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My older brother went about adopting two kittens a few weeks ago - one was given to him by a client while doing a computer repair job for them (said the cat- about 6 weeks old- was going to be treated badly had it stayed with the clients family, yet they still had quite a few other kittens that did stay there, as well as all of the other pets they already had.)
The 2nd cat (about 8 weeks old) he adopted out from a local humane society a day later. He said he wanted two cats so that they would keep each other company while he was out working all day
Now, I had been telling him/ pleading with him not to get any cats of his own, each time he brought up that issue since he moved into his own place a few years ago. I knew/ know that it wouldn't be/ isn't fair to the cats to live with someone so ill prepared/ irresponsible, and just the fact that, as far as I'm concerned, his place is too small for a cat- let alone two of them.
But he got them anyway. And now, just about 2 weeks in - he's coming to realize what a mistake it was on his part (he can't even handle the fact that one of the cats has used his floor/ carpet instead of the litter box a few times. He lacks even the most basic foresight and understanding when it comes to dealing with owning a pet and properly tending to their needs.)
So, he's come to me (as usual) asking for help in finding people that he will be able to give these kittens away to (along with about $400 worth of supplies/ toys, etc, that he splurged on during one of his silly impulsive spending sprees the day he got the 2nd cat.)
So now I'm just trying to figure how best to go about seeing that these cats are ;
A) Both "Really" wanted to begin with,
and
B) Taken in by people that actually have the proper means and intentions to take care of them, and that won't just take the new cat tree and the other supplies, etc, and then give the kittens up to a shelter or to some other undeserving/ ill prepared owner, themselves, right after.
I know free classified sites like Craigslist and Kijiji (here in Canada, at least) are fairly popular with people trying to give cats/ kittens up for adoption, etc - but I'd like to know if there are better places/ ways I should look into, first?
Thanks
The 2nd cat (about 8 weeks old) he adopted out from a local humane society a day later. He said he wanted two cats so that they would keep each other company while he was out working all day
Now, I had been telling him/ pleading with him not to get any cats of his own, each time he brought up that issue since he moved into his own place a few years ago. I knew/ know that it wouldn't be/ isn't fair to the cats to live with someone so ill prepared/ irresponsible, and just the fact that, as far as I'm concerned, his place is too small for a cat- let alone two of them.
But he got them anyway. And now, just about 2 weeks in - he's coming to realize what a mistake it was on his part (he can't even handle the fact that one of the cats has used his floor/ carpet instead of the litter box a few times. He lacks even the most basic foresight and understanding when it comes to dealing with owning a pet and properly tending to their needs.)
So, he's come to me (as usual) asking for help in finding people that he will be able to give these kittens away to (along with about $400 worth of supplies/ toys, etc, that he splurged on during one of his silly impulsive spending sprees the day he got the 2nd cat.)
So now I'm just trying to figure how best to go about seeing that these cats are ;
A) Both "Really" wanted to begin with,
and
B) Taken in by people that actually have the proper means and intentions to take care of them, and that won't just take the new cat tree and the other supplies, etc, and then give the kittens up to a shelter or to some other undeserving/ ill prepared owner, themselves, right after.
I know free classified sites like Craigslist and Kijiji (here in Canada, at least) are fairly popular with people trying to give cats/ kittens up for adoption, etc - but I'd like to know if there are better places/ ways I should look into, first?
Thanks