I work for an HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis C service organization. About a month ago we adopted two full grown cats from an office where their previous owner came in once every couple of days to feed them, change their litter, etc.
They have adjusted very well to their new home, and the clients and staff love them to pieces. They'll sit on our desks or on their posts and watch us work all day long, sometimes hopping onto our laps for a bit of loving. They are alone during the evenings, and on weekends staff members come in twice a day to feed them, play with them, and change their litter.
Things seem to be going fine, however a number of staff members are concerned about the long hours they are left alone without human contact. I don't see this as much of a problem, considering they play with eachother, and are not sucking up to us all that much when we humans are in the office, anyway.
Co-workers have already began calling places like womens' shelters and treatment centres trying to find a new home for the cats.
I really want to keep them at our office, as they seem to lighten the mood for both us and our clients, and seem to know when we need a bit of a cat-break, jumping into our laps when the stress begins to build. Is it really unfair for them to be alone during the evenings and for hours at a time on weekends?
Please reply, as I do not want to lose them, but also don't want them to be in a situation that could be seen as cruel or unfair.
Thank you.
They have adjusted very well to their new home, and the clients and staff love them to pieces. They'll sit on our desks or on their posts and watch us work all day long, sometimes hopping onto our laps for a bit of loving. They are alone during the evenings, and on weekends staff members come in twice a day to feed them, play with them, and change their litter.
Things seem to be going fine, however a number of staff members are concerned about the long hours they are left alone without human contact. I don't see this as much of a problem, considering they play with eachother, and are not sucking up to us all that much when we humans are in the office, anyway.
Co-workers have already began calling places like womens' shelters and treatment centres trying to find a new home for the cats.
I really want to keep them at our office, as they seem to lighten the mood for both us and our clients, and seem to know when we need a bit of a cat-break, jumping into our laps when the stress begins to build. Is it really unfair for them to be alone during the evenings and for hours at a time on weekends?
Please reply, as I do not want to lose them, but also don't want them to be in a situation that could be seen as cruel or unfair.
Thank you.