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I heard that most cats are actually found before they are lost, i.e. well-meaning people bringing them to an animal shelter while the cat would have been perfec
by _Microft 6y ago
I heard that most cats are actually found before they are lost, i.e. well-meaning people bringing them to an animal shelter while the cat would have been perfectly fine on their own. I can not say how they came to that conclusion (a guess: maybe by owners saying that it was perfectly normal for the cat to roam the same distances from home as when they were caught and brought to the shelter?)
- Roark66 6y agoI can definitely see how that could happen in many places,but very unlikely where I'm at. We don't even have a cat shelter in my area(dogs only - no idea why). Also, and that really pisses me off, people here are generally of the opinion every cat will happily survive on their own in the countryside which leads to people from cities abandoning unwanted cats (and dogs) here(this is how I got my first cat) . I even had a ridiculous situation of someone dropping two dogs in front of my property at 4am. The dogs had nowhere to go so they hanged around my place for two days (it was a weekend so I couldn't ring animal control). On the third day the same person came and picked the dogs back... I have no idea what such people think.
- _Microft 6y agoI understand. Abandoning pets is terrible but a rather visible thing. For each abandoned animal there must be lots of pets living good lives with people who actually care if this is a relief. From what I read lots of people got pets during the pandemic to have company at home. I worry a bit what will happen to them once people can resume their regular lifestyles.