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I've also been in situations where I wouldn't have been able to come up with $180. If you're out of work and your credit is shot because of it you won't get any loans or credit. Not even for $180. I don't think that means that you are not a capable, responsible owner. People do fall on hard times and I don't think you should lose your beloved cat because of it. Of course I would never have signed my cat over to the vet. I would have asked if I could work off the bill or done whatever I had to. But this family spoke limited English and I think they were very intimidated. They probably didn't know what their rights were or that they had options. They were really sad about losing the cat that they've cared for for six years and I don't think the cat would have been put in a bad environment had he been allowed to come home with them.
The reason I brought up the example of being asked to pay a $1000 bill to get your cat back was because that's a lot of money for most people and for a lot of people would be extremely hard to come up with. If you're unemployed and have bad credit $180 is just as hard to come up with as $1000 is to most people. It may sound measly to you but if you're broke it might as well be a million.
It would be great if all pets could live in homes that can afford whatever vet care they would need but that's not the case. If only well off people could have cats we would have many more homeless cats. There are a lot of kids that grow up in homes where the parents can't provide them with everything. Does that mean that the parents are unfit or irresponsible? No, they can still be wonderful parents just like poor cat owners can be wonderful cat owners. It may not be ideal but life isn't ideal.
The reason I brought up the example of being asked to pay a $1000 bill to get your cat back was because that's a lot of money for most people and for a lot of people would be extremely hard to come up with. If you're unemployed and have bad credit $180 is just as hard to come up with as $1000 is to most people. It may sound measly to you but if you're broke it might as well be a million.
It would be great if all pets could live in homes that can afford whatever vet care they would need but that's not the case. If only well off people could have cats we would have many more homeless cats. There are a lot of kids that grow up in homes where the parents can't provide them with everything. Does that mean that the parents are unfit or irresponsible? No, they can still be wonderful parents just like poor cat owners can be wonderful cat owners. It may not be ideal but life isn't ideal.