I was at a family gathering this weekend and a cousin who lives in Tenn.
started talking about he's trying to "get rid of his cat." He's actually getting ready to travel for business for a while and is trying to find the cat a good home. But, I realized how much it bothers me to hear people saying they want to "get rid of cat," or any pet for that matter. I hear this a lot from people in my office building whenever I post a flyer about a cat that needs a home. Someone will always say, "Hey, I saw you're trying to get rid of a cat."
To me this is just really insensitive and seems to imply that pets are disposable, an attitude I have no use for. Does this bother anybody else, or am I just being overly sensitive?
started talking about he's trying to "get rid of his cat." He's actually getting ready to travel for business for a while and is trying to find the cat a good home. But, I realized how much it bothers me to hear people saying they want to "get rid of cat," or any pet for that matter. I hear this a lot from people in my office building whenever I post a flyer about a cat that needs a home. Someone will always say, "Hey, I saw you're trying to get rid of a cat."
To me this is just really insensitive and seems to imply that pets are disposable, an attitude I have no use for. Does this bother anybody else, or am I just being overly sensitive?