The rescue I'm with had an adoption clinic Saturday. We had 5 adult cats (all dumped) and 5 new kittens from another rescue, who are swamped with 25 kittens.. I recently got 7 kittens and two adult fosters adopted out.
A woman comes up and tells us she has a litter too, and another on the way and needs our help. "How did that happen?" I ask, not really wanting to hear the answer.
"My cat is still nursing a litter, and she went out and got pregnant AGAIN!!" this well dressed, mature and seemingly intelligent woman says, with great indignation at the NERVE of her cat to do this!
I really wanted to hit her - hard. I said, "Take her and get her spayed". (Doh!!) Her answer - "I can't afford that!!"
As she stormed off to get into her late-model Camaro with leather interior, I called after her - "YOU are the problem - AND the reason WE have to do this!" She gave me a dirty look and sped off.
Rant over. I feel a little better.
A woman comes up and tells us she has a litter too, and another on the way and needs our help. "How did that happen?" I ask, not really wanting to hear the answer.
"My cat is still nursing a litter, and she went out and got pregnant AGAIN!!" this well dressed, mature and seemingly intelligent woman says, with great indignation at the NERVE of her cat to do this!
I really wanted to hit her - hard. I said, "Take her and get her spayed". (Doh!!) Her answer - "I can't afford that!!"
As she stormed off to get into her late-model Camaro with leather interior, I called after her - "YOU are the problem - AND the reason WE have to do this!" She gave me a dirty look and sped off.
Rant over. I feel a little better.
