Stray Felis is Domesticus

[tupshin]

We seem to have been adopted by a cat. He'd been hanging out in our back yard for a few months, but in just the last week or so, his owners appear to have moved out and left him behind. WTF? But their loss is apparently our gain.

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[azurelunatic]

And thus you prove the purpose of LJ. :D

[arie]

I keep reading articles and hearing news stories about the huge increase in abandoned pets as people basically abandon their houses as they are being (or about to be) foreclosed on.

It seems the numbers of people who just leave their pets behind were shockingly high (at least to me) before, but now they're astronomically high. It's really, really sad. I just don't understand people sometimes. If all else fails, what's so hard about finding them a home before you have to leave?

[elyssa]

Down in Phoenix, at least, there are a few contributing factors besides foreclosures. Students get cats and then abandon them at the end of the school year. People get kittens and then don't like the behavior or just don't find them cute after a year or two.

But the thing is, in Phoenix at least, people believe that since it's warm year-round their indoor cats can fend for themselves as outdoor cats if they're abandoned. I can't tell you how many strays I've found that have obviously been indoor cats at one time -- especially around ASU's campus which, for some reason, is a popular dumping ground. It's sad and horrible to know that these cats are basically being punished for their owners' negligence and ignorance.

[marta]

[tupshin]

SUCKER

[marta]

Re: SUCKER

[tupshin]

[elyssa]

You were adopted in a similar way to how Spink adopted us!

(He's awesome!)

[rahaeli]

There is a special place in hell for people who abandon cats, but go you for taking him in! The best cats are the ones who decide for themselves that you will be their humans :)