I was just thinking of three occasions recently where I have heard a cat situation which due to what I have learnt on here/CC, I have had a completely different outlook on than I would have a year ago.
Recently my landlady came round and said her daughters cat was due kittens, any day now. previously I would have said "ohhh lovely... etc" instead I gave her a bit of a grilling (trying to be conversational and not too
) I asked whether it was planned, If they had homes for the kittens (she said no, they'd probably just give them to a rescue
) said that she should think about getting them spayed and when she told me her daughter doesnt have much money I gave them info on the CP voucher (although, she drives a Merc and her hubby a BMW so I am sure they would cover it)
Another story is a girl in work who always talks about the animals she has inherited due to her sister getting bored of them (hamster and a bird) asking me if I knew where she could get a kitten from. I said "its not the sister who gets bored of the animals is it?" and she said "oh, no its the other one. She used to have a cat but she lives on a busy road and it got run over"
I told her that her sister should get a home check and they would say she could only have an indoor cat. She later told me (about a month ago) her sis got an indoor cat from CP - already I have heard that she says to the girl in work every time she goes round "heres your new mummy" cause she is already bored of it. The sister doesnt even have a permanent address and wants to get rid now she is moving - dont think the poor cat is thought of as a family member much. People in work were jokingly saying i would take it, which made me annoyed as if to say that animals can just be passed around.
Related to the above, the girl was saying she might take the cat but her OH doesnt like them. A woman in work was then telling her, dont get a cat if you are planning to have a child - which started off a big debate - me and another animal lover were wondering why on earth you couldnt have both, and then saying we would rather have the cat!!
Sorry to go on and on I just thought to myself how my attitude towards these situations is completely different now as I am so much more educated from being on here. I dont suppose theres much point to this, I was just thinking that its a good thing that we have purrs to come and talk about these things, because i am sure I'm not the only one who really feels like they've learnt alot through chatting on here
