Oh dear ...

[blamebrampton]

It is possible that we are about to inherit more cats. Either the people on the back street who used to own two nice cats have decided to leave only the same two lights on for a few nights and put their cats on diets, or they have left the cats behind and pissed off into the realm of complete fuckers who leave their pets behind.

Biscuit, the schmoopy calico, has been up mooching food at the local Thai for a few nights in a row, while Scooter, her co cat, has just been looking thinner every time we see her. J did an emergency food run this evening, I will be doorknocking tomorrow to see whether they have fallen over and can't get up, or if I need to be taking the cats across to have their tags scanned and register their ex-owners as irresponsible shitheads with the local council and RSPCA.

These two can be the outdoor cats if they come to us. Maybe our friends on the back street would like them ...

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[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

When I was in college, there was a hungry cat that came to our house. We thought she was a stray, but the kids across the street identified her as their former cat. They didn't miss her much: in fact, it was probably better if they didn't take her back, as they did things like feed her sugar and push her down the slide (treating her like one of them). I confronted their mother about abandoning the cat, and she said "Oh, I'm going through a divorce, I don't have time for a cat." I was outraged, as I thought this was extremely irresponsible.

I also fed a cat at the place I lived before this, when it had been seasonally abandoned by an elderly man's son who was taking care of the property in the winter. It was great: the whole neighborhood bought cat food and made sure the cat would be fed when G and I were out of town, even though we didn't know at the time who owned it. Eventually the true owner returned and was happy to be reunited with his cat.

Moreover, every time we move, G has suggested I "get rid of the cats," as it makes a lot more places available to us as most rental properties don't allow pets. I have told him the cats are staying and it's non-negotiable. The only reason that I would give away the cats is if someone in our household is morbidly allergic to them.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I keep trying to like G, but sometimes he makes it hard.

Yeah, just ditching pets is so very wrong. It turns me into a frothing lunatic who is likely to slash the tyres of a particular Humvee should it reappear around here. I have just checked out the house on line, it is up for rent and appears to have been vacant for a month or more. Grrrr!

Yay for you and the other cat rescuers for keeping those moggies going!

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

One of G's characteristics is that he's more ruled by common sense than emotion, whereas I'm more likely to be swept away. For example, there are many hardships in store for us if we move to California, but all I can think about is being back there again.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

While the move issues might be commonsense, leaving behind pets that you have taken on a responsibilty for is just … irresponsible.

If you return to CA and times are hard, at least it will be warm and the soil is good for growing things ...

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

We would find homes for them rather than abandon them (even G wouldn't do that!), but still, I don't care for the idea. Would someone do that with their kids?