Topic: The credit crunch has hit !!! FREE BSH boy (Read 6194 times)

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #31 on:** December 20, 2008, 10:16:54 AM »

Carole, we are always looking for dedicated folks to join us in rescue. With more bodies on the ground, we wouldn't have to turn away so many deserving cases. We can point you toward several needy rescues who would love new fosterers. How's about it?

carole1b · « **Reply #30 on:** December 19, 2008, 13:04:34 PM »

my goodness you make it sound like i am horrible and believe in giving animals away Willy nilly. I was offering an alternative thats all ! I cant see a problem if you check out the new owner properly if they did reply to an ad either in a pet shop vets or other shop window !! yes i am a massive fan of re homing but not everyone knows about it thats all. I thought the idea of this site was to help and give a bit of advice. If i couldn't find a home for a pet i would Rather advertise for a new owner than throw the pet into the street !! maybe she has explored all avenues. Thats all I have to say on the matter.
All everyone did was call the lady lazy etc for giving her pet up maybe there was other circumstances ! you don't know so before you all go calling her (or me now) just think its the pet that comes first not your opinions about how it should get a new loving home only the fact that by any means possible it does !!

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #29 on:** December 19, 2008, 12:53:32 PM »

Correct, Liz. All CP branches do have links to regional rehoming centres - as you know because you're still linked with one.

Regional rehoming centres will offer a greater choice when seeking a new pet, but the branches are designed to be central to the point of need and are based within the community and that was the point I was trying to make to Carole.

Liz · « **Reply #28 on:** December 19, 2008, 12:22:50 PM »

PB CP does have Shelters as well as the home foster carers and the big Centre to

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #27 on:** December 19, 2008, 12:10:51 PM »

The person whose ad is the subject of this thread isn't a member and didn't place her appeal here. It was something spotted on a free site by a member and reproduced. Catchat and purrs are easily found by entering some basic words into a search engine. The person seeking to rehome this cat could easily have found us and asked for advice/help and we have often found rescue spaces for cats/people in grave need. The evidence is scattered over many months of posts here.

Certainly most Cats Protection branches don't actually have centres. We rehome using a list of dedicated volunteers who foster cats in their own homes - which tend to be in normal urban/suburban areas. We find cats display their natures far better when living in a home environment and therefore it's much easier to make a perfect match. After a potential owner comes forward, we will visit their home and discuss with them exactly what the needs of their new pet are and whether they are prepared for this. They need to prove to us they have thought seriously and will be asked to sign documents stating they understand their new responsibilities and will abide by them - so although I cannot guarantee people who approach us are good owners, I can guarantee people who successfully complete the adoption process ARE good owners.

We will also check basic things like proximity of any major roads and other safety issues. Finally, when we're satisfied the match is correct, puss is given a full vet MOT and issued six weeks free health insurance. All out cats/kittens also come with a minimum first vaccination, are neutered and microchipped. Not a service I have ever seen offered by pet shops or back street breeders or any cats offered via free sites.

And perhaps knowing we take rehoming extremely seriously and vet new owners thoroughly is the reason why ours and other rescue's waiting lists are so long?

Carole, the ethos of this site is to support the work of rescues and welfare groups. No one here agrees that animals should be sold in pet shops or rehomed via adverts in windows of any kind.

carole1b · « **Reply #26 on:** December 19, 2008, 11:24:56 AM »

I am not saying it does but its better than having the cat on the streets or worse ! i got my little dennis from a pet shop 13 years ago and i have just lost her so i think i gave her a pretty good home. A lot of people dont go to rescue centres becuse often they are in the middle of nowhere ! our local one is also pet shops are the first place people look for animals. I think recue centres need all the help they can get but our local one often has to refuse animals do to over crowding. Maybe she has tried to rehome via rescue i was just offering an alternitive like i said she would need to fully vet who was taking the cat on. Not eveyone who wants to take a pet on other than from a rescue centre is a bad owner I am certainly not and i have had one cat for 16 years one for 13 and i have just adopted a cat from a home whos owner could no longer look after her! You cant always gaurentee a good owner will pick an animal from a resue centre either, thats why a lot of animals are returned for various resons. Oh by the way i said shop windows locally i dont even mention pet shops ! She just maybe hasnt got the time to wait for a rescue place ! I wish she would reply and say whats happened then maybe that would help !

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #25 on:** December 19, 2008, 11:10:53 AM »

Asking for money via a pet shop ad doesn't guarantee a good home, Carole. Nor does responding to an ad offering money for 'the right kitten/cat'. A serious owner if not tempted by a registered breeder, would approach a rescue or enquire at the vets. Sometimes we do find folks who hadn't concidered rescues but on the whole, most of the people that approach us have done their research and prove to be excellent and responsible homes.

It's frustration or greed that leads people having to rehome their pets to place ads in free sites and shop windows. Either they aren't prepared or can't wait for a rescue place OR they won't part with animals without charging a fee. It is possible to find a home for a animal yourself, mind you, but pet shops are the last place to search for a forever home. Far better to ask the advice of the experts who successfully rehome animals regularly - and that's a rescue group!

carole1b · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2008, 10:46:39 AM »

give her a break she you may nor know the ladies real cause for giving up her cat. If she wants to give her cat away she may be better to put an ad in the shop windows locally however i would insist (if it where my cat) that she checks out where her cat will be going if she is so skint maybe she should ask for a few pounds ! this way it may attract a more serious owner. I would not give my cats away but there may be other circumstances unknown to us. Please reply to the people on this site and stick up for yourself. The most important thing is that this mog gets a new loving home not they why is the owner getting rid of it. I am sure someone local to this lady will want a new puss !! email the lady to ask her privately

kelly-joy · « **Reply #23 on:** December 16, 2008, 13:24:29 PM »

Sadly there seems to be loads of pedigrees being handed into rescue and advertised on classifieds sites for free soooo sad.Rescues seem to be bursting at the seems with this credit crunch and I have a real feeling that things are going to be far worse

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #22 on:** December 16, 2008, 11:37:46 AM »

Quote from: Gillian (Ambercat) on December 15, 2008, 14:03:37 PM

Happens all the time, its how I ended up with my many persians over the years.

There are plenty of Peds free to good homes....you just have to look on "those" sites

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #21 on:** December 16, 2008, 08:26:36 AM »

I would go without food myself to feed my cats.

Ela · « **Reply #20 on:** December 16, 2008, 07:58:17 AM »

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I've just PM'd you, Ela.

I did reply, hope it can be sorted, if not as I say please get back to me.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #19 on:** December 15, 2008, 19:00:11 PM »

Sadly pedigrees have become a designer fad, how many people bought a dalmation after 101 dalmations came out and then got fed up

Theres more and more unscrupulous people breeding for the wrong reasons and selling to people who arent committed

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2008, 14:03:37 PM »

Happens all the time, its how I ended up with my many persians over the years.

Dawn F · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2008, 08:40:31 AM »

it doesn't really matter how much you pay for them, they all cost the same to keep and if waining interest is the reason again I don't think cost would matter

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #16 on:** December 15, 2008, 08:06:40 AM »

Sadly, it has always happened HK, we have had a Devon Rex and Sphynx this year, they came in together, 2 Persians, and some supposed Bengal crosses that people travelled for. Rolo ended up being a Manx (and I picked him up off the street), and I had to get a pedigree rescue involved, and she deals with hundreds of cats a year, too many people get them for the wrong reason and are too quick to disown them.

Hippykitty · « **Reply #15 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:57:46 AM »

I've just PM'd you, Ela.

It just seemed weird to me that, having spent a fortune on a cat, they could blithely disown it. Goes to show that having money isn't a sign of a good cat person.

Ela · « **Reply #14 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:47:26 AM »

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I find it odd that someone would "get rid of" a pedigree

It is not odd at all, we are being offered quite a few, having said that we are constantly offered pedigrees so with us it is not just a sign of the times.

Hippykitty · « **Reply #13 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:36:33 AM »

I've just seen this thread.

I hope the "credit crunch" doesn't make it harder to find good homes for rescue babes.

I find it odd that someone would "get rid of" a pedigree (not that they're any better, just expensive, I prefer moggies) just because "he's expensive to feed". Vets are expensive, but one cat is hardly noticeable. (Eight, on the other hand..

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blackcat · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2008, 20:08:54 PM »

Quote from: furbabystar (Michelle) on November 25, 2008, 19:06:01 PM

Quote from: blackcat on November 25, 2008, 19:03:34 PM
Michelle have you tried the local breed society as I know they have a rehoming officer who may be able to help - in the mean time it is welcome to stay here if it is that urgent (promise to lock all the windows!).

its not my cat
found it on that site

I will send the person an email and tell them to contact BHS rescue...unless you want me to send your details ????????

No thanks. I managed to hand feed three horses through the last credit crisis in the '80s. I worked three jobs to do it, but no way was I going to part with my animals - lazy sods ...

koscha (Ruth M) · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2008, 12:05:24 PM »

Oh dear.... what a shame

Have to say though that her reasoning is a bit strange. I'm on benefits and am having a very hard time with money ATM due to Burecracy holding up vitally needed money BUT my guys are always fed and I would starve myself like most of us on here before I saw them go without!

Because i'm so hand to mouth when money comes my way I will buy large stockpiles to the point that there are boxes of food and biccies in spaces all over the house! I'll shop around for the best deals and always go mad when BOGOF is mentioned

It's not a good financial sign when pedigrees are even disposable

madkittyrescue · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2008, 11:48:01 AM »

to be honest I think its something we will see more and more.... sometimes people are genuine... but in others its an opportunity to 'get rid' of a cat they don't really want n the first place!

you never know which it is until you ask!

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2008, 11:31:45 AM »

Michelle when you email her I would also suggest that she gets back in touch with his breeder, most breeders will take cats back at any time throughout the cats life, if circumstances change and owner can't keep the cat.

caledonia · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2008, 11:17:55 AM »

I totally agree with you - I can't ever imagine giving away my furbabes - they mean the world to me. Even if the worst was to happen surely a responsibile owner would approach rescues rather than give a cat away on a free site - especially advertising it as a registered pedigree!!

I do think sadly there may be people who will struggle with the costs of their cats, I am not ajustifying this person advert at all - I think it is irresponsible and heartbreaking that they are not even trying to re-home their cats in a responsibile way! However feeding a cat does not cost hardly anything!!

My pair do not have the most expensive food - they don't like hills etc and to be honest at the moment they are on food from Lidl which is one of the only foods they both seem to like - it helps it is cheap but all in for my two I still spend £30 - 35 a month on food (thats two sachets each a day with some dry to graze on - I prob couldn't afford to give them the required 3-4 satchets a day which is why they get dry too!) , £20 every six weeks on litter for two trays and £20 a month on insurance as they are both 12 and pedigrees.

Add in the odd couple of pound for toys and you are looking at the best part of £65 a month for mine - Thats iver £30 each which doesn't include Edgar's £20 a month on medication as obviously that is not the case with every cat! I would never dream of thinking of them in financial terms but there is no denying that cats come with a cost!

It may seem a silly point to make but £30-35 a month for a cat is not a lot of money to some people but in my line of work to a lot of families £30 a month is a lot of money and if someone has children they may have to decide that they cannot afford a cat !

That wouldn't be my choice and if I ever (hope to never ever ever) had to re-home my pair it would be responsibily and I don't agree with the way this owner has went about it at all but I just worry there may be people out there facing similar dilemas who may want to seek support on here as they want to re-home their cats responsibly!

Bryony84 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2008, 10:01:57 AM »

Thats utterly ridiculous! Feeding one cat costs hardly anything, imagine all the rescues feeding so many more than that! Its just selfish of the person advertising the poor cat. Given £5 left for food, nothing in the fridge for me and nothing in the cupboard for the cats, they would get the food and I would make do. After all, running out of money would be my fault not theirs!

Mark · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2008, 22:08:40 PM »

I agree - I would go hungry to feed my babies

ronandcats · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2008, 21:42:40 PM »

How can anyone give there cat up that easy and what a poor Excuse it cost very little to feed one poor little babe and he is part of the family or was he

lets hope he finds a home where he will really be family.

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2008, 19:06:01 PM »

Quote from: blackcat on November 25, 2008, 19:03:34 PM

Michelle have you tried the local breed society as I know they have a rehoming officer who may be able to help - in the mean time it is welcome to stay here if it is that urgent (promise to lock all the windows!).

its not my cat

found it on that site

I will send the person an email and tell them to contact BHS rescue...unless you want me to send your details ????????

blackcat · « **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2008, 19:03:34 PM »

Michelle have you tried the local breed society as I know they have a rehoming officer who may be able to help - in the mean time it is welcome to stay here if it is that urgent (promise to lock all the windows!).

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** November 25, 2008, 19:01:02 PM »

Oh dear this is awful.....what a bloomin excuse. I love blue cats and BSHs.......sigh

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2008, 18:48:10 PM »

Hi,

I've a 1yr old only GCCF registered pedigree British Shorthair blue boy to give away FREE for good home.

He has been in excellent health. It's not his fault, but I cannot afford to accommodate him anymore due to the credit crunch and I lost my job... so it's urgent...

Photos can be seen on request. All official papers included. Microchipped. Defleaed, etc.

Seen it all now !!
Sorry but how much does one cat cost to feed !

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