Oh, yeah. I'd be wanting to scoop her up and take her home, and then put up signs. It's perfectly reasonable to assume she's lost, or a stray if she's thin and has no collar. What makes you think she was bought? Is she a purebred of some sort? I mean, who buys cats anyway; I've only ever seen kitens given away for free, here. Or adopted as strays. She could have slipped out someone's door, and they could be looking for her, or she may not even have a home. Could you have someone with you that speaks French when you go pick her up? *sigh* I have my share of adopted stray kitties. cherokerain brought home the lastest one as a tiny pathetic kitten with non-functional front leg. Now he's a ginormous 3-legged beast that walks the dogs with me and runs up trees.
long coment whoa, sorry...le_grisApril 23 2009, 14:45:09 UTC
"Bought" is pretty much how cats are "got" around this neighborhood. The SPCA charges upwards of $250 even for an "alleycat", and petstores sell kittens for like 40 dollars. I've never seen a "free kittens" sign since I moved here. So I assume that at one point, someone paid to get her
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Re: long coment whoa, sorry...aineotterApril 23 2009, 14:53:05 UTC
Eh, yeah. We have lots of students aurrounded by rural areas, so there plenty of dumped kities, barn cats with kittens, and genuinely lost pets (what with students having housemetes and moving frequently). Also feral cat colonies. All of my (3) cats were either strays or born to barn cats and given away free. The paper here is *full* of 'free kittens'. 'Course, no animal is ever really free. My 'free ferret' came needing a 400$ adrenalectomy :P
Re: long coment whoa, sorry...le_grisApril 23 2009, 14:56:46 UTC
Sounds like where I came from. We got both cats of ours from the "side of the road", quite literally. It's just rare to see something like this in that particular area, for better or worse. It's kindof maddening to think of the numbers of them out there, and just.. ugh.
And oh, I know! I already mentally put aside at least $300 just in case we catch her for whatever medical expenses, and she's not even "ours".
I've had bad experiences trying to drive with a loose cat in the car, or I would have. It broke my heart to have to drive away, even if just to go get a carrier.
One of my um.. best memories of wildlife rehab was driving down a four-lane when the baby raccoons being transported popped the carrier latch and started wandering around. You can just imagine XD
In my unhumble opinion, better to have a bleeding heart than a stony one. The world - and the animals in it - need more people who will go the extra mile to make things better.
Yeah, if a young cat is drinking from mystery puddles, begging for food, and playing around in dangerous areas unsupervised, it probably needs help. This is cool of you!
I think the problem with buying animals is that it marks them as property.
What's wrong with letting my cat go without food, water, or a good home? I bought it, it's mine.
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Could you have someone with you that speaks French when you go pick her up?
*sigh*
I have my share of adopted stray kitties. cherokerain brought home the lastest one as a tiny pathetic kitten with non-functional front leg. Now he's a ginormous 3-legged beast that walks the dogs with me and runs up trees.
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We have lots of students aurrounded by rural areas, so there plenty of dumped kities, barn cats with kittens, and genuinely lost pets (what with students having housemetes and moving frequently). Also feral cat colonies. All of my (3) cats were either strays or born to barn cats and given away free. The paper here is *full* of 'free kittens'.
'Course, no animal is ever really free. My 'free ferret' came needing a 400$ adrenalectomy :P
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It's kindof maddening to think of the numbers of them out there, and just.. ugh.
And oh, I know! I already mentally put aside at least $300 just in case we catch her for whatever medical expenses, and she's not even "ours".
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One of my um.. best memories of wildlife rehab was driving down a four-lane when the baby raccoons being transported popped the carrier latch and started wandering around. You can just imagine XD
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*hugs* You're awesome.
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I think the problem with buying animals is that it marks them as property.
What's wrong with letting my cat go without food, water, or a good home? I bought it, it's mine.
I hope you get her!
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