with them. I can't take them, as our three are enough, let alone add two more to the mix. It's not the first instance of her irresponsibility, but I think it comes from being raised as a farm kid, where cats/dogs are tossed outdoors and get along fine that way.
City kitties don't adapt that easily, dammit.
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