I have to give my cat away because no one in my family cares about him or does things for him or spends time with him and I'm moving out soon and I can't bring him.
When I told my parents I really think we need to give him away (as much as it breaks my heart, which, believe me, it really does), they suggested bringing him to a shelter. I've heard horror stories about shelters and it just really freaks me out. I would prefer to give him directly to someone, and none of my family or friends are looking for a pet.
I put up a flyer in a reputable business where family friends work. I'm pretty confident everyone who go there are nice, normal people. I put a description of my cat and some pictures of him and my phone number. Someone actually called me yesterday. It sounded like a teen girl, and she was translating my answers to her mom in the background. She sounded perfectly nice and excited and they're coming to see the cat today.
Now I'm getting scared because my parents are saying what if they just want the cat to make him fight other animals, what if they abuse him, etc. because I'm offering the cat for free. I really want the best life for him. My gut is telling me the girl who called me and her family are good people, and I will confirm/reject that today when they come. Can I trust my gut instinct? Would it really be better to give him to a shelter rather than a stranger (even if I'm going to meet them)? Are people who abuse pets much more common than I think? Am I naive?
I'm so frustrated and stressed because I've always had to take care of my cat and no one has cared about him, and they haven't helped me at all with this process of giving him away which has been so scary and sad for me, and now they're making me paranoid.
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