I might be mean, but I'd rather lose a friend than see an innocent animal suffer!

[gaiman_phile]

So, I have a couple friends from my old Church and old neighbourhood that I'm still in touch with from time to time. I can only take these ladies in small doses, because they are so weird. I like them, but they have very creepy views about Religion and it borders on blaspheming and offensiveness

Comments

[mikadosok]

Can you talk to the counselor about that? Seems that person might be able to do more about the situation.

[gaiman_phile]

I can try. We have the same counselour. I did make mention today about it, but I'm going to try again, even if it's just giving an anonymous tip to the doctor's office along with the shelters....

[icelore]

If the dog is an actual working dog, no organization is going to give them one without doing a home check first. After that, they will have to be matched with a dog and go through training together, so if they are flaky, that will come out pretty quick.

[gaiman_phile]

No, it wouldn't be a working dog. They're doing like I did, going to the counselour and having a letter written to the landlord stating it would be beneficial for her to have a dog in the home. My dog isn't an actual state certified working dog, she's just here for my anxiety. That's what F and J are doing. I just think it's a colossally bad idea for her to have a dog with how flaky and non-committal she is, plus she's Schizophrenic AND off her meds (somehow she managed to convince her doctor to take her off them completely?!), but there's a cat in the home that "hates" everyone and they've decided since she "loves" being in the walk-in closet, that she can live in there while the dog is there. >.>

[icelore]

If the counselor is actually interested in helping the person, the dog is still going to have to come from a reputable source and be temperament tested so that is can actually serve a purpose other than "i like doggies!!11!"

[gaiman_phile]

+nods+ I'm going to put another bug in the counselour's ear (we have the same counselour) about this. I made mention today about it, but I don't know the procedure she'd have to take to get them banned from having a dog. I just don't want to see any animal suffer, and if someone's all about "I like doggies!" but isn't willing to put forth the effort and commitment, that's, to me, a form of abuse to the animal. They're not an accessory like a scarf, they are a living, breathing being.

[rlagmagm]

I would skip the counselor and call Animal Control and/or local Humane Society to come take the poor cat. Also, I would call Family Services because the mother is deranged as well. The mother-daughter relationship is toxic and needs to be dealt with by professional doctors.

[gaiman_phile]

Good point. I'll call first thing in the morning. I cut ties with them, their # is blocked from my house phone (I figured out how to block their specific number from calling me), so they're not calling and bothering me, but I have their address, so I'll be calling first thing in the morning when Family Services opens and reporting them. J is just two years younger than I am (I'm in my late 30s), and I don't think it's a good idea for F to be caring for her daughter if she's buying into her daughter's delusions AND ENCOURAGING THEM. It's disturbing.